Changing trends in ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.

Omar A HalawaDavid S FriedmanAna M RoldanNazlee Zebardast

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2021)

The estimated incidence of eye injuries presenting to the ED was significantly lower in 2020 than in 2011-2019, but there was a higher estimated incidence of severe eye injuries. Changes in living and work environments due to the COVID-19 pandemic were likely associated with the differences in ocular trauma presentations observed in this study.

Keyphrases

risk factors
emergency department
trauma patients
early onset
optic nerve
case report