Epidemiology of ocular trauma in a population-based study Original research study

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Published: Oct 21, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.OT.101025
Keywords:
prevalence, ocular trauma, hospitalization, Iran, blunt trauma

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Hadi Ostadimoghaddam
Refractive Errors Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1210-2923
Hassan Hashemi
Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6086-1537
Alireza Jamali
Noor Research Center for Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5661-5392
Navidreza Zamani
Resident of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7264-0245
Abbasali Yekta
Department of Optometry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4356-9064
Mehdi Khabazkhoob
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0801-8793

Abstract

Purpose: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of ocular trauma in Iran through a population-based study. 


Method: The target population of this population-based study was all the residents of Mashhad that were above 1 year of age. The randomized stratified cluster sampling method was used to select the participants. The study samples were selected proportional to each district of the city according to the 2006 census. The participants were interviewed to determine ocular trauma. The design effect was considered to calculate 95% confidence intervals.


Results: The prevalence of ocular trauma was 6.9%, 9.5%, and 5.5% in the whole population, men, and women, respectively. The prevalence of ocular trauma was lower in individuals with higher education. In addition, 2.3% of all the participants, 1.1% of women, and 4.6% of men had a history of hospitalization due to ocular trauma. The results of logistic regression showed a direct relationship between the history of ocular trauma and hospitalization with older age and female sex.


Conclusion: The prevalence of ocular trauma and the rate of hospitalization due to it are higher in men than women. The reason seems to be more exposure of men to environmental risk factors, especially at work environments.

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Ostadimoghaddam H, Hashemi H, Jamali A, Zamani N, Yekta A, Khabazkhoob M. Epidemiology of ocular trauma in a population-based study. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2025Oct.21 [cited 2026Apr.12];12(3):268-74. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/3191
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