TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Soccer ball related posterior segment closed-globe injuries in outdoor amateur players
JO  - Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi
A1  - Gökçe, Gökçen
A1  - Ceylan, Osman Melih
A1  - Erdurman, Fazıl Cüneyt
A1  - Durukan, Ali Hakan
A1  - Sobaci, Gungor
SP  - 219
EP  - 222
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to report the characteristics, treatment, and anatomical and functional outcomes of outdoor amateur soccer players with soccer ball-related posterior segment ocular trauma. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 22 patients with diagnoses of closed-globe ocular trauma caused by soccer play activity from 2004 through 2008. Injuries were classified according to Ocular Trauma Classification. RESULTS: All patients (n=22) were male, and all injuries were caused by contact with the soccer ball itself. Sixteen (72%) patients did not require any treatment. Surgery was performed on 5 (22%) patients. Twenty (91%) patients had 5/200 or better visual acuity (VA) at presentation and 2 (9%) had hand movements or worse VA. At the final visit, all patients had 5/200 or better VA (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: A soccer ball can cause significant posterior segment trauma, and using eye protection equipment might be an appropriate solution.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1306-696X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -