October 29, 2009
Eye Injuries
Sports cause more than 40,000 eye injuries each year. Interestingly more than 90% can actually be prevented. You might think that basketball and baseball are some of the safest sports to play but they actually result in the most eye injuries followed closely by water sports and racquet ball sports.
Approximately 30% of ocular injuries happen in people younger than 16 and for those between 15 and 64 the most common cause of sports eye injury is basketball.
Sports activities are classified as low risk, high risk and very high risk for eye injuries. If the activity involves the use of a bat, ball, puck, stick or racquet it will be classified as high risk while those sports that don’t have body contact or other equipment use such as track and field, are classified at low risk. Very high risk sports have body contact without eye protection such as basketball, martial arts, wrestling or boxing.
Prevention of sports eye injuries includes a complete eye examination during any sports physical. Determining any deficits before playing sports or identifying any abnormalities before an injury to can help to prevent injuries or diagnose a problem once there is an injury. Athletes who are at risk for eye injuries for eye injuries, such as those with retinal detachment, eye surgery, previous injury or current infection, should be counseled regarding the sport they intend to play and the appropriate eye protection that should be used.
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Adam @ Order Carisoprodol Online @ 7:02 am
Road traffic accidents with head and facial trauma may also have an eye injury – these are usually severe in nature with multiple lacerations, shards of glasses embedded in tissues, orbital fractures, severe hematoma and penetrating open-globe injuries with prolapsed of eye contents. So we should prevent by Wear safety glasses whenever you operate power tools, such as drills, saws, or power washers; when using a hammer; or when mixing or spraying chemicals. This will help in protecting eye injuries and should be splash with clean water whenever something enter into the eye.