TABLE 16. Squash eye injuries


Author Year Cases Ages 21–50 Men Ball/Racket Shattered spectacles Open globe injury from shattered spectacle lens Permanent visual disability from injury Hyphema Retinal detachment or tear Lenseless eyeguards
North338 1968–70  35  33  34 27/8 5 1 (racket) 3  30 1 0
Ingram337 1973  21  20  21 Of 14 severe injuries: 7B; 6R; 1U 8 of 14 severe injuries 4 (R3; B1) 7   4 2 0
Moore796 1974–5  38     22/11 5 (all racket) 3 (racket) 2  33 1 0
Easterbrook797 1974–6  23  22  22 14/9 4 wearing spectacles at time of injury: 2 shattered, 1 lens popped out of frame 1 5   9 0 advocated at this time
Blonstein798 1975 NA       4 2     6 0
Vinger328 1976–7   6     1 2 1 (racket) 1   2   0
Easterbrook799 1978–80  67 mean age: 32  56 40/27 6 lenses shattered; 1 lens popped out of frame 2 (racket) 6  43 5 7 players wearing at time of injury
Easterbrook800 1978–9   7   7   7 6/1         4   All injuries to players wearing lenseless eyeguards. Lensed eyeguards recommended
Mondon801 1981  11  11   9 8/3 Probably 2       4 2  
Easterbrook334 1978–81 154       1 lens shattered 1 frame failed 1 (racket) 10   80 7 16 players wearing at time of injury
Barrell324 1978–9  58     41/17     1   1  
Bankes802 1982–3 339 251 between 20 and 39 278 235/103 (collision with wall = 3)     40  147 5  
Jones322 1987  14       1 1 (racket) 1      
Kahle803 1989–90  78              12