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Patients with eye injuries need proper diagnosis, management
According to the United States Eye Injury Registry maintained by the National Eye Institute’s Office of Science, Communications, Public Liaison and Education, about 2.5 million eye injuries occur each year in America, and as many as 50,000 result in some level of permanent vision loss. Males represent 73% of those injured, 44% of injuries occur at home, and 15% are sports related. The typical age of the patient is 18 to 45 years, but many home- and sports-related injuries occur in young children and 90% are preventable by wearing protective (Read more...)