Severe eye injuries in cricket.

Severe eye injuries in cricket.

We report five cases of severe eye injury sustained in cricket, including retinal detachment and rupture of the globe. The eye is at particular risk from a rising ball. We comment on the need for appropriate facial protection for batsmen and close fielders.

Severe eye injuries in the war in Iraq, 2003-2005.

PURPOSE To document the incidence and treatment of patients with severe ocular and ocular adnexal injuries during Operation Iraqi Freedom. DESIGN Retrospective hospital-based observational analysis of injuries. PARTICIPANTS All coalition forces, enemy prisoners of war, and civilians with severe ocular and ocular adnexal injuries. METHODS The authors retrospectively examined severe ocular ...

Measures to Prevent Cricket Injuries

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Epidemiology of severe childhood eye injuries that required hospitalisation.

We conducted a retrospective study of all paediatric ocular injuries that were treated at the Prince of Wales Hospital between October 1991 and January 1997. Of the 60 injuries reviewed, eight (13.3%) resulted in some degree of visual deficit. The mean age was 5.5 years and the average male to female ratio was 2.75:1. The distribution of injuries was as follows: contusions, 29 (48.3%); non-pene...

Serious eye injuries to cricket wicketkeepers: a call to consider protective eyewear.