Abstract
Sports-related eye injuries have received more and more attention in recent years with the increase of its prevalence. It may cause permanent visual impairment and blindness (Leivo et al., ActaOphthalmol 93(3):224–31, 2015; Lundin et al., WMJ 113(3):99–101, 2014), which places a huge burden on individuals, families, and healthcare systems. Compared with adult group, sports-related eye injuries are more common in pediatric group (Miller et al., WMJ 113(3):99–101, 2014; Podbielski et al., Can J Ophthalmol 44(5):519–22, 2009; Kadappu et al., ClinExpOphthalmol 41(5):427–34, 2013; Hoskin et al., Acta Ophthalmol 94(6):e407–10, 2016). In addition, eye injuries caused by various sports may result in different consequences, which bring enormous challenges for ophthalmologist. It is noted that 90% of sports-related eye injuries are preventable with adequate protective equipment (Bro and Ghosh, Scand J Med Sci Sports 27(4):430–434, 2017; Goldstein and Wee, Eye Contact Lens 37(3):160–3, 2011). Therefore, knowing the risks and proper protection before the sports activities is the key to prevent sports-related eye injuries.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness. Protective eyewear for young athletes. Pediatrics. 2004;113(3 Pt 1):619–22.
Ong HS, Barsam A, Morris OC, et al. A survey of ocular sports trauma and the role of eye protection. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2012;35(6):285–7.
Kim T, Nunes AP, Mello MJ, et al. Incidence of sports-related eye injuries in the United States: 2001–2009. Graefes Arch ClinExpOphthalmol. 2011;249(11):1743–4.
Haring RS, Sheffield ID, Canner JK, et al. Epidemiology of sports-related eye injuries in the United States. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016;134(12):1382–90.
Moon S, Ryoo HW, Ahn JY, et al. Analysis on sports and recreation activity-related eye injuries presenting to the emergency department. Int J Ophthalmol. 2016;9(10):1499–505.
Kuhn F, Morris R, Witherspoon CD, et al. A standardized classification of ocular trauma. Ophthalmology. 1996;103(2):240–3.
Miller KN, Collins CL, Chounthirath T, Smith GA. Pediatric sports- and recreation-related eye injuries treated in US emergency departments. Pediatrics. 2018;141(2):e20173083.
Podbielski DW, Surkont M, Tehrani NN, Ratnapalan S. Pediatric eye injuries in a Canadian emergency department. Can J Ophthalmol. 2009;44(5):519–22.
Kadappu S, Silveira S, Martin F. Aetiology and outcome of open and closed globe eye injuries in children. ClinExpOphthalmol. 2013;41(5):427–34.
Hoskin AK, Yardley AM, Hanman K, Lam G, Mackey DA. Sports-related eye and adnexal injuries in the Western Australian paediatric population. Acta Ophthalmol. 2016;94(6):e407–10.
Leivo T, Haavisto AK, Sahraravand A. Sports-related eye injuries: the current picture. ActaOphthalmol. 2015;93(3):224–31.
Mishra A, Verma AK. Sports related ocular injuries. Med J Armed Forces India. 2012;68(3):260–6.
Yan H, editor. Mechanical ocular trauma. Singapore: Springer; 2017.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Zhu, X., Zhang, W., Wang, J., Yan, H. (2020). Introduction. In: Yan, H. (eds) Sports-related Eye Injuries. Ocular Trauma. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9741-7_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9741-7_1
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-9740-0
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-9741-7
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)