A global epidemiological survey and strategy of treatment of military ocular injury

• Published in: Jie Fang Jun Yi Xue Za Zhi Vol. 36; no. 10; pp. 997 - 1000
• Main Author: Zhang, M-N
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Beijing People's Military Medical Press 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Military training
• ISSN: 0577-7402

Objective To investigate the current global status of military ocular injury for the purpose of improving the level of domestic epidemiological investigation,in order to improve treatment strategies,and to prevent and reduce the incidence of military ocular injury in Chinese PLA.Methods The epidemiological literature concerning military ocular injury occurring in our country and abroad in recent five years was retrieved by information research;the problems and experiences in the aspects of epidemiological survey,registry,data collection,systematic treatment and prevention of military ocular injury existed in PLA were also summarized and analyzed.Results There were currently no systematic epidemiological data about ocular injury in PLA.A few articles about epidemiological study on ocular injury showed that servicemen were the high risk population of ocular injury.Both in peacetime or wartime the ocular injury was the primary cause leading to monocular blindness of soldiers.As to the ocular injury,in 51.55% of