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Table 2 Procedure employed for treatment of hospitalized patients with ocular trauma

From: A five-year retrospective study of the epidemiological characteristics and visual outcomes of patients hospitalized for ocular trauma in a Mediterranean area

Procedure

Frequency

Medical therapy and simple repair of ocular injuries (including primary repair of conjunctival, corneal, and scleral wounds)

140

Complex repair of ocular injuries (including repair of large corneo-scleral wounds, excision of prolapsed uveal tissues, removal of lens, and anterior vitrectomy)

108

Removal of IOFB from the anterior chamber (including other allied anterior segment procedures)

24

Removal of IOFB from the posterior chamber (including complex posterior segment surgeries, such as a concomitant pars plana vitrectomy with or without lensectomy)

26

  1. IOFB = Intraocular foreign body.