Abstract
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.
Highlights
Intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB) cause a serious ocular trauma that can lead to blindness [1] and account for 10–40% of all open eye injuries [1,2,3,4,5,6]
For a better understanding of the population characteristics and causes of IOFB, we collected the data of hospitalized IOFB patients in Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2004 to 2013 for retrospective analysis
Farmers and workers were the top two professions to suffer from IOFB, which might be related to the physical labor involved as well as the poor awareness of safety and lack of protective measures
Summary
Intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB) cause a serious ocular trauma that can lead to blindness [1] and account for 10–40% of all open eye injuries [1,2,3,4,5,6]. There is little existing literature that analyzes patients with IOFB and the causes. For a better understanding of the population characteristics and causes of IOFB, we collected the data of hospitalized IOFB patients in Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2004 to 2013 for retrospective analysis.
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