A CLINICAL STUDY OF ORBITAL INJURIES

Abstract

The present study reveals that road traffic accidents, especially motor cycle crashes and  interpersonal  violence are the leading causes of orbital injuries seen  most  commonly in the young males between the age group  of  20  to 40 years. Periorbital oedema and subconjunctival hemorrhage constitute the most common eyeball injury seen in orbital fractures. In the study, lateral wall and floor were commonly associated in orbital fractures. The high incidence of lateral wall fractures in  the  present  study  is due to the fact that our hospital is situated near a motor highway and 78 % of patients were involved in road traffic accidents.