Eye Injuries in Patients with Major Trauma

A study was performed to determine the type and frequency of ocular injuries in patients with major trauma.All patients with ocular and adnexal injuries (n = 178) among 1,119 patients admitted with major trauma (Injury Severity Score >15) to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital from July 1990 to December 1997 were analyzed.Sixteen percent of the major trauma cohort had ocular or orbital trauma. Fifty-five percent of patients with injuries involving...