Al-Amry Mohammad, Al-Ghadeer Huda
Department of Emergency, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jan-Mar;31(1):55-57. doi: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2017.01.005. Epub 2017 Jan 29.
Paintball is a popular recreational sport. This case series describes three Saudi patients exposed to paintball ocular injuries with sever ocular trauma. Two patients developed hyphema and traumatic cataract and one patient had vitreous hemorrhage, choroidal detachment, commotio retinae and retinal tear. All patients require surgical intervention. Final best corrected visual acuity was 20/200, 20/30 and 20/50 respectively. Paintball related ocular injuries can result in severe visual loss and in most of the time requires surgical intervention. Most injuries occur in under-supervised settings and are easily preventable. Our main aim was to increase awareness among local ophthalmologists and eye professionals about this new game. Improved safety measures and appropriate public education could prevent such serious ocular injuries.
彩弹射击是一项广受欢迎的娱乐运动。本病例系列描述了三名沙特患者遭受彩弹射击导致的眼部损伤，伴有严重的眼外伤。两名患者出现前房积血和外伤性白内障，一名患者发生玻璃体积血、脉络膜脱离、视网膜震荡和视网膜裂孔。所有患者均需要手术干预。最终最佳矫正视力分别为20/200、20/30和20/50。与彩弹射击相关的眼部损伤可导致严重视力丧失，且大多数情况下需要手术干预。大多数损伤发生在监管不足的环境中，且很容易预防。我们的主要目的是提高当地眼科医生和眼科专业人员对这项新运动的认识。改进安全措施和进行适当的公众教育可以预防此类严重的眼部损伤。
