Table 3. Clinical data related to open globe injuries.
| Variables | n=222 (%) |
| Extension of wound posteriorly | |
| Restricted to the cornea | 112 (0.4) |
| Anterior to recti insertion | 79 (35.6) |
| Anterior to equator | 21 (9.5) |
| Posterior to equator | 10 (4.5) |
| Length of the wound | |
| 1-4 mm | 79 (35.6) |
| 5-8 mm | 81 (36.5) |
| 9-12 mm | 26 (11.7) |
| ≥13 mm | 36 (16.2) |
| Hyphaema | |
| None | 105 (47.3) |
| Hyphaema <50% | 68 (30.6) |
| Hyphaema >50% | 49 (22.1) |
| Involvement of intraocular structures | |
| None | 36 (16.2) |
| Uveal tissue prolapse only | 80 (36.0) |
| Lens involvement only | 26 (11.7) |
| Vitreous prolapse only | 9 (4.1) |
| Involvement of ≥2 structures noted above | 71 (32.0) |
| Surgical management | |
| Primary closure of eye wall wound alone | 194 (87.4) |
| Primary closure of eye wall wound combined with anterior segment surgery only | 21 (9.5) |
| Primary closure of eye wall wound combined with posterior segment surgery | 5 (2.3) |
| Evisceration/enucleation | 2 (0.9) |
| Complications | |
| Anterior segment complications1 | 72 (32.4) |
| Lens-related complications2 | 61 (27.5) |
| Posterior-segment complications | 56 (25.2) |
| Phtisis bulbi | 21 (14.0) |
| Sympathetic opthalmia | 2 (0.9) |
1E.g. corneal scar, iris damage, secondary glaucoma; 2E.g. vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, optic neuropathy.