AIM: To analyze the epidemiological features for patients with eye trauma admitted from Jan. 2011 to Dec. 2015 in our hospital.

METHODS: The clinical data about 546 hospitalized patients with eye trauma treated from Jan. 2011 to Dec. 2015 in our hospital was retrospectively analyzed. The clinical data included the patient's gender, age, occupation, injured eye, injury types, injury-causing objects, post-processing treatment, etc.

RESULTS: For 546 cases, there were 402 male cases(73.6%)and 144 female cases(26.4%). At the different age groups, there were 210 cases aged from 31 to 50(38.5%), 152 cases aged from 21 to 30(27.8%). In view of different occupations, 196 cases were migrant workers(35.9%), followed by 152 cases of workers(27.8%)and 78 cases of students(14.3%). In view of the injury causes, 282 cases(51.6%)were caused by accidents followed by 83 fighting and brawling cases(15.2%). In view of injury types, the major types included blunt ocular trauma, perforating wound and rupture; there were 194 cases with blunt ocular trauma(35.5%), 142 cases with perforating wound(26.0%)and 61 cases with rupture(11.2%). For 546 cases, there were 178 cases with SAS≥50 scores(32.6%)including 154 cases with mild anxiety(28.2%), 18 cases with moderate anxiety(3.3%)and 6 cases with severe anxiety(1.1%).

CONCLUSION: In the most cases, the eye trauma can be prevented. According to the patient's gender, age, occupation and injury causes, it is possible to strengthen the health education, popularize the safety knowledge, improve the safety facilities and working environment so as to prevent the accidents of eye trauma.