J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2001 May;42(5):730-735.
Sports-related Ocular Injuries
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea.
Abstract
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PURPOSE: To evaluate etiology, risk factors and clinical features in eyes with sports-related injuries.
METHOD: A prospective evaluation of all patients presenting with a sports-related ocular injury was conducted at Dongguk University Pohang Hospital from January 1999 to December 1999.
RESULT: There were 29 patients, representing 8.0% of all ocular trauma patients. Male was injured more often than female by a ratio of 6.25:1, and the mean age was 25.8+/-14.3 years. Soccer accounted for 37.9% and basketball accounted for 13.8% of all injuries. The mechanism most frequently responsible for injuries was direct ball trauma(51.7%). Six patients(20.7%) wore spectacles, whereas none of patients wore protective eye wear, at the time of their injury. Lid subcutaneous hemorrhage or edema(12 eyes) was the most common injury, and corneal abrasion(11 eyes) and retinal edema(7 eyes) occurred frequently. Traumatic hyphema and traumatic iritis occurred in 5 eyes, respectively.
CONCLUSION
Sports-related ocular trauma is one of the significant causes of ocular morbidity. Even though all sports-related ocular trauma is not preventable, increased education such as use of certified protective eye wear is needed if the frequency or severity of injuries is to be decreased.
