Table 1.

Characteristics of patients hospitalized with ocular trauma diagnosis over a 5-year period (January 2001–December 2005)

Crude annual hospitalized injuries incidence (per 100,000)	4.9
Urban/rural incidence (per 100,000)	4.2/5.5
Left/right eye	138/160
Open/closed globe	146/152
Male:female ratio	5.5/1
Age (years, mean ± SD)
Total	35.6 ± 21.0
Men	33.0 ± 19.6
Women	49.9 ± 23.1
Mean duration of hospitalization (days)	4.2 (range: 1–14)
Diagnosis	ICD-10-AM Code
Orbital floor fractures (including blowout fractures)	6
Open wounds of ocular adnexa	2
Open wounds of globe	118
Superficial wound of eye and adnexa	32
Contusion of eye and adnexa	122
Foreign body on external eye	6
Burn confined to eye and adnexa	4
Injury to optic nerve and pathways	4
Injury to oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerve	4

ICD-10-AM = International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision.