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. 2023 Dec 14;142(1):33–38. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.5698

Table 2. Ocular Injury Type Among Firework-Related and Non–Firework-Related Injuries.

Injury type No. (%) P value OR (95% CI)
Firework-related injury (n = 94) Non–firework-related injury (n = 136)
Vision threatening 54 (57) 54 (40) .01 2.1 (1.2-3.5)
Injury type
Eyelid laceration 7 (7) 13 (10) .64 0.8 (0.3-1.8)
Corneal abrasion 49 (52) 40 (29) <.001 2.6 (1.5-4.6)
Corneal foreign body 14 (15) 3 (2) <.001 7.8 (2.2-25.8)
Corneal or conjunctival laceration 9 (10) 23 (17) .12 0.5 (0.2-1.1)
Thermal injury 10 (11) 5 (4) .05 3.1 (1.1-8.4)
Orbital fracture 16 (17) 49 (36) .002 0.4 (0.2-0.7)
Hyphema 30 (32) 11 (8) <.001 5.3 (2.5-11.7)
Lens injury 3 (3) 10 (7) .25 0.4 (0.1-1.5)
Vitreous hemorrhage 10 (11) 5 (4) .05 3.1 (1.1-8.4)
Chorioretinal injury 16 (17) 20 (15) .71 1.2 (0.6-2.5)
Open globe injury 11 (12) 13 (10) .66 1.3 (0.6-3.0)
Intraocular foreign body 4 (4) 8 (6) .77 0.7 (0.2-2.3)
Bilateral injury 27 (29) 27 (20) .15 1.6 (0.9-3.0)

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.