Ocular manifestations of blunt trauma in a tertiary care center – a clinical study

Objective: To analyse the ocular manifestations of blunt trauma and to assess the visual acuity following blunt injury. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study of
42 patients with blunt ocular trauma attending the emergency and outpatient services of
Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University from October 2017 to September 2019. Results: Out of the 42 patients, 37(88.1%) were males and 5(11.9%) were females. Most common age group was 16-35 years (47.6%). The commonest type of ocular injury was peri-oribital edema and ecchymosis (85.7%) followed by subconjunctival haemorrhage (54.5%). Most common mode of injury was RTA (59.5%). Conclusion: The most common cause of blunt ocular trauma is RTA and the most common structure involved was eyelids followed by conjunctiva. Ocular trauma still remains one of the major causes of preventable monocular blindness in India.