The incidence of ocular trauma in pediatric patients may be higher than previously reported, according to a study presented at Real World Ophthalmology.
Grayson Ashby, MD, and colleagues wrote that eye injuries in children have decreased in the last 30 years but still account for less than $200 million in U.S. health care expenditures. Additionally, previous population-based studies have been limited in scope.
To report the incidence and characteristics of pediatric ocular and adnexal injuries, researchers followed the clinical care of every patient younger than aged 19 years in Olmsted County,