Watch Your Eyes When Playing Sports: Ophthalmologists Recommend Eye Protection for All Athletes

Sean Peterson was looking forward to spending some time with his friends playing paintball one spring weekend. As a former college basketball player, Sean enjoys sports, and paintball seemed like a fun opportunity to employ some of his athletic skills. But what started out as an enjoyable outing eventually turned into a medical emergency. Sean moved his protective mask briefly, and in that brief interval, a paintball hit him in his left eye.

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