Paintball is a popular game that can cause serious ocular trauma if the rules are not followed. It can result in reduced vision including blindness.
Risk factors for eye injury:
(1) failure to wear eye protection
(2) substandard eye protection
(3) removal of eye protection
(4) hard ball material
(5) intoxication
(6) failure to enforce rules, including lack of a referee
(7) failure to understand the hazards
(8) fooling around
(9) accidental discharge
Injuries to the anterior segment:
(1) hyphema
(2) crystalline lens dislocation/subluxation
(3) traumatic cataract
(4) secondary glaucoma
(5) iridodialysis
Injuries to the posterior segment:
(1) commotio retinae
(2) choroidal rupture
(3) retinal tear
(4) traumatic macular hole
(5) vitreous hemorrhage
(6) scleral rupture
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Specialty: Ophthalmology, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, general
