Of the 51,778 people admitted to hospital for eye injuries in Australia over a five-year period, the most common causes were falls (35%) and assaults (23). Two thirds of the patients were male.
According to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), covering eye injuries from 2010-11 to 2014-15, the most common type of eye injury was an open wound of the eyelid and periocular area (27%). Some 86,602 presentations were made to an emergency department due to an eye injury in the 2-year period, 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2015; 1% of these presentations were admitted to hospital.
