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PURPOSE: To evaluate the characteristics of fishing-relat- ed ocular injuries. .DESIGN: Retrospective observational analysis of a compute rized databank. METHODS: The United States Eye Injury Registry was used to analy ze 143 patients with fishing-related ocular injury. Epidemiolgic and clinical i nformation was evaluated including the age and gender of the subjects, classific ation of ocular trauma, surgical management, and final visual acuity. RESULTS: O f the 732 cases of sportrelated ocular trauma, 143 (19.54%) occurred while fish ing; of these, 79%were male patients who ranged in age from 6 to 68 years (mean , 37 years). Corneal laceration, globe rupture, and hyphema were the most common diagnoses at presentation and were caused by fishing hooks, lures, and weights. Thirty-five bystanders are included in the study. Thirty-eight percent of pat ients had visual acuity less than 20/50, and 21%had a visual acuity of less tha n 20/200. Open globe injuries portended a poor visual outcome compared with clos ed globe injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Fishing-related ocular injuries represent a lar ge percent of sports-related trauma, often resulting in significant visual loss . Preventive measures such as the use of protective eyewear should be advised in this activity.
METHODS: The United States Eye Injury Registry was used to analyze ze 143 patients with fishing-related ocular injury. Epidemiolgic and clinical i nformation was evaluated including the age and gender of the subjects, classific ation of ocular trauma, surgical management, and final visual acuity. RESULTS: O f the 732 cases of sportrelated ocular trauma, 143 (19.54%) occurred while fish ing ; of these, 79% were male patients who ranged in age from 6 to 68 years (mean, 37 years). Corneal laceration, globe rupture, and hyphema were the most common diagnoses at presentation and were caused by fishing hooks, lures, and Thirty-eight percent of pat ients had visual acuity less than 20/50, and 21% had a visual acuity of less tha n 20/200. Open globe injuries portended a poor visual outcom E compared with clos ed globe injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Fishing-related ocular injuries represent a lar ge percent of sports-related trauma, often resulting in significant visual loss. Preventive measures such as the use of protective eyewear should be advised in this activity.