Dr. MODHWADIA JAYESH D.

Dr. SHREYA SHAH, DR. MEHUL SHAH, DR. RAJ VADOR

Abstract

AIM: TO STUDY CLINICAL PROFILE OF LID INJURIES BECAUSE OF MECHANICAL INJURIES IN VERY YOUNG CHILDREN.

METHODS: WE RETROSPECTIVELY COLLECTED DEMOGRAPHIC, CLINICAL DATA OF ALL YOUNG CHILDREN(0-6 YEARS) WITH EYELID LACERATION BETWEEN 2008 TO 2022. DATA COLLECTED IN PRETESTED FORMAT, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS DONE USING SPSS22.

RESULTS: TOTAL OF 22 TODDLERS STUDIED FOR LID LACERATION WITH MEDIAN AGE 3.5 Y AND MEDIAN FOLLOW OF 27.5 DAYS. CONSIDERING TOTAL 150 EYES, 37.3% WERE FROM PAEDIATRIC AGE GROUP AND 14.7% WERE TODDLERS (0-6), 72.2 % WERE MALE, RIGHT EYE INVOLVEMENT IN 50%, WHILE 45.4 % HAVE UPPER LID, LOWER LID IN 72.7%, BOTH LIDS INVOLVEMENT IN 18.4%, CANALICULAR TEAR WAS IN 45.5%, INJURY BY BLOUSE HOOK IN 18.7% TODDLERS. 59.1% UNDERWENT PRIMARY LID REPAIR 22.6% CANALICULAR REPAIR, 18.2 % HAD ASSOCIATED INTRAOCULAR INJURIES.

CONCLUSION: LID INJURIES ARE COMMON IN TODDLERS AGE GROUP WITH CANALICULAR TEARS, BLOUSE HOOK BEING THE MOST COMMON OBJECT OF INJURY.

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