War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflict
Forecasts indicate a substantial increase in the occurrence of eye injuries in future armed conflicts. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, caused numerous eye injuries among civilians as well as military personnel, generating a serious epidemiological threat related to vision...
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| author | Kamil Jonak Magdalena Matysiak Tomasz Choragiewicz Dominika Nowakowska Andriy Zimenkovsky Volodymyr Shybinskyi Myroslawa Sekh Robert Karpiński Robert Karpiński Robert Karpiński Arkadiusz Podkowiński Robert Rejdak |
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| description | Forecasts indicate a substantial increase in the occurrence of eye injuries in future armed conflicts. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, caused numerous eye injuries among civilians as well as military personnel, generating a serious epidemiological threat related to vision loss. The main goal of this study was to analyze different eye traumas in the Ukrainian population caused by hostilities, which could allow for a relative estimate of the occurrence of long-term consequences for the health care system, such as loss of vision in a large group of citizens. To assess the scale and types of eye injuries, we analyzed around 500 eye images from 470 patients who were selected because they had sustained eye injuries and were treated at a single hospital. The findings reveal that the most prevalent types of injuries were macular disorders, accounting for 49% of cases, retinal vascular changes at 30.2%, and optic nerve disorders at 22.4%. Additionally, we observed different percentages of eye injuries in the military personnel group compared to civilians. These results highlight the significant impact of eye injuries caused by war operations on the health care system. However, further research and collaborative efforts are needed to fully assess the epidemiological burden and to inform the development of effective treatment and prevention strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-053ff49f138e4ff4bd47e2fcdbdf088e2025-02-10T13:32:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-02-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.14894451489445War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflictKamil Jonak0Magdalena Matysiak1Tomasz Choragiewicz2Dominika Nowakowska3Andriy Zimenkovsky4Volodymyr Shybinskyi5Myroslawa Sekh6Robert Karpiński7Robert Karpiński8Robert Karpiński9Arkadiusz Podkowiński10Robert Rejdak11Department of Technical Informatics, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Technical Informatics, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, PolandChair and Department of General and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandChair and Department of General and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Health Care Management, Pharmacotherapy & Clinical Pharmacy, Danylo Halicky Lvov National Medical University, Lviv, UkraineDental Medical Centre, Danylo Halicky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, UkraineDepartment of Health Care Management, Pharmacotherapy & Clinical Pharmacy, Danylo Halicky Lvov National Medical University, Lviv, UkraineDepartment of Machine Design and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, PolandInstitute of Medical Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland1st Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Early Intervention, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandDa Vinci NeuroClinic, Lublin, PolandChair and Department of General and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandForecasts indicate a substantial increase in the occurrence of eye injuries in future armed conflicts. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, caused numerous eye injuries among civilians as well as military personnel, generating a serious epidemiological threat related to vision loss. The main goal of this study was to analyze different eye traumas in the Ukrainian population caused by hostilities, which could allow for a relative estimate of the occurrence of long-term consequences for the health care system, such as loss of vision in a large group of citizens. To assess the scale and types of eye injuries, we analyzed around 500 eye images from 470 patients who were selected because they had sustained eye injuries and were treated at a single hospital. The findings reveal that the most prevalent types of injuries were macular disorders, accounting for 49% of cases, retinal vascular changes at 30.2%, and optic nerve disorders at 22.4%. Additionally, we observed different percentages of eye injuries in the military personnel group compared to civilians. These results highlight the significant impact of eye injuries caused by war operations on the health care system. However, further research and collaborative efforts are needed to fully assess the epidemiological burden and to inform the development of effective treatment and prevention strategies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1489445/fullophthalmologywar in the Ukraineepidemiologyeye injuriestraumaeye |
| spellingShingle | Kamil Jonak Magdalena Matysiak Tomasz Choragiewicz Dominika Nowakowska Andriy Zimenkovsky Volodymyr Shybinskyi Myroslawa Sekh Robert Karpiński Robert Karpiński Robert Karpiński Arkadiusz Podkowiński Robert Rejdak War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflict Frontiers in Public Health ophthalmology war in the Ukraine epidemiology eye injuries trauma eye |
| title | War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflict |
| title_full | War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflict |
| title_fullStr | War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflict |
| title_full_unstemmed | War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflict |
| title_short | War-related eye trauma: a study of civilian and military cases from Ukraine's ongoing conflict |
| title_sort | war related eye trauma a study of civilian and military cases from ukraine s ongoing conflict |
| topic | ophthalmology war in the Ukraine epidemiology eye injuries trauma eye |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1489445/full |
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