Changing Trends in Eye-Related Complaints Presenting to the Emergency Department in Beirut, Lebanon, over 15 Years

Table 3

Percent distribution of ophthalmic complaints among different age groups in 1997 compared to 2012.

Age group; (years)	Penetrating eye injuries		Nonpenetrating eye trauma		Nontraumatic ophthalmic emergencies		Nontraumatic nonurgent ophthalmic conditions
	1997	2012	1997	2012	1997	2012	1997	2012
0–5	3.1	1.5	60.9	53	76.6	75.37	23.4	24.62
6–16	1.9	5.6	58.5	56.07	77.4	74.77	22.6	25.23
17–30	1.3	4.89	63.9	32.33	81.7	62.4	18.3	37.6
31–45	4	5.73	64.6	40.1	79.4	66.15	20.6	33.85
>45	2.3	2.78	42.5	31.48	69.7	61.57	30.3	38.43