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Quality of life after orbito-facial trauma

ABSTRACT In the wake of high incidence of orbito-facial trauma, there has been a growing need to assess not only the visual outcome, but also the psychological impact of the traumatic event. This is a single questionnaire based evaluation of 100 consecutive patients with orbito-facial trauma (blow-out and Le fort type II and III fractures) at six months of trauma. 84% of the patients had a NEI VFQ- 25 score of less than 50, with 49% having a score less than 25, reflecting the grim impact the trauma has on the quality of life. The three parameters of the questionnaire - general health, difficulty with activities and response to vision problems were significantly positively correlated. Quality of life is considerably affected following orbito-facial trauma, disturbing physical, mental and social health. Poor vision is positively correlated with poor general health. Psycho-social impact of trauma needs to be recognized as an important sphere in the management of orbito-facial trauma.