Yousef Alizadeh - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Ghazaleh Mohammadi-Manesh - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Abdolreza Medghalchi - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Hasan Behboudi - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Reza Soltani-Moghadam - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Mitra Akbari - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Ebrahim Azaripour - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Shila Kianmehr - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Narges Pour Deylami - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Haleh Alizadeh - Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran.
Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli - Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Maryam Dourandeesh - Department of Eye, Eye Research Center, School of Medicine, Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, 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.

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