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@entity1 @entity231 @entity16 @entity4858 @entity2687 @entity5891 @entity130
PURPOSE: To report @entity4858 caused by airsoft guns in @entity1 . METHODS: A retrospective chart review of pediatric @entity1 who sustained @entity4858 related to airsoft guns between November 2005 and December 2007. Place of @entity130 , presenting symptoms and signs, surgical interventions performed, and final visual outcome were reviewed. RESULTS: Thirty-two @entity1 with a mean age of 8.8    4.0 years (range: 1.5 to 18 years) were examined; 28 were @entity1 (87.5%). Presenting visual acuity ranged from hand motions to 20/20 and could not be assessed in 2 @entity1 . @entity5891 was a common finding that was present in 24 cases, @entity2687 were present in 10 cases, and raised intraocular pressure was present in 7 cases. Seven @entity1 presented with traumatic @entity231 , and two had iridodialysis. Immediate surgical intervention was performed in 7 @entity1 and 7 @entity1 were scheduled for elective surgery. The @entity1 presented after an average of 1.9    1.9 days (range: 4 hours to 6 days) after the injury. Average follow-up was 18 days (range: 7 days to 5 months). Final visual acuity was 20/200 or worse in 5 @entity1 , 20/40 or better in 23 @entity1 , and could not be assessed in 2 cases. CONCLUSION: Airsoft guns can cause a variety of serious injuries, sometimes necessitating operative intervention. The long-term morbidity from some of these injuries is significant. Airsoft guns are capable of inflicting serious and permanent @entity16 .
