Open AccessDifferent causes of referral to ophthalmology emergency room
Author(s) -
Alireza Jafari,
Shima Bozorgui,
Nooshin Shahverdi,
Ahmad Alipour,
Mohammad Reza Akbari,
Hojat Salmasian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.93104
Subject(s) - referral , ophthalmology , medicine , optometry , medical emergency , family medicine
Eye-related complaints compose approximately 1-6% of complaints of patients referring to general emergency ward around the world. Eye injuries are the most common cause of referral to eye emergency ward. To understand the impact of eye injuries in Iran and to plan preventive strategies, it is important to understand the complete magnitude of the problem with regard to true population-based data and standard reproducible definitions.