Characteristics of ocular trauma in the United States

PURPOSEWe aimed to study the characteristics of ocular trauma, an important but largely preventable global cause of blindness, in the United States. METHODSRetrospective chart review of the National Trauma Data Bank (2008-2014) was performed. All patients with ocular trauma were identified using ICD...

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Published in:Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia 2022-01, Vol.85 (3), p.240-248
Main Authors: He, Catherine H., Poulsen, David M., Parsikia, Afshin, Mbekeani, Joyce N.
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Language:English
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OPHTHALMOLOGY
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Summary:PURPOSEWe aimed to study the characteristics of ocular trauma, an important but largely preventable global cause of blindness, in the United States. METHODSRetrospective chart review of the National Trauma Data Bank (2008-2014) was performed. All patients with ocular trauma were identified using ICD-9CM codes. The collected data were statistically analyzed with student's t-test, Chi-squared test, and logistic regression analysis performed using the SPSS software. The significance was set at p
ISSN:0004-2749
1678-2925
1678-2925
DOI:10.5935/0004-2749.20220035