Springer, 2020. — 159 p. — (Ocular Trauma) — ISBN: 978-981-13-9740-0
This book covers sports-related eye injuries, presenting standard processes to enable clinical practitioners to make appropriate decisions on the management of these patients.Sports-related activities are responsible for a large percentage of ocular injuries, particularly among young people, and can even lead to blindness. Given the increasing trend in these injuries and the potential functional loss they entail, it is important to understand how to prevent and to accurately diagnose and treat them. This book discusses the definition, etiology, clinical presentations and signs, treatment, and prevention of sports-related eye injuries, and includes typical clinical cases, together with a wealth of images and illustrative figures. Offering a systematic and symptom-based guide to clinical practice, it will help clinical practitioners to fully prepare for the various challenges posed by sports-related eye injuries.
Epidemics of Sports-Related Eye Injuries
Risk Classification of Sports Events
Classification and Mechanism of Sports-Related Eye Injury
Sports-Related Injuries of the Anterior Segment
Posterior Segment of Sports-Related Eye Injuries
Ocular Adnexal of Sports-Related Eye Injuries
Burns and Radiation Exposure
Prevention of Sports-Related Eye Injuries
The Application of Protective Devices in Sports-Related Eye Injuries
Guidelines of Return to Play
Sideline Evaluation of the Injured Player
Screening of Sports-Related Eye Injuries
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