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 reponderance 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.