DR. JEMINI SHRIGOVIND PANDYA

Dr. SHREYA SHAH, DR. MEHUL SHAH, DR. VEDANT RAJORIYA

Abstract

AIM: TO STUDY CLINICAL PROFILE OF LID INJURIES BECAUSE OF MECHANICAL INJURIES IN PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP.

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

RESULTS: A TOTAL OF 56 CHILDREN STUDIED FOR LID LACERATION WITH MEDIAN AGE 7.5 Y AND MEDIAN FOLLOW UP OF 23.5 DAYS. CONSIDERING TOTAL 150 EYES, 56 (37.3%) WERE FROM PAEDIATRIC AGE GROUP AND 22(14.7%) WERE TODDLERS (0-6). MALE PREPONDERANCE 69.6%, RIGHT EYE INVOLVEMENT IN 50%, 55.4 % HAVE UPPER LID INVOLVEMENT, LOWER LID IN 60.7%, BOTH LID INVOLVEMENT IN 14.3%, CANALICULAR TEAR WAS IN 39.3%, 14.3% ASSOCIATED WITH ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, BLOUSE HOOK RESPONSIBLE IN 19% TODDLERS. 50% UNDERWENT PRIMARY LID REPAIR 14.4% CANALICULAR REPAIR. 16% HAD ASSOCIATED INTRAOCULAR INJURIES.

CONCLUSION: LID INJURIES ARE COMMON IN PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP WITH MECHANICAL INJURIES.

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