Recreational fishing eye injuries and eye protection

Eye Injuries and Eye Protection in Sports.

The International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) calls attention to the fact that, while injuries in sports can be relatively frequent, they are almost completely preventable. Loss of sight, even in one eye, involves changes in lifestyle for the individual and serious financial and social consequences both for the individual and for society as a whole. It is imperative that sport eye inju...

Eye injuries induced by a barbed three-pronged fishing spear.

Eye Protection and Risk of Eye Injuries in High School Field Hockey.

OBJECTIVE To determine if injury rates among female field hockey players differ before and after implementation of a national mandate for protective eyewear (MPE). METHODS We analyzed girls' field hockey exposure and injury data collected from national (High School Reporting Information Online [RIO]) and regional (Fairfax County Public Schools) high school sports injury databases in 2 seasons...

Mandatory use of eye protection prevents eye injuries in the metal industry.

BACKGROUND Eyes are frequently injured in occupational accidents. What is the preventive effect of mandatory eye protection in metalworking? METHODS The injury incidence was determined before and after eye protection became mandatory in a metalworking yard. RESULTS The incidence declined from 6.09 to 0.42 injuries per million working hours after eye protection became mandatory. CONCLUSION...

Self-inflicted eye injuries.

Five cases of self-inflicted eye injury are described and discussed. A review of the literature shows that several psychiatric diagnoses have been assigned to people who damage their eyes. A variety of mechanisms to explain this phenomenon are described.