McGwin Gerald, Owsley Cynthia
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 700 S. 18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35294-0009, USA.
Arch Ophthalmol. 2005 May;123(5):662-6. doi: 10.1001/archopht.123.5.662.
To present the descriptive epidemiology of emergency department-treated eye injury in the United States.
Data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program was used to estimate the number of patients treated in US emergency departments for eye injuries. Eye injury rates were calculated according to age, sex, and race, and characteristics of the injury event were determined.
The rate of emergency department-treated eye injury in the United States is 3.15 per 1000 population (95% confidence interval, 2.66-3.63). Rates were highest among those in their 20s and 30s, among males, and among American Indians and African Americans. The majority of injuries occurred in the home, and contusions and abrasions were the most common types of injury.
This study documents the burden of eye injury in the United States and identifies areas wherein future research activities should be directed.
呈现美国急诊科治疗的眼外伤的描述性流行病学情况。
使用消费品安全委员会的国家电子伤害监测系统全伤害项目的数据，来估计美国急诊科治疗眼外伤的患者数量。根据年龄、性别和种族计算眼外伤发生率，并确定伤害事件的特征。
美国急诊科治疗眼外伤的发生率为每1000人中有3.15例（95%置信区间，2.66 - 3.63）。20多岁和30多岁的人群、男性、美国印第安人和非裔美国人中的发生率最高。大多数伤害发生在家中，挫伤和擦伤是最常见的伤害类型。
本研究记录了美国眼外伤的负担，并确定了未来研究活动应针对的领域。
