TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - An unusual mechanism of ocular trauma in badminton players: two incidental cases
JO  - BMJ case reports
A1  - Khandelwal, Rekha
A1  - Majumdar, Mohana Raja
A1  - Gupta, Archana
SP  - online
EP  - online
VL  - 2012
IS  - online
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1757-790X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-006363
ID  - ref1
ER  -