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Characteristics of Ocular Injuries Reported
| Characteristic | n(%) |
| Type of injury | |
| Mechanical globe | 168(82.8) |
| Non-mechanical globe | 9(4.4) |
| Non-globe | 26(12.8) |
| Time of reporting | |
| After 24hrs | 102(50.2) |
| Within 24hrs | 80(39.4) |
| Not recorded | 21(10.3) |
| Place of injury | |
| Home | 75(36.9) |
| Work | 56(27.6) |
| School | 30(14.8) |
| Road | 29(14.3) |
| Not recorded 8(3.9) | |
| Sports/recreation | 5(2.5) |
| Agent of injury | |
| Blunt | 83(40.9) |
| Not recorded | 59(29.1) |
| Sharp | 41(20.2) |
| Projectile | 10(4.9) |
| Chemical | 9(4.4) |
| Thermal/radiation | 1(0.5) |
