title: Knocked by the shuttlecock: twelve sight-threatening blunt-eye injuries in Australian badminton players.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Non-penetrating ocular injuries from badminton shuttlecocks can result in severe damage and life-long complications. This case series highlights the morbidity of such injuries, particularly in regard to post-traumatic glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective case series of 12 patients with shuttlecock-related blunt eye injuries sustained during badminton play without eye protection. By approaching colleagues through conference presentations and networking, the authors have attempted to gather all known cases of shuttlecock ocular injury managed in tertiary ocular emergency departments or private ophthalmological clinics in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia in 2015.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This is the first multicentre case series to describe badminton-related ocular injuries in Australia. Our case series demonstrates, in particular, long-term glaucoma-related morbidity for patients over a large age range (16 to 77 years), with one patient requiring ongoing management 26 years following their initial injury. The cases reported further add to the literature promoting awareness of badminton-related ocular injury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We encourage player education and advocacy on badminton-related eye injuries and appropriate use of eye protection to reduce associated morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Ophthalmology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Kathy K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Jao
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Ophthalmology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Alp
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atik
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Jamieson
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Mariana P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sheales
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Matthew H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital Eye Clinic, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital Eye Clinic, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Discipline of Ophthalmology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Athena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roufas
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Ophthalmology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Eye Associates, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Glaucoma Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zamir
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital Eye Clinic, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Discipline of Ophthalmology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|Glaucoma Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Discipline of Ophthalmology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|The University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Skalicky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005135:Eye Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D015865:Racquet Sports / Q000293:injuries*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Australia; badminton; blunt-eye injuries; glaucoma; ocular injury prevention; protective eyewear; racquet sports