Protecting the eyes during sports

The bigger the ball, the less likely an eye injury. Basketballs or footballs are less likely than smaller balls to injure eyes. Squash balls and golf balls, for example, are more dangerous. In a Portuguese study reported in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, squash followed by paintball were the two most common causes of sports injuries to the eye. Most commercial paintball sites insist on eye protection. In Malaysia, where badminton is the national sport, there are many eye injuries from the weighted and feathered shuttlecock.