Epidemiology of Eye Injuries Resulting in Hospitalization, a Referral Hospital-Based Study

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Table 1 Demographic and Characteristics of Hospitalized Eye Injuries Patients

Characteristics
Age, mean (SD), years
Male	43.8 (17.8)
Female	39.8 (22.9)
Laterality (right/left), N	130/119
Types of eye injuries, N (%)
Opened globe (N=121)
Penetration	52 (20.9)
Rupture	28 (11.2)
Intraocular foreign bodies	37 (14.9)
Perforation	4 (1.6)
Closed globe (N= 109)
Contusion	81 (32.5)
Lamellar laceration	28 (11.3)
Eyelid/adnexal injuries	18 (7.2%)
Chemical injuries	1 (0.4%)
Place of the injury
In the province	79 (32.9)
Other provinces	170 (67.1)

Figure 1 Frequency of eye injuries requiring admission according to gender and age groups.

Table 2 Distribution of Activities and Objects Related to Hospitalized Eye Injury by Age Groups

Activities/Objects N (%)	Less Than 15 Years N = 18	15 to 40 Years N = 84	41 to 60 Years N = 96	More Than 60 Years N = 51
Hit/stabbing by wooden object	6 (33.3)	8 (9.5)	18 (18.7)	18 (35.3)
Hit by transportation related object	1 (5.6)	23 (27.4)	13 (13.5)	3 (5.9)
Hit by flying object from electric grass trimmer	1 (5.6)	8 (9.5)	23 (23.9)	7 (13.7)
Hit/stabbing by nail/stone	1 (5.6)	5 (5.9)	14 (14.6)	5 (9.8)
Piercing by organic plant	0 (0)	5 (5.9)	7 (7.3)	4 (7.8)
Hit by metallic object	1 (5.6)	12 (14.3)	3 (3.1)	7 (13.7)
Fall	3 (16.6)	3 (3.6)	3 (3.1)	3 (5.9)
Others	5 (27.7)	20 (23.8)	15 (15.8)	4 (7.8)

Figure 2 Distribution of types of eye injury by age groups.

Table 3 Characteristics of Hospitalization by Types of Eye Injury

	Closed Globe Injury	Opened Globe Injury	Eyelid and Adnexal and Injury	P value
Duration before admission, hour, median (range)	22 (1–720)	4 (1–213)	9 (1–150)	<0.001
Initial Snellen VA, N (%)				<0.001
20/200 and better	30 (28.6)	21 (18.3)	12 (85.7)
Worse than 20/200	75 (71.4)	94 (81.7)	2 (14.3)
Length of hospitalization, N (%)				0.418
2 weeks and less	94 (86.2)	111 (91.7)	17 (89.5)
More than 2 weeks	15 (13.8)	10 (8.3)	2 (10.5)

Abbreviation: VA, visual acuity.

Figure 3 Proportion of presenting and final visual acuity.