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World J Ophthalmol. May 12, 2015; 5(2): 80-85
Published online May 12, 2015. doi: 10.5318/wjo.v5.i2.80
Published online May 12, 2015. doi: 10.5318/wjo.v5.i2.80
Table 1 Age and sex distribution
Sex | Total | ||
F | M | ||
0 to 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
3 to 5 | 27 | 52 | 79 |
6 to 10 | 74 | 179 | 253 |
11 to 18 | 88 | 238 | 326 |
Total | 195 | 476 | 671 |
Table 2 Patient entry and visual outcome at six weeks
Vision | Entry | Total | |
Self | ORD | ||
< 1/60 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
1/60 to 3/60 | 68 | 30 | 98 |
6/60 to 6/36 | 74 | 53 | 127 |
6/24 to 6/18 | 125 | 55 | 180 |
> 6/12 to 6/9 | 178 | 53 | 231 |
Uncooperative | 11 | 5 | 16 |
Total | 475 | 196 | 671 |
Table 3 Objects causing the injury
Object | Number (n) | Percentage (%) |
Ball | 9 | 1.4 |
Cattle horn | 11 | 1.7 |
Cattle tail | 2 | 0.3 |
Finger | 5 | 0.8 |
Fire | 19 | 2.8 |
Glass | 7 | 1.1 |
Thorn | 23 | 3.4 |
Others | 59 | 8.8 |
Sharp object | 59 | 8.8 |
Stone | 72 | 10.7 |
Unknown | 60 | 8.8 |
Stick | 345 | 51.4 |
Total | 671 | 100.0 |
Table 4 Activity at the time of the injury
Object | Number (n) | Percentage (%) |
Fall | 11 | 1.7 |
Making a fire | 19 | 2.8 |
Housework | 110 | 16.4 |
Employment | 38 | 5.6 |
Others | 85 | 12.7 |
Walking | 8 | 1.1 |
Playing | 370 | 55.1 |
Travelling | 22 | 3.4 |
Unknown | 8 | 1.1 |
Total | 671 | 100.0 |
Table 5 Age and visual outcome at six weeks
Postoperative vision | Age category | Total | |||
0 to 2 | 3 to 5 | 6 to 10 | 11 to 18 | ||
< 1/60 | 2 | 32 | 76 | 83 | 193 |
1/60 to 3/60 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 35 | 76 |
6/60 to 6/36 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 80 |
6/24 to 6/18 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 40 | 84 |
6/12 to 6/9 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 89 | 151 |
6/6 to 6/5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 60 | 84 |
Uncooperative | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 13 | 79 | 253 | 326 | 671 |
Table 6 Pre-treatment and post-treatment vision comparison
Postoperativevision | Preoperative vision | Total | |||||
<1/60 | 1/60 to 3/60 | 6/60 to 6/36 | 6/24 to 6/18 | 6/12 to 6/9 | Uncooperative | ||
< 1/60 | 182 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 193 |
1/60 to 3/60 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
6/60 to 6/36 | 55 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
6/24 to 6/18 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
6/12 to 6/9 | 125 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 151 |
6/6 to 6/5 | 64 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Uncooperative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 569 | 54 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 671 |
Table 7 Comparative study of morphology of cataract and visual outcome
Postoperativevision | Morphology | Total | ||||
Membranous | Rosette | Soft fluffy | Subluxated | Total | ||
< 1/60 | 45 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 74 | 193 |
1/60 to 3/60 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 76 |
6/60 to 6/36 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 32 | 80 |
6/24 to 6/18 | 20 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 84 |
6/12 to 6/9 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 39 | 151 |
6/6 to 6/5 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 19 | 84 |
Uncooperative | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 114 | 22 | 314 | 4 | 217 | 671 |
Table 8 Type of injury and visual outcome at 6 wk
Vision | Category | Total | |
Closed | Open | ||
1/60 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
1/60 to 3/60 | 19 | 80 | 99 |
6/60 to 6/36 | 29 | 97 | 126 |
6/24 to 6/18 | 39 | 138 | 177 |
> 6/12 | 30 | 206 | 236 |
UC | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Total | 127 | 544 | 671 |
Table 9 Comparison of ocular trauma scorevisual outcome
Final visual outcome | Ocular trauma score | Total | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
UC | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
No PL | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
HM, PL | 2 | 27 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
1/200 to 19/200 | 0 | 15 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
20/200 to 20/50 | 0 | 40 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 178 |
≥ 0/40 | 0 | 9 | 218 | 4 | 0 | 233 |
Total | 10 | 106 | 545 | 8 | 0 | 671 |
Table 10 Comparison of final visual outcome according to ocular trauma score
Visioncategory | OTS-1 | OTS-2 | OTS-3 | OTS-4 | ||||
Achieved final visual acuity | OTS Predicted final visual acuity | Achieved final visual acuity | OTS Predicted final visual acuity | Achieved final visual acuity | OTS Predicted final visual acuity | Achieved final visual acuity | OTS Predicted final visual acuity | |
No PL | 75 | 73 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
PL HM | 25 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 13.5 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
1/200 to19/200 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21.3 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
20/200 to 20/50 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 24.5 | 28 | 50 | 21 |
≥ 20/40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 40.5 | 44 | 50 | 74 |
P | 0.265 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.172 |
- Citation: Shah MA, Shah SM, Chaudhry AH, Pannu S. Traumatic cataracts in children: Visual outcome. World J Ophthalmol 2015; 5(2): 80-85
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6239/full/v5/i2/80.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5318/wjo.v5.i2.80