PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - I G M Duguid
AU  - P K Leaver
TI  - Giant retinal tears resulting from eye gouging in rugby football
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.34.1.65
DP  - 2000 Feb 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 65--65
VI  - 34
IP  - 1
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/34/1/65.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/34/1/65.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2000 Feb 01; 34
AB  - A 29 year old myopic man sustained two separate giant retinal tears in his right eye following deliberate eye gouging during a rugby tackle. These were successfully repaired by vitrectomy and intraocular silicone oil injection. Although the postoperative course was complicated by pupil block glaucoma, he regained corrected visual acuity of 6/5 after oil removal. This injury highlights the potentially sight threatening nature of this type of rugby injury and the importance of early referral for specialist treatment.