[Ocular @entity130 in an urban Cameroonian setting: A study of 332  cases evaluated according to the Ocular XXXX Score].

@entity1 @entity2194 @entity227 @entity1939 @entity2421 @entity130
PURPOSE: To determine the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of @entity2194 after evaluation with the @entity2194 score at the Army Teaching Hospital in Yaound  , Cameroon. @entity1 AND METHODS: A descriptive and retrospective monocentric hospital study was carried out from January 2008  to December 2010. Our sample included all @entity1 with @entity2194 . Each traumatized eye was evaluated using the @entity2194 score after measurement of visual acuity. The most severe diagnoses observed were classified according to the Birmingham Eye @entity130 Terminology system. RESULTS: The frequency out of 364  eyes was 3.56%. There were 204  @entity1 (61.44%) with a male/female ratio of 1.59. The mean age was 32.95  years with predominance of 21-30  years. The most affected groups were laborers and craftsmen (28.61%), followed closely by students (23.80%), then armed forces personnel (19.58%). Fights were noted as the most common cause in 31.02% of cases. Punches predominated in 21.39% of cases. In 37.34% of cases, @entity1 were seen within 72hours of the @entity130 . Three hundred (90.36%) @entity130 were unilateral vs. 32 (9.64%) bilateral. The mean visual acuity at the first consultation was 0.3  logMAR. Grading after evaluation was as follows, 13  eyes were grade 1, 19  grade 2, 25  grade 3, 54  grade 4  and 253  grade 5. Fragile and exposed anatomical structures were the most commonly injured. Seventeen eyes exhibited elevated IOP (22  to 45) vs. 7  which were @entity2421 . Two hundred and one (55.22%) oculo-palpebral contusions were noted, followed by 110 (30.22%) lacerations. @entity227 was reported in 16.20% and @entity1939 in 8.79% of cases. CONCLUSION: In the emergent setting, a good, timely clinical evaluation of each case according to the @entity2194 score may lead to effective management.
