Clinical Profile of Ocular Involvement In Head Injury

Aim: This study was done to evaluate the simultaneous involvement of ocular structures in cases of head injury. Method: 96 cases of head injury were studied to note the associated ocular affections. It was a prospective nonrandomized analytical observational study. Patients of head Injury were evaluated for any ocular affections .Detailed history, Ophthalmological and neurological evaluation was done. All the relevant data was compiled and analyzed. Ocular manifestations were evaluated in each patient. Appropriate investigations were done to diagnose the cases of traumatic brain injuries. Results-It was observed that eyes are commonly affected in cases of head injury. Maximum number of patients were in the age group of 21-30 yrs (56%). Males were commonly affected .Oedema & echymosis of eyelids was the commonest affection (79%), followed by conjunctival chemosis & subconjunctival haemorrhage (75%) and orbital wall fractures (54%). Among the posterior segment affections, papilloedema and   post neuritic optic atrophy were the common manifestations. Conclusion- It is important to evaluate all patients of head injury for any ocular involvement as well; so that timely intervention can be done. A detailed ocular examination in such cases can save the life as well as the sight of the patients.