Easterbrook M
Can Med Assoc J. 1978 Feb 4;118(3):298, 303-5.
As more Canadians are taking up squash the incidence of eye injuries is increasing dramatically. Over 2-1/2 years, 23 cases from one urban practice were examined. Almost half of the group required inhospital treatment. Five patients sustained a permanent decrease in vision; these cases involved three corneal scars, one cataract and one macular cyst. Patients wearing glasses or hard contact lenses appear to be more susceptible to serious eye injury. Experience does not appear to reduce the likelihood of eye injuries; the patients in this study had played squash for 5.6 years on the average. Consequently the medical profession must take the lead by encouraging squash players to use protective equipment now available to reduce the incidence of these injuries that pose so much personal hazard.
随着越来越多的加拿大人开始打壁球，眼部受伤的发生率急剧上升。在两年半的时间里，对一家城市诊所的23例病例进行了检查。几乎一半的患者需要住院治疗。五名患者视力永久性下降；这些病例包括三处角膜瘢痕、一例白内障和一例黄斑囊肿。戴眼镜或硬性隐形眼镜的患者似乎更容易受到严重眼部伤害。经验似乎并不能降低眼部受伤的可能性；本研究中的患者平均打壁球已有5.6年。因此，医学界必须发挥带头作用，鼓励壁球运动员使用现有的防护装备，以降低这些造成巨大个人危害的伤害的发生率。
