Visual Outcome after Surgical Management in Penetrating Ocular Trauma

Purpose: To determine the frequency of good visual acuity after primary repair in patients presenting with penetrating ocular trauma involving cornea and sclera. Material and method: 90 patients presenting in emergency, fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Informed consent about surgery was taken. Primary repair was done by single surgeon. This was recorded on a Proforma. Follow up visits were done after one month, 3 month and good visual acuity (> 6/60) was taken at four months postoperatively, recorded with Snellen's chart. Results: Seventy nine (87.8%) out of total ninety patients were males showing the preponderance of ocular trauma in males, whereas the rest eleven were females (12.2%). In these patients the frequency of good visual acuity was found to be 67.8% after 4 months of surgical management. Conclusion: Visual outcome after penetrating ocular trauma depends upon the structure involved, initial visual acuity and the timely and proper surgical management.