Ocular trauma: one in the eye for safety glasses.
Over a 3-month-period, a prospective study was performed on patients presenting with eye injuries to an Accident and Emergency Department. Two hundred and forty-five patients presented, representing 3.7% of total new patients seen in that period. The majority of injuries (81%) occurred in the workplace, injuries associated with grinding (32%) being the commonest. Retained foreign body (52%) was the most common injury. Eye protection was provided in 64% of cases, but only used in 48.5% of these. Seventy-eight per cent of cases were discharged without follow-up. The use of goggles appeared to provide the greatest degree of protection.
Accident and Emergency Department, St. John's Hospital, Howden, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.
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D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005135:Eye Protective Devices / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome