Ocular trauma secondary to exercise resistance bands during the COVID-19 pandemic - 24/03/21
, Thomas A. Lazzarini, Anne L. Kunkler, Diana M. Laura, Kenneth C. Fan, Lily Zhang, David W. Redick, Humberto Salazar, Charles M. Medert, Nimesh A. Patel
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Abstract |
Objective |
To characterize injuries caused by exercise resistance bands.
Method |
Single-site retrospective case series of patients presenting to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute emergency room with ocular injuries secondary to exercise resistance bands from March through September 2020.
Results |
Eleven patients (9 males, 2 females, 14 eyes) were reviewed. Eight patients had a unilateral injury (3 right eyes, 5 left eyes) while 3 had bilateral injuries. Iritis was the most common presentation, seen in all 11 patients, followed by hyphema (9 patients, 82%), and vitreous hemorrhage (4 patients, 36%). Among affected eyes, the mean presenting visual acuity was approximately 20/100, improving to 20/40 on the last follow up (p = 0.06). However, 4 eyes (33%) had vision ≤20/60 at last follow up.
Conclusions |
Exercise resistance bands can cause a wide spectrum of ocular injuries, some leading to long-term vision loss. As such, we recommend that patients strongly consider using eye protection goggles or glasses while using resistance bands for exercise.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Highlights |
• | Exercise resistance bands cause a wide spectrum of ocular trauma. |
• | Iritis and hyphema were the most common presentation of resistance band injuries. |
• | Some patients will not recover vision after resistance band injuries. |
Keywords : Ocular trauma, Ophthalmology, Uveitis, Retinal detachment
Mappa
| ☆ | Bascom Palmer Eye Institute received funding from the NIH Core Grant P30EY014801, Department of Defense Grant #W81XWH-13-1-0048, and a Research to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Grant. The sponsors or funding organizations had no role in the design or conduct of this research. |
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