FIRE CRACKER EYE INJURIES

Authors

  • K.MOHANRAJ Department of Ophthalmology, Sree Balaji Medical college and hospital, Chennai, India
  • M.RAMYAA Department of Ophthalmology, Sree Balaji Medical college and hospital, Chennai, India
  • ANJANA CHRISTY Department of Ophthalmology, Sree Balaji Medical college and hospital, Chennai, India

Keywords:

hyphaema, burns, forign body, explosives, Deepavali firecracker.

Abstract

Firecracker injuries can cause serious and irreparable damage to vision. In India firecracker injuries are common during the festival of Deepavalii where traditionally bursting of firecrackers form an essential part of the celebrations. We report a series of firecracker injuries during the three day celebration of Deepavali to highlight the importance of firecrackers as a cause of ocular injuries in India. Vast majority of casualities occur in children under the age of fifteen and the eye is involved more frequently than any other part of the body. Studies on such injuries are rare in literature and hence a study has been made to analyse the effects of these injuries on the eye.

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Published

31.12.2015

How to Cite

K.MOHANRAJ, M.RAMYAA, & ANJANA CHRISTY. (2015). FIRE CRACKER EYE INJURIES. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 6(4), 1057–1059. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/4805

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Volume 6, Issue 4, 2015

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Research Articles

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