The epidemiology of blunt ocular trauma in a tertiary health care institution in Serbia - a four-year-long retrospective study

Introduction/Objective. Ocular trauma is a globally important cause of visual impairment. The aim our study was to analyses demographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics blunt ocular trauma. Methods. retrospective enrolled patients with trauma, hospitalized at the Eye Clinic, University Clinical Centre Serbia in Belgrade during four-year period (2018?2022). Demographic characteristics, mechanism injury, best corrected acuity on admission discharge injured eye structure were analyzed. Results. Out 283 patients, majority (n = 233, 82%) men. People aged 61 over 82, 29%) greatest risk for Injuries from splitting wood 78, 28%) various tools objects 70, 25%) most common entire group, both men women. Visual better than 0.6 147 (52%) 185 (65%). affected are pathological findings anterior chamber 160, 56%), which mainly related hyphemia. Conclusion. Present showed that affects all age groups, but often elderly children. Men more Splitting manipulating activities highest