Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Midfacial fractures may often be complicated with injuries to the orbit and its adnexa. These injuries may lead to notable dysfunction of the visual apparatus, if not detected early after injury. Thus, the aim of this study is a retrospective analysis of ocular injuries after maxillofacial trauma reporting to the department of dentistry and trauma centre at Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior. Study design: A retrospective analysis of ocular injuries was thus planned on patients following facial trauma from August 2013 till July 2016. Results: In the present survey, a male predominance 71.57 % was observed and the most common age group was of 31-40 years with the commonest etiology being road traffic accidents (RTA). Zygomatico maxillary complex fractures (ZMC) were the dominant injury involving ocular trauma 49.47% patients. Most common ocular injury was periorbital edema recorded in 77 patients (81.05%). And blindness due to retinal detachment was seen in 1 patient (1.05%). Conclusion: From our study, it became imperative that maxillofacial surgeons should have a thorough knowledge of the various ocular injuries that could occur in association with midface trauma involving ZMC fractures, Lefort II, Lefort III fractures and panfacial trauma. Understanding of the subtle injuries to the ocular apparatus which may remain undiagnosed by a maxillofacial surgeon but have significant grave outcomes is essential.
Key words: Midface fractures, Ocular injuries, Panfacial trauma, Retrospective analysis.

Received: 8 February, 2019                                       Revised: 27 March, 2019                         Accepted: 28 March, 2019

Corresponding Author: Dr. Karuna Jindwani, Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry, Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India;

This article may be cited as: Jindwani K, Singh K, Paharia YK. Epidemiological Study of Ocular Injuries with Midface Fractures in a Government Medical College of Central India. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(4): 88-93.