Purpose: We investigated the regional characteristics and new currents of ocular injuries and use the results for the prevention and treatment of ocular injuries. Methods: We retrospectively surveyed 1115 eyes of 1013 patients who visited Gachon medical center from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003. The incidence of ocular injuries, sex, age, monthly and seasonal distribution, causes, diagnosis, visual acuity and complications were reviewed statistically. Results: The incidence of ocular inju...
Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic significance of a previously published system for classifying mechanical injuries of the eye (globe) in open-globe injuries.Methods The medical records of 150 patients with open-globe injuries identified from an established institutional
: Despite steady advances in surgical instrumentation and technique, ocular trauma continues to be a leading cause of visual loss in the United States. Almost half of the patients with posterior penetrating injuries are left with severe visual impairment. Controversy persists over the optimal management of the injured eye, including the proper use of prophylactic antibiotics, prophylactic cryopexy, and prophylactic scleral buckling. The role and timing of vitrectomy surgery in severe ocular trau...
The authors studied the hospital records of 453 patients who underwent primary surgical repair of penetrating ocular injuries at the Wilmer Institute from January 1970 through December 1981. The injury was due to blunt force in 22%, a sharp laceration in 37%, and a missile in 41%. The following factors correlated with the final visual outcome: (1) initial visual acuity after the injury, (2) presence of an afferent pupillary defect, (3) type of injury, (4) location and extent of the penetrating w...
: Forty-one patients underwent vitrectomy through the pars plana for sequelae of severe penetrating injuries. Almost all were inoperable by conventional techniques. After a minimum follow-up time of six months, 13 eyes (32%) had visual improvement and six (15%) were technical successes. The main cause for failure was intravitreal proliferation of fibrous tissue.
PURPOSE: We analyzed time series changes in cataract surgeries in Korea, and provide basic data to enhance the efficiency of medical services for cataract surgery. METHODS: Among cataract surgery statistics registered in the Korean National Health Insurance Cooperation from 2006 to 2012, we used data regarding the number of patients and operations and the number of patients and operations per 100,000 people. We analyzed various time series changes, including differences by sex and age. RESULTS: ...
#1Yeon Soo Kang(Chonnam National University)H-Index: 5
#2Jun Sung Lee(Chonnam National University)H-Index: 2
Last. Yong Sok Ji(Chonnam National University)H-Index: 3
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Purpose: To investigate changes in the clinical manifestations of ocular injuries induced by power lawn mowers. Methods: In a retrospective study of 172 patients with ocular injuries induced by power lawn mowers in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at the time of presentation and 6 months after trauma, age, sex and seasonal distribution were analyzed. We assessed the degree of injury using slit lamp biomicroscopy, fundus examination, and computed tomography and analyzed t...