Introduction
vitreous humour, visual loss, monocular blindness, traumatic, monocular visual impairment, ocular trauma, injuries, trauma
LOSS OF VISION, OPTIC NERVE, RETINA
Ocular trauma is a leading cause of monocular visual impairment and monocular blindness worldwide [Frequently the posterior segment of the eye, comprising the vitreous humour, retina, choroid, and optic nerve, is affected by injuries that result in visual loss and to prevent severe loss of vision, posterior segment (vitreoretinal) surgery is necessary. In a one-year population-based prospective study of ocular trauma in Scotland, among cases of serious eye injury blinding outcomes occurred in 26% [Experimental studies have suggested that steroid (triamcinolone acetonide, TA) treatment can reduce the severity of PVR [ASCOT is the only large scale prospective multi-centre national trial to have been undertaken on traumatic open globe injuries and therefore, for the first time, provides a unique opportunity to evaluate the detailed clinical characteristics of a large cohort of patients with open globe injuries. A previous national study of serious eye trauma in Scotland reported an incidence of 1.96/100,000 but did not report any detail on clinical presentations [