Ocular trauma injuries: a 1-year surveillance study in the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia. 2008

Abstract

A major cause of preventable ocular injuries in Malaysia was work-related trauma. Ocular injuries can be reduced by the use of eye protection devices and the implementation of appropriate preventive strategies to address each risk factor. Effective training is an integral part of occupational safety and health, which should be made mandatory at the workplace. In addition, there should be a continual assessment of safety and health issues at the workplace. A long-term database of all ocular injuries in Malaysia is recommended, to aid research on a larger scale and the development of new preventive strategies for ocular injuries.

Epidemiological and occupational profile of eye trauma at a referral center in Espírito Santo, Brazil

“…Although 48.6% of the injured workers were aware of the need to wear eye protection, no PPE was worn at the time of the accident in 82.9% of cases, matching findings from Brazilian and international studies (2,4,7,15,16) . Based on these observations, two conclusions may be drawn: 1) the PPE was not appropriate for the task or was incorrectly used in 17.1% of cases, since eye trauma occurred despite the presence of protective gear; 2) a considerable proportion of workers are not wearing the PPE required by the nature of their work.…”

“…Men are more vulnerable to eye trauma due to their greater participation in economic activities with increased risk of eye trauma and their greater proneness to risk behaviors, such as relaxing safety measures and disregarding the use of PPE (4,8,(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) . The average age of our patients was 34.8 years, matching earlier studies in which prevalence peaked in the age range 30-35 years.…”

“…The average age of our patients was 34.8 years, matching earlier studies in which prevalence peaked in the age range 30-35 years. More than half the observed eye injuries (56.7%) occurred when the patient was performing an activity pertaining to his/her function, regardless of whether employment was formal or informal (4,7,16) . The male gender was predominant (88.6%) among victims of work-related injuries.…”

Eye Trauma Epidemiology in Regional Australia

“…Ophthalmology clinics have previously been reported to be an important source of eye trauma referral. 13 Eye trauma is unique in its potential to be managed outside of the ED and resource allocation and future studies should reflect this.…”

“…12 The emergency department (ED) and ophthalmology clinic are important referral sources for eye injuries. 13 Eye trauma has been reported to be the most common cause of ophthalmology-related ED presentation. 14 Characterisation of eye trauma epidemiology in regional Australia is important given the challenges of providing access to health services in rural areas.…”