• Levent Altıntaş, Ozgül Altıntaş, Nurşen Yüksel, Dilara Pirhan, and Yusuf Cağlar.
• Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey. leventaltintas@gmail.com
• Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2011 Jul 1;17(4):334-9.

BackgroundWe aimed to review the epidemiology and visual outcome of patients with open globe injuries in the northwest part of Turkey.MethodsAll patients admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine with open globe injuries between 2004-2008 were reviewed retrospectively.ResultsNinety-five eyes of 95 patients, aged between 3 and 79 years, were reviewed. The type of open eye injury was laceration in 76 eyes (80%) and rupture in 19 eyes (20%). In all age groups, projectile objects were the most common cause of injury. In patients 18 years and older, sharp objects (11.1%) were the least prevalent cause of open globe injuries; however, traumas with sharp objects were common in patients younger than 18 years (38.1%) (p=0.01). In patients younger than 18 years, most injuries occurred at home (68.3%), while in patients 18 years and older, the majority of ocular traumas occurred at work (59.2%) (p=0.000). Isolated Zone I lesions showed more improvement in visual acuity than other zones (p=0.043).ConclusionOpen globe injury in northwest Turkey varied with age and gender. Education and safety precautions are essential to prevent open eye injuries.

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