Epidemiological Trends of Ocular Injuries in Infants

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2023 Jul-Aug;60(4):e41-e44. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20230619-02. Epub 2023 Jul 1.

Abstract

Approximately 21,000 consumer product-related ocular injuries occurred in infants in the United States from 2009 to 2019; toys being the most common (12.9%) consumer product in the 1- to 4-month age cohort, detergents in the 5- to 8-month (21.6%) cohort, and chemicals for the 9- to 12-month (34.0%) age cohort. These results identify an important preventable consumer product-related public health problem in infants. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2023;60(4):e41-e44.].

MeSH terms

  • Eye Injuries* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Play and Playthings
  • United States / epidemiology