Table 1. Patient demographics and open globe injury-related circumstances.
Variables | n=222 (%) |
Gender | |
M | 175 (78.8) |
F | 47 (21.2) |
Ethnicity | |
Malay | 207 (93.2) |
Chinese | 9 (4.1) |
Indian | 2 (0.9) |
Others | 4 (1.8) |
Site of injury | |
Home | 115 (51.8) |
Workplace | 52 (23.4) |
Street | 41 (18.5) |
School | 6 (2.7) |
Others | 2 (0.9) |
Not documented | 6 (2.7) |
Causes of injury | |
Domestic-related | 83 (37.4) |
Occupational injury | 52 (23.4) |
Motor vehicle accident | 39 (17.6) |
Animal/agriculture-related | 28 (12.6) |
Others | 20 (9.0) |
Mechanism of injury | |
Sharp | 183 (82.4) |
Intraocular foreign body | 20 (9.0) |
Blunt | 14 (6.3) |
Blast | 5 (2.3) |
Objects causing injury | |
Metal | 61 (27.5) |
Glass | 35 (15.8) |
Sticks | 23 (10.4) |
Tools | 18 (8.1) |
Animal | 18 (8.1) |
Stone | 10 (4.5) |
Explosives | 8 (3.6) |
Wire | 5 (2.2) |
Toys | 1 (0.4) |
Others | 29 (13.1) |
Unknown | 14 (6.3) |