ArticleThe American journal of emergency medicine2021
Ocular trauma secondary to exercise resistance bands during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Elastic Resistance Bands in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review of Neuromuscular Mechanisms, Prescription, and Functional Applications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Systematic Review of Bilateral Ocular Trauma: Considerations for Future Whole-eye Transplantation.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Ocular Emergencies During the Coronavirus Disease 'Safer at Home Order' in Wisconsin.WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on an ophthalmology consult service in four Michigan community hospitals.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Comparison of ocular trauma between normalized and the COVID-19 epidemic periods in China: a multi-center cross-sectional study.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Changed Prevalence, Disease Spectrum and Management Strategies of Ocular Trauma.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Giant Retinal Hole and Retinal Detachment following Exercise Band Injury: A Case Report.Case reports in ophthalmologyArticle
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objectiveTo characterize injuries caused by exercise resistance bands.
methodSingle-site retrospective case series of patients presenting to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute emergency room with ocular injuries secondary to exercise resistance bands from March through September 2020.
resultsEleven patients (9 males, 2 females, 14 eyes) were reviewed. Eight patients had a unilateral injury (3 right eyes, 5 left eyes) while 3 had bilateral injuries. Iritis was the most common presentation, seen in all 11 patients, followed by hyphema (9 patients, 82%), and vitreous hemorrhage (4 patients, 36%). Among affected eyes, the mean presenting visual acuity was approximately 20/100, improving to 20/40 on the last follow up (p = 0.06). However, 4 eyes (33%) had vision ≤20/60 at last follow up.
conclusionsExercise resistance bands can cause a wide spectrum of ocular injuries, some leading to long-term vision loss. As such, we recommend that patients strongly consider using eye protection goggles or glasses while using resistance bands for exercise.
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