Citation

MacEwen CJ, McLatchie GR. Scott. Med. J. 2010; 55(2): 22-24.

Affiliation

University Department of Ophthamology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee. c.j.macewen@dundee.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Royal Society of Medicine Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20533697

Abstract

Most ocular injuries involve only the external eye. However, in approximately one-third of cases the intraocular structures are damaged with potentially sight threatening consequences. A small number of sports, such as soccer, rugby, hockey and the racquet sports are responsible for most injuries. Sport is responsible for between 25-40% of all eye injuries severe enough to require hospital admission. Most of these are recognised as being largely preventable and methods of reducing the number and severity of such injuries are of prime importance.

Language: en