Akgun Z, Selver OB. Epidemiology and etiology of chemical ocular injury: A brief review. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(6): 1245-1251 [PMID: 36926138 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i6.1245]
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Ozlem Barut Selver, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir 35100, Turkey. ozlembarutselver@yahoo.com
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Ophthalmology
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World J Clin Cases. Feb 26, 2023; 11(6): 1245-1251 Published online Feb 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i6.1245
Epidemiology and etiology of chemical ocular injury: A brief review
Zeynep Akgun, Ozlem Barut Selver
Zeynep Akgun, Ozlem Barut Selver, Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir 35100, Turkey
Author contributions: Selver OB conceptualized and designed the manuscript; Akgun Z drafted the manuscript; Selver OB revised the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Both authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Ozlem Barut Selver, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir 35100, Turkey. ozlembarutselver@yahoo.com
Received: September 24, 2022 Peer-review started: September 24, 2022 First decision: November 16, 2022 Revised: November 19, 2022 Accepted: January 31, 2023 Article in press: January 31, 2023 Published online: February 26, 2023
Abstract
Chemical ocular injury is one of the common ophthalmologic emergencies that can cause vision loss and serious complications. Despite all protective measures, it continues to be a serious public health problem, especially in young male patients. Although it is known that injuries occur most frequently in the workplace and in young male patients, there is a variable frequency and distribution in different regions around the world. In addition, with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, there are changing trends in ocular chemical injuries. This review aims to specify an update on the epidemiological and etiological features of ocular chemical injuries.
Core Tip: Epidemiological and demographic characteristics are important to prevent ocular chemical injuries, one of the most important ocular emergencies.
