Profile of Ocular and Periocular Trauma and Outcome of Its Primary Management

The study was done in 100 patients to evaluate the prole of ocular and periocular trauma and assess the outcome of its primary management. A prospective hospital-based observational study was conducted at the tertiary care centre from January 2023 to January 2024. Comprehensive ophthalmological examination was done. Ocular injuries were classied according to Birmingham classication, and the Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) was calculated. Maximum (28%) patients were in the age group of 21-30 years while individuals more than 60 years of age constituted the smallest group (1%). The gender distribution was 70% male and 30% female. Most of the patients were factory workers (46%), followed by students (32%). 93% injuries were mechanical and 7% non-mechanical. 10% of the injuries were periocular and 90% were ocular. The main causes of injury were sharp objects (36%) and road trafc accidents (22%). Majority of patients had OTS score of 5 indicating favourable prognosis. A statistically signicant (p value = 0.0001) improvement was seen in vision at three-month follow-up. Prompt and appropriate management signicantly improves visual acuity.