Epidemiology of United States tennis-related ocular injuries from 2000 to 2019.
Parth S PatelAditya UppuluriMarko OydanichPaul D LangerMarco A ZarbinNeelakshi BhagatPublished in: International ophthalmology (2022)
The overall number of injuries trended downward during the timespan of the study. Although most patients did not experience serious visual consequences, the greatest proportion of ocular tennis injuries occurred in the pediatric age group in whom the risk of amblyopia is high. Primary care providers and tennis regulatory bodies should consider recommending eye safety sports goggles in children to mitigate the potential for significant visual morbidity.