Patel Parth S, Uppuluri Aditya, Oydanich Marko, Langer Paul D, Zarbin Marco A, Bhagat Neelakshi
Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Int Ophthalmol. 2023 Mar;43(3):997-1003. doi: 10.1007/s10792-022-02502-3. Epub 2022 Sep 3.
To characterize trends in ocular tennis injuries over the last 20 years.
The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System was utilized to characterize tennis-related eye injuries in a nationally representative sample of emergency department visits. Data were divided into 5 age groups, and various demographic information was obtained.
Approximately 16,000 tennis-related ocular injuries were identified with males being affected nearly 2:1 compared to females. The youngest age group (0-20) had the greatest proportion of injuries, with most injuries in boys 11-15 years old. Injuries occurred most often during the spring season. Most patients were treated and released from the ED. Of those patients who were hospitalized, one-third had an open globe injury.
The overall number of injuries trended downward during the timespan of the study. Although most patients did not experience serious visual consequences, the greatest proportion of ocular tennis injuries occurred in the pediatric age group in whom the risk of amblyopia is high. Primary care providers and tennis regulatory bodies should consider recommending eye safety sports goggles in children to mitigate the potential for significant visual morbidity.
描述过去20年眼部网球伤的趋势。
利用国家电子伤害监测系统，在全国具有代表性的急诊就诊样本中描述与网球相关的眼外伤情况。数据分为5个年龄组，并获取了各种人口统计学信息。
共识别出约16000例与网球相关的眼外伤，男性受影响的比例几乎是女性的2倍。最年轻的年龄组（0 - 20岁）受伤比例最高，大多数受伤发生在11 - 15岁的男孩中。受伤最常发生在春季。大多数患者在急诊室接受治疗后出院。在住院的患者中，三分之一有开放性眼球损伤。
在研究期间，受伤总数呈下降趋势。虽然大多数患者没有出现严重的视觉后果，但眼部网球伤的最大比例发生在儿童年龄组，而该组弱视风险较高。初级保健提供者和网球监管机构应考虑建议儿童佩戴眼部安全运动护目镜，以降低严重视觉疾病的潜在风险。
