Pikkel J, Gelfand Y, Miller B
Dept. of Ophthalmology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
Harefuah. 1995 Oct;129(7-8):249-50, 295, 294.
The incidence of sports-related eye injuries was analyzed retrospectively for 1991-1993. It was fairly steady at about 2% of all eye casualties annually. 21% of those with sports-related eye injuries required hospitalization. The commonest pathological findings were corneal erosion (32%), eye lid injuries (27%), hyphema (19%) and macular edema (3%). Most eyes were injured during soccer (37%) and basketball (27%) games, the most popular sports in Israel.
