Author(s)

Aly Mbara Ka^1*, Jean Pierre Diagne¹, Aissatou Aw¹, El Hadji Malick Sy¹, Soda Mbaye¹, Hawo Madina Diallo¹, Audrey Samra¹, Aboubacry Sadikh Sow², Joseph Matar Mass Ndiaye², Ousmane Ndiaga Senghor¹, Lamine Ndiaye¹, Mohamed Ndiaye¹, Serigne Sohibou Gaye¹, Papa Amadou Ndiaye¹

¹Ophthalmology Department of Abass Ndao Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.
²Ophthalmology Department of Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.

Purpose: The aim is to show epidemiological, clinical and etiological characteristics of palpebral wounds. Methodology: This was a retrospective study focusing on patients with an eyelid wound, over a 10-year period from 2012 to 2021. We collected and analyzed the data using Excel. Results: The frequency of eyelid wounds was 0.1%. The average age of our patients was 19.38 years with a range of 1 and 62 years. The sex ratio was 3.7. Eighty-one percent of patients lived in Dakar. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of patients consulted less than 24 hours after the trauma and 7% of patients on D1. The circumstances were brawls (11%), domestic accidents (9%), road accidents (6%), and work accidents (6%). We noted 1 case of dog bite. Thirteen patients presented with post-traumatic decreased visual acuity. Involvement of the isolated upper eyelid was noted in 40% of cases and both eyelids in 15% of cases. Involvement of the lacrimal ducts was noted in 17% of cases, and that of the free edge in 21% of cases. Eyelid wounds were associated with eyeball damage in 21% of cases. Various associated lesions were observed. Ninety-one percent of patients received surgical treatment. Three cases of superinfections, 1 case of conjunctival granuloma and 1 case of phthysis of the eyeball with postoperative retinal detachment were noted. Conclusion: Eyelid sores are relatively common in our context. They require rapid surgical treatment in order to preserve the functional and aesthetic prognosis.

Eyelid Wounds, Epidemiology, Clinic, Etiologies

Mbara Ka, A. , Pierre Diagne, J. , Aw, A. , Malick Sy, E. , Mbaye, S. , Madina Diallo, H. , Samra, A. , Sadikh Sow, A. , Mass Ndiaye, J. , Ndiaga Senghor, O. , Ndiaye, L. , Ndiaye, M. , Sohibou Gaye, S. and Amadou Ndiaye, P. (2024) Eyelid Wounds: Epidemiological, Clinical and Etiological Aspects. Open Journal of Ophthalmology, 14, 55-62. doi: 10.4236/ojoph.2024.141005.