Epidemiology of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits
Channa R, Zafar SN, Canner JK, Haring RS, Schneider EB, Friedman DS. Epidemiology of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits. JAMA Ophthalmology 2016, 134: 312. PMID: 26821577, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.5778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleED visitsEmergency departmentIncidence rateUS Nationwide Emergency Department SampleAge groupsPopulation-based incidence ratesEmergency Department SampleInflation-adjusted chargesHighest income quartileDifferent age groupsEmergent visitsCorneal abrasionOlder patientsEye injuriesSubconjunctival hemorrhageNonemergent conditionsOcular problemsOcular conditionsNonemergent visitsExternal eyeEye problemsForeign bodyMAIN OUTCOMEIndependent factors