Verburg-van der Marel E H, ten Napel J A, de Keizer R J
Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Oogheelkunde, Leiden.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1993 Apr 17;137(16):825-6.
Paintball shooting is played with increasing frequency in the Netherlands. A bullet, filled with paint, shot at 60 m/sec can cause serious damage to the eye. All five patients seen in two years showed a hyphaema. Four out of five patients showed damage of the posterior pole, including vitreous haemorrhage, choroidal rupture, retinal detachment, and sub- or intraretinal haemorrhage. Three out of five patients incurred permanent visual loss, varying from 3/60 to 25/100. Adequate instruction of the participants in the game and proper use of the eye protector will be of help in preventing eye injuries.
