Eye Injuries in Lacrosse: Women Need Their Vision Less Than Men?

We describe four cases of ocular trauma incurred while playing womenʼs lacrosse without eye protection. Womenʼs lacrosse is potentially hazardous because, unlike menʼs lacrosse, helmets and face masks are not required. These ocular injuries could have been prevented with the use of protective eyewea...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of trauma 1992-05, Vol.32 (5), p.555-556
Hauptverfasser: LAPIDUS, CANDACE S., NELSON, LEONARD B., JEFFERS, JOHN B., KAY, MICHAEL, SCHWARZ, DONALD F.
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Zusammenfassung:We describe four cases of ocular trauma incurred while playing womenʼs lacrosse without eye protection. Womenʼs lacrosse is potentially hazardous because, unlike menʼs lacrosse, helmets and face masks are not required. These ocular injuries could have been prevented with the use of protective eyewear.
ISSN:0022-5282
1529-8809
DOI:10.1097/00005373-199205000-00003