Title of article
Epidemiology of Ocular Trauma in Patients Referred to a Tertiary Center in Northern Iran
Author/Authors
Alizadeh ، Yousef Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Mohammadi-Manesh ، Ghazaleh Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Medghalchi ، Abdolreza Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Behboudi ، Hasan Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Soltani-Moghadam ، Reza Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Akbari ، Mitra Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Azaripour ، Ebrahim Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Kianmehr ، Shila Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Pour Deylami ، Narges Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Alizadeh ، Haleh Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy - Guilan University of Medical Science , Kazemnezhad Leyli ، Ehsan Department of Biostatistics - School of Health - Guilan University of Medical Sciences , Dourandeesh ، Maryam Department of Eye - Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital - Guilan University of Medical Sciences
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Abstract
Background: Ocular trauma is a debilitating condition and one of the most important and leading causes of visual impairments that have high socioeconomic consequences. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the epidemiology of ocular trauma in patients referred to a tertiary center in northern Iran. Materials Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 476 patients with ocular trauma referred to the eye emergency department of a teaching hospital in Guilan Province, north of Iran, in 2020-21. Personal and trauma-related information was extracted from the patient’s medical records using a checklist. Results: Most patients were in the 31-40 age group (28.8%), with a mean age of 41.5±17.4 years. Most of the injuries occurred at home (57.1%). Few of the patients had used eye safety glasses (5.3%). Most of the patients were living in the city. Closed globe injuries were the common types of traumas (96%), and the prevalence of open globe injuries was at a very low level (4%). Conclusion: Closed globe injuries are the most common types of ocular traumas in northern Iran. Most of the ocular traumas are preventable using eye protection equipment.
Keywords
Ocular trauma , Eye injuries , Emergency , Epidemiology , Northern Iran
Journal title
Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Journal title
Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Record number
2760849
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