Five-year survey and management of sports-related eye injuries in Jakarta’s eye hospitals

Abstract

To examine the demographics and outcome of management in patients admitted with sports-related eye injuries in one of Jakarta's eye hospitals. Methods: Retrospective analysis 24 patients who admitted to a tertiary eye hospital in Jakarta with sportsrelated eye injuries between 2014 to 2019 was conducted. Standard descriptive statistical methods were used for analysis. Results: Out of 534 patients admitted to our hospital with ocular trauma between 2014 to 2019, 24 patients (4.5%) had sport-related eye injuries. Most patients were male (17/24, 70.8%), below 25 years old (18/24, 75%) and students (7/24, 29.2%) by occupation. The most common cause of injury was badminton (9/24, 37.5%) followed by ball games (6/24, 25%) and fishing (3/24, 12.5%). Most patients suffered from closed globe injuries (16/24, 66.7%). Anterior segment of the eye was mostly involved (16/24, 66.7%) with hyphema being the most common clinical presentation (11/24, 45.8%), followed by palpebrae edema (5/24, 20.8%). Patients were mostly admitted with moderate visual impairment (14/24, 58.3%). Most patients were managed by medical treatment (16/24, 66.7%) while those with more severe presentations underwent surgeries (7/24, 29.2%). Complications such as secondary glaucoma (1/24, 4.2%) and graft-rejection (1/24, 4.2%) were recorded. Conclusion:The incidence of sports-related eye injuries increases every year. Badminton was responsible for the most cases of sports-related eye injuries. These injuries could result in severe complications. Protective eyewear could prevent these injuries.

Epidemiology and outcome of Sports-related Ophthalmic Trauma from lower middle-income countries using The International Globe and Adnexal Trauma Epidemiology Study (IGATES) registry

“…Fishing could affect the eyes from the shhook, the lure striking the eye. 27 This current study noted that AC injury, including hyphema, was the most common clinical nding, which was similar to recent multicenter studies in Korea, 16 in the United States, 25 and Serbia. 13 Other common clinical ndings in this study included iris injury (iris prolapse and iridodialysis).…”

“…This result was higher compared to other studies in Indonesia (16.7%), 25 and Finland (11%). 20 Primary globe repair was the most common performed surgical procedure in this study, while other studies reported lid repairs as the most common procedures.…”

“…15 We found that shing was noted to result in poor visual outcomes in more than 50% of patients, which was similar to other studies. 25 Due to its severe presentation, therefore we categorized it into the highrisk group. In 2000, at rst, shing was considered a medium-risk sports activity, 26 but because of the severe eye damage, now it is considered a high-risk and dangerous sport.…”