Prevalence and risk factors of ocular trauma in an urban south-east Asian population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study

  1. Seng C Loon MMed1,2,
  2. Wan T Tay BSc(Hons)1,
  3. Seang M Saw PhD1,3,4,
  4. Jie J Wang PhD5,6,*,
  5. Tien Y Wong PhD1,3,5

Article first published online: 18 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02035.x

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Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology

Volume 37, Issue 4, pages 362–367, May/June 2009

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Loon, S. C., Tay, W. T., Saw, S. M., Wang, J. J. and Wong, T. Y. (2009), Prevalence and risk factors of ocular trauma in an urban south-east Asian population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 37: 362–367. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02035.x

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  1. 1

    Singapore Eye Research Institute,

  2. 2

    National University Hospital,

  3. 3

    Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and

  4. 4

    Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; and

  5. 5

    Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, and

  6. 6

    Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

*Associate Professor Jie Jin Wang, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, Locked Bag 8, East Melbourne, Vic. 8002, Australia. Email: jiejw@unimelb.edu.au

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 18 MAR 2009
  3. Received 6 December 2008; accepted 4 March 2009.

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Keywords:

  • ocular trauma;
  • population-based survey;
  • prevalence;
  • risk factor;
  • Singapore Malay Eye Study

Abstract

Purpose:  To describe the prevalence and risk factors of ocular trauma in an urban Asian population.

Methods:  A population-based survey of 3280 (78.7% response rate) Malay people aged 40–80 years residing in Singapore was conducted in 2004–2006. Interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to ascertain a history of ocular trauma, defined as any eye injury requiring medical attention from a doctor.

Results:  Of the 3264 participants, 149 (5.0%, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 4.1–6.0%) reported a history of ocular trauma. Of those, 30.2% had trauma from a blunt object, 33.6% from a sharp object, and 22.1% from chemical burns. After adjusting for age and sex, men had a higher prevalence of ocular trauma than women (8.3% vs. 2.1%, age-adjusted odds ratio [OR] 4.7, CI 3.1–7.1), and younger persons had a higher risk of ocular trauma (per year increase in age, OR 0.98, CI 0.96–0.99). Consumption of alcohol was associated with higher likelihood of having ocular injury (OR 4.3, CI 2.2–8.4).

Conclusions:  One in 20 persons in this urban south-east Asian population had a history of ocular trauma. Younger persons, men and consumption of alcohol were risk factors for ocular trauma.

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