• Boris Knyazer, Natalya Bilenko, Jaime Levy, Tova Lifshitz, Nadav Belfair, Itamar Klemperer, and Ronit Yagev.
• Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. knyazer@bgu.ac.il
• Isr Med Assoc J. 2013 Mar 1;15(3):158-62.

BackgroundOpen globe injury (OGI) is a common cause of unilateral visual loss in all age groups.ObjectivesTo describe and identify clinical characteristics, prognostic factors and visual outcome in a group of patients with OGI in southern Israel.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective review of all cases of OGI examined in the ophthalmology department at Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel, from 1996 to 2005. A total of 118 eyes with OGI were detected and analyzed statistically. We recorded demographic data, cause of injury, initial visual acuity (VA), associated globe morbidity and injuries, Ocular Trauma Score (OTS), surgical procedures, postoperative complications, and final VA.ResultsThe mean age of the study group was 36.1 years and included 84% males. The median follow-up was 13.3 months (range 6-66 months). The annual incidence of open globe injuries was 3.1 cases/100,000. In 84 cases (71%) the mechanism of open eye injury was laceration. Most of the injuries were work related (45%). Bilateral injury was observed in two patients. An intraocular foreign body was observed in 45 eyes (38%). Primary surgical repair was performed in 114 eyes. Six patients (5.1%) had complications with posttraumatic endophthalmitis and 12 patients (10.1%) underwent evisceration or enucleation. Clinical signs associated with poor visual outcomes included reduced initial VA, eyelid injury, and retinal detachment at presentation.ConclusionsIn our study population the most important prognostic factors in open globe injury were initial VA, eyelid injury and retinal detachment.

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