Table 4.

Material of IOFBs among adults and children of different age-groups

Material of IOFBs	Age-group				p value
	0–6, n (%)	7–12, n (%)	13–17, n (%)	≥18, n (%)
Metallic	5 (20.8)	6 (14.3)	19 (70.4)	846 (78.0)	<0.001
Stone	4 (16.7)	15 (35.7)	2 (7.4)	113 (10.4)
Glass	2 (8.3)	7 (16.7)	4 (14.8)	48 (4.4)
Plant	3 (12.5)	4 (9.5)	0 (0.0)	24 (2.2)
Animal	2 (8.3)	1 (2.4)	0 (0.0)	6 (0.6)
Eyelash	1 (4.2)	1 (2.4)	0 (0.0)	18 (1.7)
Pencil	5 (20.8)	7 (16.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Other	2 (8.3)	1 (2.4)	2 (7.4)	29 (2.7)

IOFBs, intraocular foreign body.