| dc.description.abstract | Abstract— Background: A corneal foreign body is one of the
main causes of blindness. The effects can range from mild
infections (corneal abration, keratitis) to severe damage
(endophthalmitis) depending on the type of material. Late-stage
complications can cause permanent blindness. Objective: This
study aimed to determine the effect of types of corneal foreign body
material on the severity of eye infection. Methods: This study was
a non-experimental research with analytic observational and crosssectional
methods. Subjects were 30 patients. The samples were
male and female patients (10-70 years old) who came to the eye
clinic with a history of exposure to corneal foreign bodies of less
than 8 days. The study was conducted by interviews and visual
examination on the anterior segments of the eyes. The analysis used
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (Simple Linear
Regression and Spearman tests). Results: There were several types
of foreign body material that affected the cornea; gram iron
(53.3%), plant branches (16.7%), animal wings (13.3%), sand
(13.3%) and food (3,4 %). Most of these types of material caused
corneal erosion (66.7%) and keratitis infections (33.3%). The
incidence of corneal ulcers, endophthalmitis and panophthalmitis
was not present in this study. Conclusion: There were no
significant differences between the types of corneal foreign body
material and the severity of eye infections. | en_US |
