Vichnin M C, Jaeger E A, Gault J A, Jeffers J B
Department of Ophthalmology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 1995 Nov-Dec;26(6):542-8.
The effectiveness of air bags as a safety device in decreasing fatalities and reducing morbidity in frontal impact motor vehicle accidents has been well established. However, case reports have surfaced documenting ocular injuries related to air bag inflation. The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze ocular injuries sustained during air bag inflation.
Hospital emergency room records were reviewed retrospectively for a period of 4 years for patients who had sustained ocular injuries in motor vehicle accidents. Those injuries associated with air bag inflation were analyzed as to the nature of the injury, type of vehicle, speed, and visual morbidity.
Fourteen cases of ocular injury related to air bag inflation were identified. Hyphema (nine cases) and cornea abrasion (eight cases) were the most common. Three cases, all patients who had been wearing glasses, sustained serious and permanent ocular damage.
While air bags are an unequivocal safety feature, ocular injuries do occur that are related to air bag inflation. Eyeglass wear may present an additional risk factor.
安全气囊作为一种安全装置，在减少正面碰撞机动车事故中的死亡人数和降低发病率方面的有效性已得到充分证实。然而，已有病例报告表明存在与安全气囊展开相关的眼部损伤。本研究的目的是识别和分析安全气囊展开过程中所遭受的眼部损伤。
回顾性查阅医院急诊室4年期间机动车事故中眼部受伤患者的记录。对与安全气囊展开相关的损伤，分析其损伤性质、车辆类型、速度和视觉发病率。
确定了14例与安全气囊展开相关的眼部损伤病例。前房积血（9例）和角膜擦伤（8例）最为常见。3例患者（均佩戴眼镜）遭受了严重且永久性的眼部损伤。
虽然安全气囊无疑是一项安全特性，但确实会发生与安全气囊展开相关的眼部损伤。佩戴眼镜可能是一个额外的风险因素。
