Ocular injury is globally one of the leading causes of blindness and visual impairment. When researching data, however, the impression is that ocular trauma is underrecognized as a problem. Updated epidemiological studies are lacking, public awareness is low, and not enough is done regarding prevention.
The latest comprehensive global estimate, undertaken in the WHO program for the prevention of blindness in the late 1990s, suggests that about 55 million eye injuries occur per year, of which 750,000 require hospitalization and 200,000 are open globe injuries. According to the same report, (Read more...)
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