Affiliation:
1. Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose To investigate the epidemiology of types of ocular trauma in a tertiary center in north of Iran.Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out on 476 patients with ocular trauma referred to emergency eye department of Amir-Almomenin Hospital in 2021. Personal information and types of traumas collected by medical records and a designed questionary. Data were collected and analyzed using IBM SPSS 26. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the frequency and distribution of traumas.Results The most vulnerable groups were 31–40 years (28.8%) and mean age of 41.5 ± 17.4. Most of the injuries occurred at home (57.1%) and few of them used eyewear (5.3%). Patients were mostly lived in city. Closed globe injuries were the prominent types of traumas at about (96%) and Open close injuries were at a low rate (4%).Conclusion Ocular Trauma is a common cause of trauma in north of Iran. Closed globe injuries were the most common types of traumas occurred between the age of 30–40 and male were most commonly susceptible
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Research Square Platform LLC
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