Citation

Ni Y, Yuan Z. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019; 137(9): e185824.

Affiliation

State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.5824

PMID

31513238

Abstract

The tradition of Chinese people using fireworks to celebrate can sometimes cause tragedy. The eyes are vulnerable to fireworks. During the 2018 Chinese New Year’s Eve and festival, which spanned 7 days, 11 patients with explosive ocular trauma by fireworks were admitted to our emergency department, which serves a population of approximately 10.4 million.1 The mean (SD) age was 21.8 (13.0) years, and 1 patient was female. Most patients presented with severe vision loss...

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