Glaucoma after open globe injury at a tertiary care university hospital in Central Saudi Arabia. Cumulative incidence and risk factors.

Objective: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of glaucoma after open globe injury (OGI).

Methods: The medical records of all patients admitted with the diagnosis of OGI at the Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and had undergone primary repair from January 1996 to December 2011 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: For the 15-year study period, 775 patients who underwent repair of an OGI were identified.