Eye injury and sport: sport-related eye injuries presenting to an eye casualty department throughout 1995.
A survey was undertaken of all patients attending the Eye Casualty Department at Waterford Regional Hospital with sports injuries in the twelve-month period 1st January 1995 to 31st December 1995. Ninety eight patients had problems associated with sport. Hurling was responsible for the largest group (30%) and football of different codes accounted for 29%. The next largest group was the racquet sports (13%). The most common injuries were to the anterior chamber (hyphaema and microhyphaema: 36%). There were three orbital fractures. 26 patients (27%) were admitted. 83 patients (85%) were male. The median age was 20 years. Sport is a significant cause of eye injury, which is often serious, and affects mostly young healthy males.
Lynch
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Eye Casualty Department, Waterford Regional Hospital, Co. Waterford.
Rowan
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B
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology