title: An unusual mechanism of ocular trauma in badminton players: two incidental cases.
abstract: Badminton is a famous sport usually played without any protective eyewear. Ocular injury from one's own partner in a doubles game, with the shuttlecock, is rare. Two untrained badminton players presented with severe ocular trauma during a smash shot from the partner in a 'doubles' game. Both the players developed blind eye (vision <3/60) in spite of immediate treatment. This article describes an unusual mode of severe blunt trauma with a shuttlecock while playing a 'doubles' game, leading to coup-countercoup injury. In addition, the article highlights the need for awareness of the fatal ocular complications and life-long visual disability, especially in untrained badminton enthusiasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. rekha.khandelwal@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: Mohana Raja
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015865:Racquet Sports; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult