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Knock Knock Eye: How Dangerous Is Pickleball for Your Eyes?
This episode we get into a new JAMA Ophthalmology study takes a hard look at pickleball-related eye injuries, and the numbers are… not great. Retinal detachments, hyphemas, orbital fractures, and even open globes are showing up more and more, especially as the sport explodes in popularity among older adults.
I break down exactly how these injuries happen, which ones are true emergencies, and why I am once again begging you, politely, but firmly, to wear eye protection while playing pickleball
Takeaways:
Why pickleball-related eye injuries have surged dramatically in the last few years and why…
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