Mansouri Mohammad Reza, Hosseini Mona, Mohebi Masoumeh, Alipour Fateme, Mehrdad Ramin
Department of Ophthalmology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Eur J Ophthalmol. 2010 Jul-Aug;20(4):770-5. doi: 10.1177/112067211002000420.
Occupational eye injuries are among the major causes of ocular trauma and can cause severe visual impairment, with even minor injuries incurring considerable financial costs due to work absenteeism. This study was designed to evaluate the epidemiology of eye trauma and the role of occupational injuries at Farabi Eye Hospital, which is the largest eye hospital in Iran.
In this prospective, cross-sectional study, 822 eyes from 768 trauma patients presenting to Farabi Eye Hospital were enrolled in the study. The Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology System and the United States Eye Injury Registry model were adopted as the basis for the study questionnaire. The questionnaires were completed through in-person interviews and comprehensive ocular examinations.
The mean age of ocular trauma patients was 31.11 years, and 685 (89.2%) patients were male. Of all eye injuries, 73.7% were work-related. Only 2.2% of the patients were wearing safety goggles at the time of injury. History of previous eye trauma was positive in 44.3% of cases. An Ocular Trauma Score 3 or more was present in 4% of patients.
Work-related eye trauma is the major cause of eye injury in Iran and most often occurs as a result of the lack of proper eye protection. Most work-related eye injury patients are young men.
职业性眼外伤是眼外伤的主要原因之一，可导致严重视力损害，即使是轻伤也会因旷工造成相当大的经济损失。本研究旨在评估伊朗最大的眼科医院法拉比眼科医院的眼外伤流行病学及职业性损伤的作用。
在这项前瞻性横断面研究中，纳入了法拉比眼科医院768例外伤患者的822只眼。研究问卷以伯明翰眼外伤术语系统和美国眼外伤登记模型为基础。通过面对面访谈和全面的眼部检查完成问卷。
眼外伤患者的平均年龄为31.11岁，685例（89.2%）为男性。在所有眼外伤中，73.7%与工作有关。受伤时仅2.2%的患者佩戴了安全护目镜。44.3%的病例有既往眼外伤史。4%的患者眼外伤评分达到3分或更高。
在伊朗，与工作相关的眼外伤是眼外伤的主要原因，且大多因缺乏适当的眼部防护所致。大多数与工作相关的眼外伤患者为年轻男性。
