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Data were collected on patient demographics, eye involved, cause of trauma, the presenting and final vision, and the duration of follow-up. Best-corrected visual acuity at the last follow-up was compared between open and closed eye injury groups. The Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology was used to classify the ocular injuries.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Among 1003 patients, 728 (72.6%) had open globe and 275 (27.4%) had closed globe injuries. The main causes of trauma were unsafe playing-related activities (n = 394; 39.3%), unsafe home environment (n = 158;15.8%) and injury by metallic objects (n = 166; 16.6%). Gunshot-related ocular trauma was noted in 62 (6.2%) children. Presenting vision less than 20\/400 was noted in 292 (40.1%) eyes with open globe injuries and 110 (40%) eyes with closed globe injuries (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.4). After a median follow-up of 13.3 months, best-corrected visual acuity was 20\/20 to 20\/200 in 393 (53%) eyes with open globe injuries and 137 (49.8%) eyes with closed globe injuries (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.03).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Despite proper management, children in this study sustained significant permanent visual loss secondary to ocular trauma. 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