Eyeglasses-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments in 2002-2003

Ophthalmic Epidemiology
Sara A SinclairHuiyun Xiang

Abstract

An estimated 60% of Americans wear prescription eyeglasses. Despite the fact that eyeglasses pose a threat for injury, there is little research presenting national statistics of eyeglasses-related injuries. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System was used to analyze eyeglasses-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) in 2002-2003. Eyeglasses-related injury cases were identified by the consumer product codes for eyeglasses and sunglasses and each case's narrative description was reviewed to identify the mechanism of injury. Cases (n = 642) were weighted to produce national estimates of eyeglasses-related injuries. Mechanism of injury, body region injured, injury diagnosis, and outcome of ED visit were analyzed by gender and age. An estimated 27,152 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 21,627-32,677) eyeglasses-related injuries were treated in U.S. EDs in 2002-2003. Overall, males and females were equally likely to sustain eyeglasses-related injuries (53.5% vs. 46.5%), but this distribution varied by age group. A significantly higher percentage of eyeglasses-related injuries due to falls occurred among persons aged 65 years or more (89.5%, 95% CI: 83.5-93.5), whereas sports-related injuries were more comm...Continue Reading

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