American journal of ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Trauma: An Overlooked Global Cause of Preventable Blindness and Disability.
Rupesh Agrawal, Aedann See, Faye Ng Yu Ci, Shyam Sundar, Annette Hoskin, Richard Blanch, Sushank Bhalerao, Chitaranjan Mishra, Jose Romero, Sundaram Natarajan, Gangadhara Sundar, Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Trauma Society (APOTS) Taskforce for the Prevention of Blindness and Disability from Ophthalmic Trauma
Published: 202610.1016/j.ajo.2026.01.022
Abstract
PURPOSE: Ophthalmic trauma is a substantial yet overlooked public health challenge, pertinent across all age groups, geographies, and socioeconomic statuses. Despite being largely preventable, it constitutes a major cause of monocular vision loss and…
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