Research Article

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

Table 4

Diagnosis of traumatic eye disease classified by the chief complaint.

Chief complaintDiagnosis

Eye pain (90%)Foreign body at the cornea or conjunctiva, minor trauma to the conjunctiva, and chemical injury
Bruise at the eye (4%)Eyelid injury, subconjunctival hemorrhage, corneal abrasion, traumatic mydriasis, globe rupture, and lens subluxation
Red eye (2%)Minor trauma to the conjunctiva, corneal abrasion, hyphema, and subconjunctival hemorrhage
Swollen eye (1%)Eyelid injury, animal bite, or sting
Blurred vision (1%)Penetrating eye injuries and vitreous hemorrhage
Bleeding from eye (<1%)Hyphema and animal bite
Vision loss (<1%)Traumatic optic neuropathy