Epidemiology of Ocular Trauma in Patients Referred to a Tertiary Center in Northern Iran

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 ۴۷۶ patients with ocular trauma referred to the eye emergency department of a teaching hospital in Guilan Province, north of Iran, in ۲۰۲۰-۲۱. Personal and trauma-related information was extracted from the patient’s medical records using a checklist.  Results: Most patients were in the ۳۱-۴۰ age group (۲۸.۸%), with a mean age of ۴۱.۵±۱۷.۴ years. Most of the injuries occurred at home (۵۷.۱%). Few of the patients had used eye safety glasses (۵.۳%). Most of the patients were living in the city. Closed globe injuries were the common types of traumas (۹۶%), and the prevalence of open globe injuries was at a very low level (۴%). 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.

کلیدواژه ها:

Ocular trauma ، Eye injuries ، Emergency ، Epidemiology ، Northern Iran