Diagnosis and disposition associated with eye injuries in 2020 vs 2011–2019
| 2011–2019 (N=44 629) | 2020 (N=4 236) | P value* | |
| Diagnosis (%) (CI) | |||
| Contusion, abrasion | 43.3 (40.8 to 45.9) | 40.8 (38.1 to 43.5) | 0.30 |
| Foreign body | 19.4 (17.6 to 21.4) | 18.4 (16.4 to 20.7) | >0.99 |
| Dermatitis/conjunctivitis | 9.1 (8.2 to 10.2) | 6.1 (4.9 to 7.6) | <0.001 |
| Burn, chemical | 5.0 (3.6 to 6.9) | 5.8 (3.1 to 10.8) | >0.99 |
| Laceration | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.5) | 2.2 (1.7 to 2.9) | 0.007 |
| Ruptured globe | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.6) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.8) | <0.001 |
| Hyphema | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.8) | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.9) | 0.004 |
| Fracture | 0.05 (0.03 to 0.09) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.1) | <0.001 |
| Other† | 20.7 (18.5 to 23.2) | 23.7 (20.0 to 27.8) | 0.17 |
| Disposition (%) (CI) | |||
| Treated/examined and released | 95.9 (95.1 to 96.5) | 94.7 (93.5 to 95.7) | 0.06 |
| Treated and transferred | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) | 2.1 (1.4 to 3.1) | 0.008 |
| Treated and admitted/hospitalised | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.7) | 0.009 |
| Other‡ or unknown | 1.8 (1.4 to 2.4) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.2) | 0.59 |
*Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.
†Diagnosis uncategorised.
‡Other disposition categories include held for observation, left without being seen, fatality.