Epidemiological Trends and Inequalities in Eye Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0–19 Years: A Comprehensive Analysis of Global, Regional, and National Data From 1990 to 2021
Yang Meng, Yuan Liu, Yuan Ma, Ziye Chen, Chin-Ling Tsai, Tao Li
TL;DR
This study analyzed global eye injury trends in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021, finding a decline in rates but significant regional and demographic disparities.
Contribution
The study provides a comprehensive global analysis of eye injury burden in children and adolescents, highlighting inequalities linked to sociodemographic factors.
Findings
Age-standardized incidence and disability rates of eye injuries decreased by 21.6% and 21.4% globally from 1990 to 2021.
South Asia had the highest number of eye injury cases in 2021, while higher sociodemographic index countries had higher age-standardized rates.
Unintentional injuries were the leading cause of eye injuries among children and adolescents worldwide.
Abstract
Eye injury is a leading cause of blindness and vision loss worldwide, with children and adolescents being particularly vulnerable. This study aimed to evaluate the global, regional, and national burden of eye injuries among children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021. This is a population‐based analysis using data from Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Eye injury estimates for children and adolescents aged under 20 years, including incidence and years lived with disability (YLDs), were collected and then analyzed by age, sex, and location. The association between sociodemographic index (SDI) and eye injury burden was also investigated. From 1990 to 2021, the age‐standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and age‐standardized YLD rate (ASYR) for child and adolescent eye injuries decreased by 21.6% and 21.4%, respectively. In 2021, an estimated 11,547,996 children and adolescents worldwide…
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TopicsTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries · Facial Trauma and Fracture Management · Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics