During 2007-2010,an average of 2.4 million eye-related visits were made to emergency departments (EDs) each year. During this period, 43.7 visits per 10000 persons were the result of medical conditions, or 37.6 visits per 10000 persons were the result of injuries. meaningful differences in the reason for eye-related ED visits were observed by age group. Children and persons aged 65 years and over were more likely to visit the ED for an eye-related medical condition than an eye injury. The eye-related visit rate for a medical condition was highest among those aged 18 years and under (63.3 per 10000 persons) and lowest among those aged 65 years and over (27.3).
Source: cdc.gov