PURPOSE: To study and analyze the types of ocular trauma in the emergency department of Goiás Eye Bank Foundation, Goiânia - Brazil and guide general physicians about the first medical contact. METHODS: An analysis was done in 351 visits between december, 2010 and february, 2011. The ocular trauma cases were evaluated by gender, age, origin, trauma type and treatment performed. RESULTS: Three hundred fifty-one emergency medical visits were analyzed and were found 153 ocular traumas (43.6%), showing predominance of 131 cases (85.6%) of men. The most frequent age was 20 to 39 year-old young male in 90 cases (58.8%). Goiânia was the most frequent origin with 89 (58.2%). The superficial foreign body mechanical trauma was the most common trauma type with 95 cases (66.4%). Clinical treatment was performed in 149 cases (97%). CONCLUSION: Concerning the ocular trauma, superficial foreign bodies predominated in males in working age coming from Goiânia treated clinically. There is a strong relationship with occupational accidents requiring special attention to prevention.
Eye injuries/etiology; Accidents, occupational/prevention & control; Eye foreign bodies; Corneal perforation; Eye health
