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War Surgery and Medicine

Appendix II — EYE DISORDERS

Appendix II
EYE DISORDERS

Extract from analysis of Causes of Rejection in 42,022 men rejected from 105,311 men aged 18 to 45 years, who were examined for military service during 1942 and 1943. (Prepared by National Service Department, 14 December 1943.)

Percentage of Eye Disorders Causing Rejection In Men Examined
Central Age of Group Number in Group Examined Percentage other than Grade I Defective Vision Blindness One or Both Eyes Other Eye Disorders Total Eye Disorders
19 yrs (single) 10,855 22.1 3.98 0.28 0.25 4.51
28 yrs (married) 22,585 28.3 3.43 0.39 0.25 4.07
33 yrs (married) 28,239 35.2 3.41 0.42 0.32 4.15
42 yrs (married) 43,632 53.4 4.35 0.50 0.34 5.19
Disabilities Of The Eyes In Ex-service Personnel Recorded With War Pensions Department At 31 March 1947
Diseases of the eyes 1061
Wounds, GSW 207
Wounds, accidental 193
Errors of refraction only 957
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Eye Cases Invalided To New Zealand From 2 NZEF
battle casualties–
Enucleation eye 120
Enucleation both eyes 1
Penetration of eye 22
Penetration of eye with blindness 10
Penetration of eye retained FB 9
Penetration of both eyes 6
Penetration of both eyes with blindness 3
Perforation both eyes 2
Injury cornea both eyes 6
Injury cornea and contusion 2
Contusion 15
Contusion with blindness 4
Contusion with retained FB 1
Contusion with haemorrhage 2
Contusion with perforation 5
Choroido-retinitis 1
Burns both cornea 1
Injury cornea and cataract 1
FB cornea and partial loss sight 1
DISEASES—
Conjunctivitis 21
Defective vision 4
Keratitis 22
Blepharitis 3
Pterygium 3
Iritis 9
Choroiditis 20
Amblyopia 17
Myopia 9
Astigmatsm 3
Strabismus 2
Cataract 15
Trachoma 22
Other 69
219
accidental injuries—
Enucleation 6
Penetration 2
Penetration and cataract 2
Penetration and loss vision 2
Penetration and retained FB 1
Contusion 2
Optic atrophy 2
Blind eye (PW) 1
Detached retina 1
Corneal Leucoma 1
Macular choroiditis 1
OLD CASES—
Loss vision 1
Defective vision 1
Perforation 1
Detached retina 1
Choroido-retinitis 1
Vitreous opacities 1