Clinical Outcomes of Orbital Trauma in South Australia

Introduction: Our primary aims are to report on the demographics of orbital trauma in Adelaide, South Australia. Our secondary aims are to demonstrate the long-term (>12 months) clinical outcomes of orbital trauma patients. Materials and Methods: Forty patients agreed to participate in the study, including 20 surgical patients and 20 non-operative patients. Patients were assessed in the areas of demographics, sensory, visual and cosmetic outcomes. Results: In the surgical patient group, 13/20 (65%) patients suffered trauma from physical assault and 16/20 (80%) were males. In the non-surgical patient group, 17/20 (85%) suffered trauma from physical assault and 16/20 (80%) were males. In the surgical patient group, sensory deficit was reported in 8/20 patients (40%), visual deficit was reported in 8/20 patients (40%), and cosmetic deficit was reported in 6/20 (30%) patients. In the non-operative patient group, sensory deficit was reported in 7/20 patients (35%), visual deficit was reported in 8/20 patients (40%) and cosmetic deficit was reported in 6/20 patients (30%). Conclusion: Our clinical study of 40 patients showed no clear clinical or statistical difference between outcomes in the two groups. Impaired visual, sensory and cosmetic deficits were reported in the minority and did not impact on quality of life.