期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2017
卷号：24
期号：2
页码：261-264
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1233569
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Objective. The aim of the study is to present four cases of lawn mowers injuries as a cause of serious visual acuity impairment.Materials and method. A retrospective study of four patients admitted in 2013–2015 to the Department of VitreoretinalSurgery in Lublin with severe open or closed globe injury, one with an intraocular foreign body (IOFB). The presence of eyeprotective equipment was assessed, as well as visual acuity, eye tissue condition before and after treatment, and appliedtherapy.Results. In all cases an improvement was achieved in local conditions. The intraocular foreign body was removed, woundssutured and damaged tissues placed in position. All eyeballs were saved. In three cases, visual acuity was improved to ausable level. Three patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy, one with IOFB removal from the vitreous cavity.Conclusions. Lawn mower induced eye injuries are a significant cause of serious visual acuity impairment or blindness.The presented study shows that lawn mower eye injuries are still a therapeutic, social and economic problem, yet arevery preventable with proper eye protection and patients’ education. Current prevention strategies are inadequate, andtherefore should be updated.
关键词：ocular trauma; perforating eye injury; lawn mowers injury; intraocular foreign body; pars plana vitrectomy; prevention
