@article{ref1,
title="An unusual mechanism of ocular trauma in badminton players: two incidental cases",
journal="BMJ case reports",
year="2012",
author="Khandelwal, Rekha and Majumdar, Mohana Raja and Gupta, Archana",
volume="2012",
number="online",
pages="online-online",
abstract="Badminton is a famous sport usually played without any protective eyewear. Ocular injury from one's own partner in a doubles game, with the shuttlecock, is rare. Two untrained badminton players presented with severe ocular trauma during a smash shot from the partner in a 'doubles' game. Both the players developed blind eye (vision <3/60) in spite of immediate treatment. This article describes an unusual mode of severe blunt trauma with a shuttlecock while playing a 'doubles' game, leading to coup-countercoup injury. In addition, the article highlights the need for awareness of the fatal ocular complications and life-long visual disability, especially in untrained badminton enthusiasts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1757-790X",
doi="10.1136/bcr-2012-006363",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-006363"
}