Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of eye injuries
| Clinical characteristics | Work-related | Non-work-related | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%)** | N (%)** | ||
| Time from injury to hospital admittance | 0.4988 | ||
| Less than 24 h | 52 (73.2) | 114 (63.3) | |
| 24–48 h | 10 (14.1) | 42 (23.3) | |
| 3–6 days | 6 (8.5) | 15 (8.3) | |
| 7–13 days | 1 (1.4) | 2 (1.1) | |
| 14 and more | 2 (2.8) | 7 (3.9) | |
| Length of hospitalization | 0.4519 | ||
| 1–6 days | 32 (45.1) | 96 (53.3) | |
| 7–13 days | 34 (47.9) | 76 (42.2) | |
| 14–20 days | 3 (4.2) | 6 (3.3) | |
| 21 and more | 2 (2.8) | 2 (1.1) | |
| Type of eye injury according to BETT | 0.0095** | ||
| Closed globe injuries | 35 (49.3) | 121 (67.2) | |
| Contusion | 18 (25.4) | 60 (33.3) | |
| Lamellar laceration | 5 (7.0) | 16 (8.9) | |
| Both | 12 (16.9) | 45 (25.0) | |
| Open globe injuries | 36 (50.7) | 59 (32.8) | |
| Ocular Trauma Score | 0.756 | ||
| 1 (poor visual prognosis) | 5 (7.0) | 9 (5.0) | |
| 2 | 6 (8.5) | 14 (7.8) | |
| 3 | 15 (21.1) | 36 (20.0) | |
| 4 | 24 (33.8) | 53 (29.4) | |
| 5 (very good visual prognosis) | 21 (29.6) | 68 (37.8) | |
| Final visual acuity | 0.6985 | ||
| 0 (removed eye) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (0.6) | |
| 1 (NLP) | 2 (2.8) | 7 (3.9) | |
| 2 (LP) | 5 (7.0) | 15 (8.3) | |
| 3 (1/200–19/200) | 4 (5.6) | 7 (3.9) | |
| 4 (20/200–20/50) | 10 (14.1) | 23 (12.8) | |
| 5 (≤20/40) | 48 (67.6) | 127 (70.6) |
Note: BETT (Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology), OTS (Ocular Trauma Score), NLP (no light projection), LP (light projection).
*
Fisher’s exact test for testing independence between work and non-work-related (α = 0.05).
**
OR = 0.475, 95%CI (0.26–0.86).