Effect of interval between time of injury and timing of intervention on final visual outcome in cases of traumatic cataract

Few studies have addressed trauma in rural areas (1). The etiology of ocular injury in rural areas likely differs from that in urban areas and is worthy of investigation (2-4). Any prevention strategy requires knowledge of causes of injuries, which may enable more appropriate targeting of resources toward preventing such injuries. Both eye trauma victims and society bear a large, potentially preventable burden (3).

Ocular trauma can cause cataracts (1). The methods used to evaluate visual outcome in eyes managed for traumatic and senile cataracts are similar (5), but the damage to other ocular tissues due to trauma may compromise the visual gain in eyes operated on for traumatic cataracts. Thus, the success rates may differ between eyes with these 2 types of cataract. With the introduction of the Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology System (BETTS), the documentation of ocular trauma has…