Abstract
This article reviews reports and mechanisms of injury in racquet sports and suggests that almost all eye injuries in racquet sports are preventable. Badminton, squash, and tennis are played worldwide, whereas racquetball is more popular in North America. Racquet and court sports are responsible for some 8% of sports-related eye injuries in the United States. 37,38 According to Vinger, the risk of eye injury for 100,000 playing sessions are as follows: squash 5.2%, badminton 3.6%, tennis 1.3%, and table tennis, 0.1%. 43 The risk of an unprotected squash player suffering significant eye injury playing 3 days a week over 20 years is approximately 25%. 43
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