Open AccessPatterns of ocular trauma among the elderly in a South-American urban area and the association between eye traumas with sleep disorders
Author(s) -
Sergio Henrique N Moreira,
Niro Kasahara
Publication year - 2017
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/jets.jets_90_16
Subject(s) - medicine , pittsburgh sleep quality index , epidemiology , population , observational study , pediatrics , sleep quality , psychiatry , insomnia , environmental health
Eye trauma in the older population can lead to blindness. Sleep deterioration is associated with increased risk of occupational injuries. The purpose of the study was to assess the epidemiology of ocular trauma in the elderly population and to evaluate the relationship between eye trauma and sleep quality.