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The study period was between January 1, 2013, and January 1, 2019. The final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was measured at the end of the follow-up period, which was 6 months. We used the Chi-squared test to compare the two groups of final visual acuities (good vs. poor visual outcome) for different prognostic factors. The ocular trauma score (OTS) and the pediatric OTS (POTS) were calculated for each child. We used the Cohen\u2019s kappa coefficient to evaluate the agreement between our final visual acuities using OTS and POTS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age was 7.95 years with a sex ratio (males to females) of 5.32. Closed-globe injury (CGI) was found in 321 eyes, while 101 eyes had open-globe injury (OGI). Injuries were bilateral in 24 children. The majority of injuries occurred at home. The predominant mechanism of injury was fall in CGI and tree branch in OGI. Initial and final BCVA were predominantly \u22640.3 logMAR in both CGI and OGI. OTS category 3 and POTS category 2 were the most common. Factors associated with poor prognosis included delay to consultation &gt;24 h (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0001); initial BCVA &gt;1 logMAR (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0001); OGI (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001); size of injury \u22655 mm (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01); zone III in OGI (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.032); endophthalmitis (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001); OTS 1 and 2 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01); POTS 1 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0001); and the following associated lesions: cataract (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.006), retinal detachment (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03), and intraocular foreign body (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03). We found that both OTS (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001) and POTS (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.003) were predictive of the final BCVA, with a moderate agreement between them (Cohen\u2019s kappa = 0.56).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Studying the epidemiological profile and identifying the risk factors for poor visual outcome of pediatric ocular trauma are necessary to implement preventive measures. A thorough clinical evaluation and close patient follow-up are crucial for identifying these risk factors. Both OTS and POTS were predictive of the final visual outcome. 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