Pattern of ocular injuries in cases of domestic violence in women, attending ophthalmology OPD in a tertiary centre in South India

Abstract

Highlight the prevalence of Domestic Violence (DV) as a mechanism of traumatic ocular injury in women, typical eye injury patterns and the clinical course of the affected patients. Importance of early reporting and sensitising the ophthalmologist to the severe problem of domestic abuse as a cause of eye trauma in women.