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Table 1 Mechanisms of injury

From: Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of posterior segment intraocular foreign body in a tertiary hospital

Mechanism of injury

Number (%)

Hammering the metal

33(58.9)

Using electric drill

5(8.9)

Shaving steel wire

4(7.1)

Air nail gun

3(5.4)

Chiseling on metal

3(5.4)

Looking at others’ working

3(5.4)

Firework explosion

1 (1.8)

Wood cutting

1(1.8)

Stabbed by the pencil

1(1.8)

Hit by the branch

1(1.8)

Electric welding

1(1.8)