Clinical Epidemiology, Prevention, and Rehabilitation

Kuhn, Ferenc

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-33825-3_7

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“…This significant shift from the workplace to the home in industrialized nations was first identified by the United States Eye Injury Registry (USEIR), a large, multicenter study (42% in the USEIR database). This has been confirmed in subsequent studies (9,10). Schrader 8 also showed that the prevalence of injuries at work decreased and that the number of injuries that occurred during leisure time activities increased, especially among those aged over 30 years.…”

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“…Schrader 8 also showed that the prevalence of injuries at work decreased and that the number of injuries that occurred during leisure time activities increased, especially among those aged over 30 years. Two societal facts appear to contribute to this development: the rising number of elderly people, and the rising popularity of the "do-it-yourself" activities that use power tools and omit safety measures (7,9,10). The proportion of workplace injuries shows a continuing downward trend and is relatively low (19% in the USEIR database).…”

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“…The proportion of injuries at the workplace in the last 20 years has decreased, whereas injuries that occurred during leisure time activities have increased, especially among "do-it-yourself" people. Globe ruptures among seniors has also increased (6)(7)(8)(9)(10). The increased utilization of protective eyewear at the workplace has decreased occupational eye injuries.…”

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Mechanisms and Prevention of Open Globe Eye Injuries

Kuhta¹,

Pahor

2021

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Purpose: Open globe injuries are a frequent cause of unilateral vision loss. The purpose of our study was to determine the epidemiological data of open globe injuries during a 15-year period in Central East Slovenia. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 219 patients (219 eyes) with open globe injuries admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology in the University Clinical Centre Maribor, Slovenia, from January 1999 to January 2014 was performed. We analyzed the following parameters: sex, age, month of injury, place of injury, type of injury, and mechanism of injury, grouped according to sex. Results: The majority of patients were male (186 patients, 85%). The mean age of male patients was 38 years with almost 45% of injuries occurring in the age interval between 30 and 50 years. Most injuries occurred during the colder part of the year from October to January. The most common place of injuries was the home (126 eyes, 66.5%). The most common open globe injuries were penetrating injuries (126 eyes, 57.6%) and rupture of the globe (49 eyes, 22.4%). Males most frequently experienced open globe injuries as a result of sharp objects (86 eyes, 46%), while in females, the most common causes of injuries were falls (10 eyes, 31%) and blunt objects (10 eyes, 31%). Conclusions: The vast majority of eye injuries are preventable. Studying the causes of injuries for a determined region is important to provide for preventable measures, like the use of eye protection, and to provide health education, to prevent severe vision loss or blindness.

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