Citation

Khandelwal R, Majumdar MR, Gupta A. BMJ Case Rep. 2012; 2012(online): online.

Affiliation

Department of Ophthalmology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2012-006363

PMID

22878990

Abstract

Badminton is a famous sport usually played without any protective eyewear. Ocular injury from one's own partner in a doubles game, with the shuttlecock, is rare. Two untrained badminton players presented with severe ocular trauma during a smash shot from the partner in a 'doubles' game. Both the players developed blind eye (vision <3/60) in spite of immediate treatment. This article describes an unusual mode of severe blunt trauma with a shuttlecock while playing a 'doubles' game, leading to coup-countercoup injury. In addition, the article highlights the need for awareness of the fatal ocular complications and life-long visual disability, especially in untrained badminton enthusiasts.

Language: en