The Study of Incidence and Characteristics of Patients with Eye-Related Chief Complaints at the Emergency Department of Thammasat University Hospital

Table 2

Proportions of patients with eye-related chief complaints classified by groups of diagnoses.

Variable	Total (n = 704)
Traumatic eye disease	534
Foreign body at the cornea and conjunctiva	161 (30.1)
Minor trauma to the conjunctiva	107 (20.0)
Chemical injury	62 (11.6)
Eyelid injury	39 (7.3)
Corneal abrasion	37 (6.9)
Animal bite/sting	31 (5.8)
Subconjunctival hemorrhage	26 (4.9)
Ultraviolet keratitis	22 (4.1)
Penetrating eye injuries	13 (2.4)
Hyphema	10 (1.9)
Globe rupture	9 (1.7)
Vitreous hemorrhage	4 (0.7)
Lacrimal passage and apparatus injury	3 (0.6)
Macular problem in close globe injury	3 (0.6)
Intraocular FB (IOFB)	2 (0.4)
Lens subluxation	2 (0.4)
Traumatic mydriasis	2 (0.4)
Traumatic optic neuropathy	1 (0.2)
Nontraumatic eye disease	74
Conjunctivitis	15 (20.3)
Corneal ulcer	15 (20.3)
Lid inflammation	10 (13.5)
Subconjunctival hemorrhage	6 (8.1)
Acute glaucoma	5 (6.8)
Preseptal cellulitis	4 (5.4)
Endophthalmitis	3 (4.1)
Uveitis	2 (2.7)
Cavernous sinus thrombosis	2 (2.7)
Cataract	2 (2.7)
Strabismus	2 (2.7)
CRAO	1 (1.4)
CRVO	1 (1.4)
Orbital cellulitis	1 (1.4)
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus	1 (1.4)
Pinguecula	1 (1.4)
Retinal tear/detachment	1 (1.4)
Floater	1 (1.4)
Postophthalmic surgical complication	1 (1.4)
Noneye disease	96
Healthcare-associated exposure	36 (37.5)
Angioedema	34 (35.4)
Hypertensive urgency	5 (5.2)
Anaphylaxis	4 (4.2)
Hypertensive emergency	3 (3.1)
Acute kidney injury	3 (3.1)
Thalamic infarction	1 (1)
Preeclampsia	1 (1)
Bell’s palsy	1 (1)
Tension headache	1 (1)
Henoch–Schonlein purpura	1 (1)
Hyperglycemia	1 (1)
Amaurosis fugax	1 (1)
Miscellaneous	4 (4.2)