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Jack A. Bell, MPH

JAMA. 1981;246(2):156.

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Injuries are a major cause of morbidity in the US population. Some injuries are associated with sports participation, and some sports can result in serious eye injuries and even blindness. In 1978, more than 35,000 eye injuries, or 12% of all those reported, were related to sports and recreation equipment.¹

Since 1973, the number of injuries from the ten most hazardous sports has increased by 58%. It is believed that appropriate eye protection measures could have prevented 90% of the injuries.² Especially unfortunate is the fact that children aged 5 to 14 years suffer nearly one third of the sports- and recreation-related eye injuries. The children, who now have a life expectancy approaching 75 years, will have a long period to suffer from any loss of vision.

What should be done to study and prevent this group of disabling injuries? The prevention of injuries to athletes requires a methodical . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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