Eye
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PurposeCharacterize ocular trauma and visual outcomes from firework injuries at a level I trauma center. MethodsRetrospective review of all firework injuries at Harborview Medical Center between 2003 and 2013. ResultsThree hundred and twenty-seven patients sustained firework injuries, of which 100 (31%) sustained ocular injuries. ⋯ ConclusionsFirework-related ocular trauma frequently results in vision-threatening pathology. Prompt referral to and treatment by ophthalmologists is critical. This study documents the dangers inherent in the personal use of fireworks and provides data that may help guide public policy to decrease the frequency of these devastating injuries.