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Eye injuries associated with paintball guns.

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Farr, AK; Fekrat, S
Published in: Int Ophthalmol
1998

AIMS: This study identifies the various types of ocular injuries sustained after blunt trauma with a paintball fired from a paintball gun. METHODS: We report two patients who sustained injury to an eye after being shot with a paintball and review similar cases presented in the world literature. The type of injury sustained and the final visual acuity obtained after a paintball hit to the eye are examined. RESULTS: The two boys presented were hit in the eye with a paintball resulting in lens subluxation, hyphema formation, and angle recession. Cataract extraction was required in both cases. One boy also had an optic neuropathy and a choroidal rupture. A review of the literature reveals a variety of injuries occur after a paintball hit to the eye. In some of the cases, the damage to the eye has led to loss of vision and at times loss of the eye. CONCLUSIONS: Paintball guns can cause devastating ocular injuries. Wearing protective eye and face gear during this game is essential. We recommend that an anti-fog face mask with a one-piece polycarbonate eye shield be worn by those participating in paintball games.

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Int Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

0165-5701

Publication Date

1998

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

169 / 173

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating
  • Wounds, Gunshot
  • Rupture
  • Play and Playthings
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Male
  • Lens, Crystalline
  • Lens Subluxation
  • Hyphema
  • Humans
 

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Farr, A. K., & Fekrat, S. (1998). Eye injuries associated with paintball guns. Int Ophthalmol, 22(3), 169–173. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006216125152
Farr, A. K., and S. Fekrat. “Eye injuries associated with paintball guns.Int Ophthalmol 22, no. 3 (1998): 169–73. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006216125152.
Farr AK, Fekrat S. Eye injuries associated with paintball guns. Int Ophthalmol. 1998;22(3):169–73.
Farr, A. K., and S. Fekrat. “Eye injuries associated with paintball guns.Int Ophthalmol, vol. 22, no. 3, 1998, pp. 169–73. Pubmed, doi:10.1023/a:1006216125152.
Farr AK, Fekrat S. Eye injuries associated with paintball guns. Int Ophthalmol. 1998;22(3):169–173.
Journal cover image

Published In

Int Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

0165-5701

Publication Date

1998

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

169 / 173

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating
  • Wounds, Gunshot
  • Rupture
  • Play and Playthings
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Male
  • Lens, Crystalline
  • Lens Subluxation
  • Hyphema
  • Humans