Department of Ophthalmology, SMS Medical College and Attached Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb;69(2):286-289. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_609_20.
To assess ocular morbidity attributable to kites (patang) with emphasis on the cause, type and severity of the injury, complications, and final visual outcome.
All the patients with a history of kite injury during months of Makar Sankranti for consecutive 6 years (2014-2019) were included in this study. A B-scan, orbital X-ray, and CT scan were performed for extensive ocular evaluation.
: Out of 68 patients with kite-related injury, 58 were male and 10 were female. Globe rupture (20), lid laceration (18), penetrating injury (9), wooden foreign body in the anterior or posterior chamber (7), superficial foreign body (4), hyphema (7), and vitreous hemorrhage (3) due to falling from height were noted. Factors associated with a poor final visual outcome in our study were poor initial visual acuity, globe rupture, intraocular foreign body, and development of endophthalmitis.
Kites can cause serious preventable injuries mostly among pediatric males. The use of protective eyewear and public awareness can decrease ocular injury significantly.
评估与风筝（patang）相关的眼部疾病，重点关注损伤的原因、类型和严重程度、并发症以及最终的视力结果。
本研究纳入了连续 6 年（2014-2019 年）在马卡桑克兰特期间有风筝受伤史的所有患者。对所有患者均进行了 B 超、眼眶 X 线和 CT 扫描等广泛的眼部评估。
在 68 名与风筝相关的受伤患者中，男性 58 例，女性 10 例。眼球破裂（20 例）、眼睑裂伤（18 例）、穿透性损伤（9 例）、前房或后房的木异物（7 例）、浅层异物（4 例）、前房积血（7 例）和玻璃体积血（3 例）因从高处坠落而发生。与本研究中最终视力不良相关的因素包括初始视力差、眼球破裂、眼内异物和眼内炎的发生。
风筝可导致严重的可预防的伤害，主要发生在儿科男性中。使用防护眼镜和提高公众意识可以显著减少眼部损伤。
