Short communication, Note

Analysis of causes and consequences of eye burns

Marcela Piuković-Pleština ; Klinika za očne bolesti Medicinskog Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb
R. Szekler ; Klinika za očne bolesti Medicinskog Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb

Abstract

The data on chemical eye burns of in-patients treated at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University Hospital have been analyzed for the period of 21 years. Out of 1044 cases 480/o were due to calcium hydroxide. The data included considerably more males than females, the ratio being higher than 5 : 1. The hospital treatment was the longest in patients suffering from alkali burns - 23.3 days on an average. In spite of an intensive medical and/or surgical treatment, total unilateral or bilateral sight loss occurred in 73 patients and a partial Ioss of sight occurred in 367 patients.

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Hrčak ID:

165054

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/165054

Publication date:

13.12.1977.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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