ArticleBMC ophthalmology2022
Occurrence and outcome of firework-related ocular injuries in Switzerland: A descriptive retrospective study.
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- Impact of government pyrotechnics ban on emergency department usage rates around the turn of the years.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Significant increase of firework induced eye injuries in Germany and The Netherlands- are we doing enough to protect minors and bystanders?Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Article
- Firework injuries around New Year's Eve - epidemiology, injury patterns and risk factors.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Ocular Firework Injuries among Patients Presented to the Emergency Department During Festival Season in a Tertiary Eye Hospital.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFirework-related ocular injuries (FWROI) are a major cause of preventable visual impairment. This study aimed to analyze the occurrence and outcome of FWROI in Switzerland.
methodsThis retrospective multicenter study included patients with FWROI from seven centers in Switzerland from January 2009 to August 2020. Demographic information, type of injuries, medical and surgical treatments, the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at baseline and end of follow-up, occurrence and type of secondary complications, and duration of hospitalization were analyzed.
resultsA total of 105 patients (119 eyes) with a mean age of 27.1 ± 15.9 years were included in the study (71.4% male patients; 29.5% underage). Most injuries occurred around New Year's Eve (32.4%) and the Swiss national holiday on 1 August (60.9%). The most common anterior segment findings were conjunctival or corneal foreign bodies (58%), whereas Berlin's edema was the most common posterior segment finding (11.4%). Globe ruptures were found in four patients. The mean BCVA in all patients at first presentation was 0.4 ± 0.8 logMAR and improved to 0.3 ± 0.8 logMAR at last follow-up. A primary surgical intervention was performed in 48 eyes (40.3%). Hospitalization directly after the trauma was necessary for 18 patients for a mean of 5.8 ± 4.1 days, and a total of 4.9 ± 7.6 follow-up visits were needed.
conclusionThis study provides the first data on FWROI in Switzerland, which are helpful for further preventive and educational programs and comparisons with other countries.
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