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Table 3 Primary surgical interventions

From: Occurrence and outcome of firework-related ocular injuries in Switzerland: A descriptive retrospective study

Primary surgical intervention

Eyes, n (%)

Extraction of conjunctival or corneal foreign bodies

45 (37.8)

Corneal/corneoscleral suture repair

9 (7.6)

Globe exploration

8 (6.7)

Conjunctival suture repair

7 (5.9)

Scleral suture repair

5 (4.2)

Eyelid suture repair

4 (3.4)

Anterior chamber washout

3 (2.5)

Vitrectomy

2 (1.7)

Corneal epithelium abrasion

2 (1.7)

Amniotic membrane transplantation

2 (1.7)

Lensectomy

1 (0.8)

Extraction of intraocular foreign bodies

1 (0.8)

  1. Primary surgical interventions, including minor slit lamp procedures, were performed in 48 eyes (n = 39 patients) out of 119 eyes (n = 105 patients) with FWROI