Frequency of type of ocular trauma in children

Aim: to determine the frequency of type of ocular trauma in children in our population. methods: this descriptive case series study was carried out at department of ophthalmology,hayatabad medical complex,peshawar from 1st june 2015 to 31st december 2015. a total of 200 cases of either gender between 1-10 years of age with ocular trauma were included. results: in our study,majority of the cases were between 6-10 years of age i.e.,119(59.5%) while 81(40.5%) were between 1-5 years with mean age was 7.36±3.46 years. gender distribution shows 131(65.5%) were male and 69(34.5%) were females. right was involved pre-dominantly by calculated 97(48.5%) followed by 94(47%) left eye and 9(4.5%) had bilateral eye injuries. type of ocular trauma was 81(40.5%) had injury due to house hold objects,43(21.5%) had blunt trauma,39(19.5%) had sports injuries,29(14.5%) had road traffic accidents while 8(4%) had chemical injuries. conclusion: frequency of ocular trauma due to household objects was more common in children.