Eye Love to Play Football
Adults are usually quick to screech advice when kids run with sticks or scissors. But it might be just as good advice for professional football players. Nineteen NFL football players were followed after fracturing the bones surrounding the eye. Most often a finger in the eye was the culprit, although less often the injury was caused by blunt trauma. It seems that offensive linemen needed to "watch out" more than any other position. Some injuries resulted in permanent vision problems, most commonly double vision. Coaches and players are more aware of the risk of injury to the eyes, and certain players are now wearing protective eye shields in the NFL.
References: Riley J. Williams III, MD, et al. Fractures About the Orbit in Professional American Football Players. In The American Journal of Sports Medicine. January/February 2001. Vol. 29. No 1. Pp 55-57.
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