Title: Eye injuries
Course: Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Part 1 - Ethiopia (Full)

Eye injuries

Eye injuries are very common in most communities, especially in children and people younger than 30 years. Injury to the eye is one of the causes of cataracts. Eye injuries are the leading cause of blindness in only one eye worldwide. When you study the types of injuries described below, you will understand why young people are more likely than older people to suffer a blinding injury to one eye.