Accidents - Contact lenses - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,607
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	501
Year 2007:	758
Year 2008:	347

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	142
16-25 years old:	604
26-50 years old:	760
50+ years old:	100

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	1,502	Face:	75
Head:	29

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Bicycles or accessories
PT, WHO WEARS CONTACT LENSES, C/O EYE PAIN. ALSO HAS ARM PAIN. RIDES BI KE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS. D:CONJUNCTIVITIS, PROBABLE MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Christmas decorations
PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT WENT INTO HIS EYE WHILE HE WAS WEARING CONTACT LENSES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Bleaches
CORNEAL AB-WEARING CONTACTS-GOT BLEACH IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Other ball sports
EYE IRRITATION-WEARING CONTACTS-HIT IN EYE W/A HARD PLASTIC BALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Billiards or pool
38 YOF WAS PLAYING POOL ON WEDNESDAY AND GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE UNDE RNEATH CONTACT LENS, HAS DEVELOPED A CORNEAL ULCER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Lawn mowers
CONJUNCTIVITIS-WEARING CONTACTS WHILE MOWING YARD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Contact lenses, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PATIENT FELL ASLEEP ON SOFA, GOT UP TO REMOVE CONTACTS, FELL TO THE FLOOR OF BATHROOM CUTTING HER FACE. DX-FACIAL LACERATION, BL. HD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Basketball
PT WAS POKED IN R EYE WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL 4 DAYS PRIOR. KNOCKED OU T CONTACT LENS. PT PUT LENS BACK IN EYE. NOW HAS EYE IRRIT. DX CORN ULC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Antifreeze
PT SPLASHED DILUTED ANTIFREEZE IN EYES. WAS WEARING CONTACTS AT THE TIM E. D:CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVTIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Football
WEARING CONTACT LENSES TO PLAY FOOTBALL, ACCIDENTALLY HIT EYE AGAINST A NOTHER PLAYER'S SHOULDER, NOW WITH CHANGE IN VISION>> VITREOUS DETATCHM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Beds or bedframes
WORE CONTACT LENS TO BED, EYE HURTING DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Chemicals
PLACED CONTACT INTO EYE AFTER WASHED INTO A CONTACT SOLUTION INSEAD OF SALINE >> CHEMICAL CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Soccer
CORNEAL AB-HIT W/ SOCCER BALL-PT WEARING DISPOSIABLE CONTACTS-@ A GYM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Eyeglasses
PT DX HEADACHE - PAIN STARTED X3 WEEKS AGO,PT WEARS CONTACT AND CORRECTIVE EYEGLASSES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Eye protection devices
CORNEAL AB-WEARING CONTACTS W/ SAFETY GOGGLES WHILE SAWING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, General purpose household cleaners
PT PLACED CONTACT LENSES IN WRONG CLEANER, DEVELOPED CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYES - UNKNOWN CLEANER USED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Balloons
EYE IRRITATION;LEFT BEFORE EXAM/22YOF PUT CONTACTS IN LAST NIGHT.WENT TO ***, TOUCHED LATEX BALLOONS.RUBBED EYES.EYES BURNING/ITCHING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Golf
L CORNEAL ABRASION; GOLFING YESTERDAY,L EYE STARTED BOTHERING, WHEN GOT HOME FOUND THAT LEFT CONTACT WAS SPLIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Televisions
CONTACT ON, WATCHING TV, SUDDENLY BLACKNESS IN THE VISION THAT STARTED GETTING LARGER, FOLLOWED BY H/A "VISION CHANGE/HA''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Swimming pools
PT WAS IN A POOL TODAY WEARING CONTACT LENSES & THINKS LENSES MAYBE STI LL IN EYE, BUT CANNOT FIND THEM. DX: EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
DROPPED CONTACT INTO CIGARETTEE ASH, PUT BACK IN EYE AFTER CLEANSING IT , CAN'T GET CONTACT OUT/ RT IRRITATION 2ND TO CONTACT LENS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Lawn mowers
CONTACT LENS INJURY-WHILE MOWING LAWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Bathtubs or showers
37 YO M CORNEAL ABRASION STRANGE FELLING IN EYE AFTER GETTING OUT OF SHOWER PT WEARS SOFT CONTACTS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Power lawn mowers
37 YO M CONJUNCTIVITS L EYE WEARS CONTACTS ALSO MOWING LAWN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
24 YO F CORNEAL ABRASION PT WEARS CONTACTS VISION BECAME BLURRY WHILE PT WAS WASING CABINETS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Contact lenses, Basketball
PT ELBOWED IN EYE WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL. WAS WEARING CONTACT LENSES. LENS STUCK IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY, EYE, ORBIT CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Rope or string
PT, WHO WEARS CONTACT LENSES, WAS RUNNING AND RAN INTO ROPE. CAN'T FIND CONTACT LENS IN EYE. EYE PAIN. D:CORNEAL ABRASION, EYELID ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Outerwear
R EYE INJ/52YOF STS R EYE HAD CONTACT LENS SHATTER AFTER TOGEL ON COAT STRUCK EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Basketball
PATIENT HAVING EYE PAIN, REDNESS, BURNING, WEARS SOFT CONTACTS, NEW PAI R 3 DAYS AGO, PLAYS BASKETBALL RUBBING DIRT/SWEAT IN EYES; CONJUNCTIVIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Basketball
CONTACT LENS CUT INTO R EYE DURING BASKETBALL GAME, DX; CONJUNCTIVITIS, EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Beds or bedframes
WENT TO BED C CONTECT LENSES IN, AWOKE C RED EYE EYE IRRITATION "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Basketball
PT PLAYING BASKETBALL WHEN HIT IN EYE BY OTHER PLAYER'S HAND. ?FINGER T O EYE. LOST CONTACT LENS. D: EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Exercise
CORNEAL ABRASION - 43 YOF WAS HIKING A FEW DAYS AGO, WEARING CONTACTS, NOW C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN, POSSIBLY D/T F/B, DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
WEARS CONTACT LENS, HIT IN EYE WITH BOOK/ CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Bicycles or accessories
38 YOM WAS BIKING YESTERDAY , THEN EYE BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM LIKE SOMETHI NG RIGHT EYE. WEARS CONTACTS. DX CORNEAL ULCER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Screwdrivers
32 YOF HIT RIGHT EYE WITH A SCREWDRIVER DISLODGING CONTACT LENS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Baseball
CORNEAL ULCER-WEARING CONTACTS WHILE PLAYING BASEBALL-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Flatware
PT, WHO WEARS CONTACT LENSES, HIT EYE ON METAL PART OF SEAT BELT YESTER DAY & ALSO HIT IN EYE WITH WOODEN SPOON IN CLASS. D: IRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, Chemicals
PT W/ REDNESS/SWELLING AROUND EYES. WEARS DISPOSABLE DAILY CONTACT LEN SES. STARTED NEW CHEM MICROBIOLOGY LAB ON FRI.D:ALLERGIC RXN, URTICARIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Contact lenses, Soaps
48 YOF CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN REMOVED CONTACT LENS WITH SOAP ON F INGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Contact lenses, General purpose household cleaners
EYE PAIN - 25 YOF GOT NEW CONTACT LENSES, C/O PAIN AND BLURRED VISION, MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH *** WHILE TAKING LENSES OUT TO CLEAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Contact lenses, All-terrain vehicles
LT CORNEAL AB-WEARING SOFT CONTACTS-DEBRIS WHILE 4 WHEELING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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