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ocular trauma significant cause blindness often missed polytrauma contemporary studies report eye injuries setting severe trauma uk investigated ocular injury epidemiology trends among patients suffering major trauma england wales 2004 2021 conducted retrospective study utilising trauma audit research network tarn registry major trauma cases concomitant eye injuries included major trauma defined injury severity score 15 ocular injuries included globe cranial nerve ii iii iv vi tear duct injuries orbital fractures adnexal lid injuries included demographics injury profiles outcomes extracted report descriptive statistics 3yearly trends 287 267 major trauma cases 2368 082 ocular injuries prevalence decreased 187 066 20042021 period p 00001 males comprised 722 ocular injury cases median age 345 years proportion ocular injuries road traffic collisions fell 431 253 fallrelated injuries increased predominated 376 201921 concomitant head injury occurred 866 common site ocular injury conjunctiva 293 compared previous tarn data 19892004 retinal injuries threefold prevalent 59 vs 185 corneal injuries less 310 vs 66 whilst identifying eye injuries major trauma challenging appears ocular injury epidemiology setting shifted though overall prevalence low findings may inform prevention strategies guideline development resource allocation