Ocular injuries due to shuttlecock: A case series

Abstract

For decades badminton has been a leisure sport, with a majority of players being non-professional players and playing without protective eyewear. We report a retrospective case series of three patients who presented at a suburban eye clinic in south India with various ocular signs post injury while playing with shuttlecock. On a detailed slit-lamp examination, anterior uveitis, bilateral angle recession, commotio retinae, and retinal hole were the varied presentations. Early diagnosis, prompt treatment and long-term follow-up is important in these patients especially in the event of angle recession and retinal pathologies post shuttlecock injury. We recommend strict sports regulations to implement wearing of protective eyewear while playing the sport.