Can J Ophthalmol
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To correlate vision-limiting complications of open-globe trauma with anatomical zone and mechanism of injury. ⋯ Traumatic cataracts were the most common vision-limiting factor in all subcategories of open-globe injuries. Injuries in zones II and III and blunt-force ruptures were associated with increased rates of retinal detachments, phthisis, and enucleation, contributing to the poorer visual prognosis in these patients.