Dr. Aparna Singhal, S14309, Aparna. Singhal
Ocular trauma is the commonest cause of uniocular cataract in young individuals. The present prospective study was done on 65 patients. The Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology System (BETTS) was used to classify ocular trauma. Various factors affecting the visual outcome in terms of visual acuity were studied. Traumatic cataract extraction and implantation of an IOL were done by single surgeon. Patients were followed up for 3 months postoperatively. Out of the total , only 9.2% cases had some degree of vision (6/30 to 6/120) pre-operatively. After three months of surgery, 76.9% patients had visual acuity of >6/18. The difference in visual outcome between blunt and penetrating ocular injury at 3rd month was statistically insignificant (p=0.813). Younger age was significantly associated with better visual acuity (p=0.016). Patients receiving foldable IOL showed statistically better result (p=0.231) as compared to non foldable IOL.
Keywords: BETTS, Blunt injury, IOL, Penetrating injury