Demographic and clinical profile of ocular chemical injuries in the pediatric age group

Abstract

Objective To review the risk factors, management, and visual outcomes of pediatric chemical eye injuries in a tertiary care hospital in North India. Design Retrospective hospital-based study. Participants Patients aged <16 years with ocular chemical burns. Methods Case records of patients with ocular chemical injury who presented to the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences were reviewed over a 5-year period. Main Outcome Measures Demographic profile, nature of chemical injury, complications, and visual outcomes after chemical injury. Results A total of 134 pediatric patients with a history of ocular chemical burns were seen between March 2006 and March 2011. The mean age of pat..