PEDIATRICS Vol. 84 No. 3 September 1989, pp. 438-441
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Eye Injuries in Childhood: Demography, Etiology, and Prevention

Leonard B. Nelson MD1, Thomas W. Wilson BA1, and John B. Jeffers MD1

1 The Pediatric Ophthalmology and General Ophthalmology Services of Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A 1-year survey was conducted of all children with eye injuries seen in the Wills Eye Hospital emergency room to determine demographic, etiologic, and prophylactic factors. There were 810 children with ocular trauma. Childhood ocular injuries are frequent, often resulting in serious visual impairment. Many of these injuries are preventable.

Key Words: ocular injury

Submitted on March 24, 1988
Accepted on September 30, 1988




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