@article{ref1,
title="Ocular injuries in basketball and baseball: what are the risks and how can we prevent them?",
journal="Current sports medicine reports",
year="2008",
author="Heimmel, Mark R. and Murphy, Marjorie A.",
volume="7",
number="5",
pages="284-288",
abstract="Ocular trauma is a frequent result of sports-related injury during basketball and baseball. A screening sideline examination should be performed immediately to assess vision and evaluate the severity of damage. The team physician should be able to treat minor injuries and identify vision-threatening trauma for immediate referral. Injuries range from minor, including corneal abrasion and foreign bodies, to more severe, including hyphema, orbital fracture, and globe rupture. Resultant damage may be vision-threatening and permanent. Most of these injuries can be prevented with full-time use of sport-specific protective eyewear. Physicians should recommend appropriate eye protection and counsel patients accordingly.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1537-890X",
doi="10.1249/JSR.0b013e318186ffc5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0b013e318186ffc5"
}