Association of Demographic Characteristics and Behavioral Risk with the Type and Severity of Injury of Ocular Trauma among Patients Presenting in a Provincial Level III Government Hospital: A 5-Year Analytic Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Purpose: We want to determine if there is an association between demographic characteristics and behavioral risk with the type and severity of the injury of ocular trauma among patients in a level III provincial government hospital. Methods: We did a 5-year retrospective chart review among patients who presented at the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital in the Outpatient Department, In-Patient and Emergency Room under the services of Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Orthopedics and Emergency Medicine. Results: A chart review included one thousand nine hundred and ninety eyes. Most patients were 18 to 59-years-old (75.18%) and males (75.53%). The majority have a severity of OTS 5 (86.98%) and a high behavioral risk (83.22%). Working age group (18-59), elderly age group (60 and above), male gender, sharp injuries, and low behavioral risk had a significant odd of having an open globe type of injuries. Compared to the elderly age group (60 and above), workplace injuries and sharp injuries have a higher odd of severe damage (OTS 1). Conclusions: The majority of ocular injuries are mild (OTS 5). Age, gender, mechanism of injury, zone of the globe, and behavioral risk were significant predictors of the type of injury.