Eye Injuries in Sports: Results of a Five-Year Study
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 16 (5) , 126-138
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1988.11709510
Abstract
In brief: From 1982 to 1986, Quebec ophthalmologists reported 869 sports-related eye injuries. Hyphema was the most common injury, with a frequency of 33%. Most injuries occurred in ice hockey, followed by racket sports (32% and 28%, respectively); most of the injured players were not wearing eye protection. The authors suggest that wearing eye protection should be mandatory in some sports and encouraged in many others.Keywords
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