title: [Questionnaire survey of ocular injuries due to fireworks in Japan].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the results of a questionnaire survey of ocular injuries caused by fireworks in 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was performed by recovery of questionnaire postcards asking details of firework-related ocular injuries which were sent to 1,094 institutes recognized as training hospitals by the Japan Ophthalmological Society.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cards were recovered from 57.9% institutes, and showed that 23 eyes of 20 patients (17 men and 3 women) with firework-related ocular injuries were seen in 19 institutes. The patients' ages ranged from 1 to 45 (average 18.4) years old. Injuries were caused by either carelessness or accidents in 18 eyes of 15 patients, and by wrong usage of fireworks in 5 eyes of 5 young men (15-27 years old). These 5 eyes showed severe injuries involving the lens and/or retina, and required surgical treatment with finally measured visual acuities 0.4 or less.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In Japan, hazardous use of fireworks seems to cause severe eye injuries from which at least 5 young adults suffered during one fireworks' season. Therefore, preventive measures should be taken including public education on the usage of fireworks.
authors: Akihiko
authors: A
authors: Tawara
authors: Akihisa
authors: A
authors: Watanabe
authors: Ayuko
authors: A
authors: Endo
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult