Clinical characteristics of ocular injuries caused by tennis

Abstract

Objective To analyse the clinical characteristics, preventive measures and visual impairment of ocular trauma caused by tennis. Methods The clinical data of 22 eyes of 22 cases with ocular trauma caused by tennis from Jan. 2010 to May. 2015 were analyzed retrospectively. The follow-up period ranged from 5 to 12 months. Results There were 3 eyes of eyeball rupture and 19 eyes of ocular contusion. The anterior segment injury in 10 eyes accounted for 52.6% and posterior segment injury in 6 eyes (31.6%). The mean age was (32.12±8.05) years ranged from 18 to 45 years. 68.2% of the patients were male. 15 eyes were caused by tennis and 7 eyes by tennis racket. There were 12 right eyes and 10 left eyes. All were single eye injury. One-stage operation accounted for 13.6% and two-stage operation accounted for 54.5%. One-stage and two-stage operation performd on the same eye accounted for 9.1%. Alone drug treatment in 5 eyes (22.8%). The visual acuity increased after treatment (χ2=11.208, P=0.001). Conclusion The most common type of ocular trauma caused by tennis is ocular contusion. Most of them occur in anterior segment. There are more male patients than female. The visual acuity increased after treatment. Key words: Tennis; Ocular trauma; Characteristics, clinical