Sports Eye Injury Statistics

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Overview: This document provides a statistical analysis of sports-related eye injuries in 2019, categorized by age groups (0-14 and 15+). The data is sourced from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and other related agencies.

Key Findings:

Basketball: The highest number of eye injuries (4,597), with a significant majority occurring in individuals aged 15+ (3,632 injuries).
Pools & Water Sports: Accounted for 4,565 injuries, with a nearly even distribution between the two age groups.
Non-Powder Guns, Darts, Arrows, Slingshots: Resulted in 3,612 injuries, with a higher incidence in the 15+ age group.
Bicycles & Accessories: Totaled 2,495 injuries, predominantly affecting those aged 15+.
Exercise, Weight-Lifting: Recorded 2,385 injuries, mostly in the older age group.
Baseball/Softball: Had 2,109 injuries, with a higher occurrence in the younger age group (0-14).
Soccer: Resulted in 1,618 injuries, primarily affecting those aged 15+.
Playground Equipment: Notably affected the younger age group with 1,067 out of 1,195 total injuries.
Football: Had 959 injuries, evenly distributed across age groups.

Additional Insights: Other activities such as racquet sports, golf, and boxing also contributed to eye injuries, with varying distributions across age groups. Trampolines exclusively affected the younger age group, while fishing injuries were predominantly in the older group.

Total Injuries: The total number of reported eye injuries was 31,101, with 11,952 in the 0-14 age group and 19,149 in the 15+ age group.

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Estimated Injuries* Ages 0-14 Ages 15+ Basketball Pools & Water Sports Non-Powder Guns, Darts, Arrows, Slingshots Bicycles & Accessories Exercise, Weight-Lifting Baseball/Softball Soccer Playground Equipment Football Other Sports & Recreational Activities Racquet Sports Golf Ball Sports, Unspecified/Other Boxing, Martial Arts, Wrestling Trampolines All-Terrain Vehicles (4 Wheels) Fishing Misc. Ball Games Sports & Recreational Activity N.E.C. Scooters, Skateboards, Skating, Go Carts Winter Sports Table source: Prevent Blindness. Based on statistics provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Epidemiology; National Injury Information Clearinghouse; National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). Product Summary Report-Eye Injuries Only-Calendar Year 2019. *Totals may not equal because the injuries are not mutually exclusive. This publication is copyrighted. This sheet may be reproduced-unaltered in hard print (photocopied) for educational purposes only. The Prevent Blindness name, logo, telephone number and copyright information may not be omitted. Electronic reproduction, other reprint, excerption or use is not permitted without written consent. Because of the time-sensitive nature of the information contained in this publication, contact Prevent Blindness for updates. FS09 6/20 © 2020 Prevent Blindness All rights reserved.

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