Incidence of Eye Trauma in Children Associated With Foam Bullets or Foam Darts From Nonpowder Guns

Alexandre Dentel; Etienne Boulanger; Catherine Vignal-Clermont; Georges Caputo; Gilles C Martin

doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1464

Incidence of Eye Trauma in Children Associated With Foam Bullets or Foam Darts From Nonpowder Guns

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Jun 1;141(6):604-605. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1464.

Authors

Alexandre Dentel¹, Etienne Boulanger¹, Catherine Vignal-Clermont¹, Georges Caputo¹, Gilles C Martin¹

Affiliation

¹ Ophthalmology Department, Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.

PMID: 37166783
PMCID: PMC10176182 (available on 2024-05-11)
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1464

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case series estimates the annual incidence of pediatric eye injuries associated with recreational use of nonpowder guns at an ophthalmologic emergency department in France.

MeSH terms

Child
Eye Injuries* / complications
Eye Injuries* / etiology
Firearms*
Humans
Incidence
Retrospective Studies
Wounds, Gunshot* / epidemiology