Ocular trauma caused by intimate partner violence more common in women than men

Intimate partner violence-related ocular injuries are more prevalent among individuals aged 18 to 39 years. The patients are more often women than men, and home is the most common injury location, according to a study.
The study used the National Trauma Data Bank, the largest trauma registry in the U.S., as a source of data. The search focused on patients aged 18 years or older who were hospitalized for intimate partner violence (IPV) ocular injury.
Between 2017 and 2019, 508,976 records of patients with ocular injury were identified, of which 2,598 were associated with IPV. While the age of

Intimate partner violence-related ocular injuries are more prevalent among individuals aged 18 to 39 years. The patients are more often women than men, and home is the most common injury location, according to a study.
The study used the National Trauma Data Bank, the largest trauma registry in the U.S., as a source of data. The search focused on patients aged 18 years or older who were hospitalized for intimate partner violence (IPV) ocular injury.
Between 2017 and 2019, 508,976 records of patients with ocular injury were identified, of which 2,598 were associated with IPV. While the age of