Characterization of ophthalmic presentations to emergency departments in the United States: 2010–2018

Characteristics of eye-related emergency visits and triage differences by nurses and ophthalmologists: Perspective from a single eye center in southern China

“…According to our research, red eyes, eye pain, ocular trauma, tearing, and blurred vision accounted for more than 90% of visits to ophthalmic EDs. Our study had a greater percentage of ocular trauma than surveys by Agrinier et al and Suzie Kim et al (44.1% versus 26.1 and 31.6%) (21,22). The high percentage of eye injuries may be related to China's social and economic structure since there were many people Because the ophthalmic EDs were scattered with patients suffering various acute symptoms, it was crucial to identify the traits of true urgency.…”

Ophthalmologic Emergencies

“…Superficial injury of the cornea is the most common traumatic diagnosis across age groups, and males sustain most of the injuries (Kim et al, 2022; Miller et al, 2018; Ramirez et al, 2018). Other traumatic diagnoses include ocular contusions, anterior and posterior segment injuries, orbital fractures, and open globe injuries (Cheung et al, 2014).…”

“…Because eye injuries may result from child maltreatment, maintain a high degree of suspicion when assessing children with ocular injuries (Christian & Binenbaum, 2022). Sports-related injury is a frequent etiology in pediatric eye trauma among children aged 10-17 (Kim et al, 2022;Miller et al, 2018;Patel et al, 2023). In a cross-sectional analysis of sports-related ocular trauma obtained from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program dataset, Patel et al (2023) found that basketball (37.8%), baseball (12.8%), and football (12.3%) accounted for most sports-related ocular injuries.…”

“…THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 2–3 million emergency department (ED) visits in the United States for eye complaints, with estimates projected to increase due to a declining ophthalmology workforce and challenges in access to care resulting in more emergency department (ED) visits for eye complaints (Kim et al, 2022; Lee et al, 2019; Patel et al, 2023). Most patients who present to the ED have nontraumatic eye complaints (Channa et al, 2016); however, an analysis of the National Emergency Department Sample data set found that approximately one third of ED visits for eye complaints are related to eye trauma, which is more common during the summer months, in males, and in patients between the ages of 20 and 60 years (Kim et al, 2022; Ramirez et al, 2018). Approximately one third of all eye-related ED visits in the United States annually are for traumatic eye injuries (Channa et al, 2016; Go et al, 2022; Kim et al, 2022).…”

“…Most patients who present to the ED have nontraumatic eye complaints (Channa et al, 2016); however, an analysis of the National Emergency Department Sample data set found that approximately one third of ED visits for eye complaints are related to eye trauma, which is more common during the summer months, in males, and in patients between the ages of 20 and 60 years (Kim et al, 2022; Ramirez et al, 2018). Approximately one third of all eye-related ED visits in the United States annually are for traumatic eye injuries (Channa et al, 2016; Go et al, 2022; Kim et al, 2022). Ocular trauma, which is often preventable, is a leading cause of unilateral blindness and vison impairment (Cheung et al, 2014; Go et al, 2022).…”