The epidemiology of eye injuries in Western Australia: a retrospective 10-year study

Eye injuries constitute a significant cause of preventable lifelong visual impairment or blindness. It is important to identify the context in which these injuries occur to develop intervention programs to reduce the incidence and severity of injury. To evaluate the nature, external cause, place of...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental optometry 2023-08, Vol.ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), p.1-7
Main Authors: Blaszkowska, Magda K, Bartnik, Stephen E, Crewe, Julie M, Clark, Antony, Mackey, David A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conjunctiva
Cornea
Emergency medical care
Epidemiology
Eye
eye injuries
Injuries
Patients
Population studies
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Summary:Eye injuries constitute a significant cause of preventable lifelong visual impairment or blindness. It is important to identify the context in which these injuries occur to develop intervention programs to reduce the incidence and severity of injury. To evaluate the nature, external cause, place of occurrence and incidence rate of eye injuries treated at hospitals in Western Australia. Retrospective, population-based study of patients presenting to all emergency departments or admitted to hospital with primary or secondary eye injuries between 2005 and 2014. The combined incidence rate of eye injuries requiring tertiary care was 278 per 100 000 person-years (95% CI 276-280). Significantly more males (79%, 44 569) presented to emergency departments (p 
ISSN:0816-4622
1444-0938
DOI:10.1080/08164622.2022.2111198