ocular injuries attributable to paintball projectiles

Pale Rider · 02-12-2006, 01:11 PM

Food for thought.

American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2006 Feb;141(2):393.
Circumstance and outcome of ocular paintball injuries.
Greven CM, Bashinsky AL.
Wake Forest University Eye Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

PURPOSE: To determine the circumstance and outcome of ocular injuries attributable to paintball projectiles.
DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series.
METHODS: Institutional review board approved retrospective chart review of 19 consecutive eyes with paintball injuries with minimum follow-up of 3 months.
RESULTS: Ten eyes (53%) had final visual acuity of 20/40 or better, while seven (36%) were 20/200 or worse. Ten eyes were injured in paintball games, (two formal and eight informal), while nine (47%) were injured by accidents or assaults not associated with any "game."
CONCLUSIONS: Paintball injuries often cause severe and permanent visual loss. Nearly half of these injuries occur outside a war game setting as accidents or assaults.

The most significant conclusions:
Although paintball eye injuries are uncommon, nearly 90% of these injuries occur outside the realm of established sport venues.

If you play outlaw paintball, then your risk of an eye injury is five time greater than at a commercial paintball field.

DanBirdsall · 02-16-2006, 01:54 PM

I have an Idea 😕 Don't be a dumbass and keep your goggles on around the rec ball fields? wow briliant.

Velocity1 · 02-16-2006, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DanBirdsall

I have an Idea 😕 Don't be a dumbass and keep your goggles on around the rec ball fields? wow briliant.

I sooooo wish it was that easy.... I am constantly on people at our field, I only imagine bad things if some of these people were on a non-regulated field. 🙁

Most of the time its because of fogging.

Pale Rider · 02-16-2006, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Velocity1

I sooooo wish it was that easy.... I am constantly on people at our field, I only imagine bad things if some of these people were on a non-regulated field. 🙁
Most of the time its because of fogging.

I know what you mean Jason, and you are sooo right ...guys walking aroud the parking lot with out a barrel sock on. Players in an open dead box with no masks on. Shooting markers in the dead box. must drive you nuts tring to make it safe for the other players.