Etiologic Causes and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with Intraocular
Foreign Bodies: Retrospective Analysis of 1340 Cases over Ten Years
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Li L
; Lu H
; Ma K
; Li YY
; Wang HY
; Liu NP
J Ophthalmol
2018[]; 2018
(?): 6309638
PMID29651344
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OBJECTIVE: Patients with intraocular foreign bodies were retrospectively
analyzed. Population characteristics, pathogenic factors, and the outcomes during
the past ten years were discussed. DESIGN: Retrospective case series study.
METHOD: Medical records of 1340 patients hospitalized in Beijing Tongren Hospital
from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2013, were collected. RESULTS: Average age
was 33.0?±?13.8 (1-76) years old in 1340 patients. There were more males (1270,
94.8%) than females (70, 5.2%). Patients from outside of Beijing (82.1%, n =
1100) prevailed. Farmers (32.1%, n = 430) and workers (22.3%, n = 299) were the
top two affected professions. Leading two causes were splashing of foreign bodies
(SFB) (58.6%, n = 785) and explosives (31.8%, n = 426). More males than females
were injured by SFB (59.4% versus 44.3%, P = 0.009). Firework injury was the
commonest (41.6% versus 3.1%-15.3%, P < 0.05) in patients under nine. The annual
percentages in patients over 50 increased (P < 0.001) and in patients by
explosives decreased (P = 0.027). CONCLUSION: Most patients in this study were
young males from outside of Beijing and farmers. SFB accounted most for patients
over 10 years old and fireworks for those under ten. Patients over 50 increased
while those by explosives decreased annually over the period.
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