TY - JOUR
T1 - Eye injuries in rural Victoria, Australia
AU - Raymond, Simon
AU - Favilla, Ian
AU - Nguyen, Anh
AU - Jenkins, Mark
AU - Mason, Greg
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Eye injuries in rural Victoria, Australia. BACKGROUND: Eye injury causes significant morbidity and is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. This study investigates the incidence, spectrum and patterns of eye injury presenting to a rural hospital in Victoria, Australia. METHODS: A retrospective review of the medical records of all patients presenting with eye injury to the emergency department of Mildura Base Hospital, Victoria, Australia in year 2004 was conducted. As the emergency department of Mildura Base Hospital also acts as the outpatient department for this hospital, the series included all patients treated for eye injury at Mildura Base Hospital in year 2004, including admissions.
AB - Eye injuries in rural Victoria, Australia. BACKGROUND: Eye injury causes significant morbidity and is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. This study investigates the incidence, spectrum and patterns of eye injury presenting to a rural hospital in Victoria, Australia. METHODS: A retrospective review of the medical records of all patients presenting with eye injury to the emergency department of Mildura Base Hospital, Victoria, Australia in year 2004 was conducted. As the emergency department of Mildura Base Hospital also acts as the outpatient department for this hospital, the series included all patients treated for eye injury at Mildura Base Hospital in year 2004, including admissions.
UR - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122514896/PDFSTART
U2 - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02110.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02110.x
M3 - Article
VL - 37
SP - 698
EP - 702
JO - Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
SN - 1442-6404
IS - 7
ER -