Title
Clinical profile of ocular trauma in a tertiary care hospital at Kolar district, South India
Authors
Yeddula Venkata Rohith Reddy, T Sangeetha* & C Harshitha
Affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author
Yeddula Venkata Rohith Reddy - E-mail: yeddulavenkatarohithreddy@gmail.com
T Sangeetha - E-mail: sangeethat@sduaher.ac.in
C Harshitha - E-mail: harshithachandrareddy@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025
Abstract
Ocular trauma is a leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Hence, we retrospectively analyzed 350 cases at a tertiary hospital in South India (2021–2023) to profile injury patterns, outcomes and prognostic indicators. Most patients were young males, with road traffic accidents as the major cause. Closed-globe injuries predominated, while open-globe injuries carried poor prognosis. Significant visual improvement occurred in nearly half of cases; predictors of poor outcome included relative afferent pupillary defect, intraocular foreign body and optic nerve injury. Thus, strengthened preventive strategies and timely interventions are critical to reducing trauma-related blindness.
Keywords
Ocular trauma; eye injuries; epidemiology; clinical profile; visual outcome; road traffic accidents; closed-globe injury; open-globe injury; intraocular foreign body; optic nerve injury; ocular trauma score; prognostic factors; public health; preventive ophthalmology; tertiary care hospital; South India
Citation
Reddy et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3355-3358 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
