Citation

Oydanich M, Yan J, Uppuluri A, Zarbin MA, Bhagat N. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 2022; 62: 30-31.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2022.09.044

PMID

36242860

Abstract

The purpose of this retrospective, cross-sectional study was to determine and analyze the trends in ocular injuries related to landscaping activities and equipment from 2010 to 2019. A total of 168,845 ocular injuries were associated with landscaping activities with the majority of cases occurring in men (80.4%) between the ages of 41-60 during the summer months of June, July, and August. The majority of ocular injuries did not require admission (97.8%) but of those that were admitted 42% had an open globe injury (n = 399). The results of this investigation provide useful information for emergency room physicians and ophthalmologists in understanding the prevalence of these landscaping-associated ocular injuries and further draw suspicion for the incidence of open globe injuries in this population.

Language: en

Keywords

Landscaping; Ocular injury; Open-globe injury