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Penetrating eye injuries in children in Ibadan
A retrospective study was carried out on 60 children under 12 years of age with penetrating eye injuries. This formed 28.7% of all penetrating eye injuries seen in the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Corneal lacerations extending to the limbus was the main type of injury occuring in 65% of the...
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| 720 | |a Baiyeroju-Agbeja, A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Olurin-Aina, O. I. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 1998 | ||
| 520 | |a A retrospective study was carried out on 60 children under 12 years of age with penetrating eye injuries. This formed 28.7% of all penetrating eye injuries seen in the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Corneal lacerations extending to the limbus was the main type of injury occuring in 65% of the patients. In all, 63% of the patient were males. Visual outcomes was poor in this age group with only 19.3% (11 patients) retaining good vision of 6/12 or better. | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 1116-4077 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 27, pp. 13-15 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/2604 | |
| 653 | |a Eye injury, | ||
| 653 | |a Penetrating eye injuries | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Penetrating eye injuries in children in Ibadan |