Demographic and clinical data of participants (n = 47)
| Variable | No | % |
| Age (mean 38.5, SD 14.9; range 18–79) | ||
| 18–34 | 20 | 43 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 45 | 96 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 31 | 66 |
| Divorced | 3 | 6 |
| Widowed | 1 | 2 |
| Single | 12 | 26 |
| Employment status | ||
| Professional/skilled | 27 | 57 |
| Semiskilled/unskilled | 15 | 32 |
| Student | 2 | 4 |
| Unemployed | 1 | 2 |
| Retired | 2 | 4 |
| Experience of previous injury | ||
| None | 39 | 83 |
| Hand | 4 | 9 |
| Facial | 2 | 4 |
| Back | 2 | 4 |
| Psychiatric history | ||
| Yes | 6 | 13 |
| Cause of ocular injury | ||
| Tools/ machinery | 36 | 77 |
| Road traffic | 5 | 11 |
| Assault | 5 | 11 |
| Sporting | 1 | 1 |
| Nature of ocular injury | ||
| Penetrating | 32 | 68 |
| Blunt | 7 | 15 |
| Penetrating/blunt | 4 | 9 |
| Chemical | 2 | 4 |
| Thermal | 2 | 4 |
| Visual loss | ||
| None | 18 | 38 |
| Partial | 21 | 45 |
| Full (visual acuity <3/36) | 8 | 17 |