Citation

Buckingham RS, Whitwell KJ, Lee RB. Mil. Med. 2005; 170(3): 196-200.

Affiliation

Michigan College of Optometry, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI 49307, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15828693

Abstract

Army, Navy, and Air Force safety center ground eye injuries were evaluated from fiscal year 1988 through fiscal year 1998. The U.S. Army Safety Center data revealed that the average Army military eye injury mishap caused a loss of 6.1 days from work, at a cost averaging 9724 dollars. The U.S. Navy Safety Center data showed that the average Navy military eye injury mishap caused a loss of 5.9 days from work, at a cost averaging 4222 dollars. The Air Force Safety Center data revealed that the average Air Force eye injury mishap caused a loss of 4.7 days from work, at a cost averaging 3196 dollars. Comparing safety center data with Defense Medical Surveillance System data exposed an underreporting of safety center data by at least 250%. To improve accurate meaningful data collection, an automated eye injury collection system should be initiated.