PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M. Easterbrook AU - T. J. Pashby TI - Eye injuries associated with war games DP - 1985 Sep 01 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 415--417 VI - 133 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/133/5/415.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/133/5/415.full SO - CMAJ1985 Sep 01; 133 AB - War games, an outdoor activity combining recreation, military maneuvers and fantasy, are becoming a popular recreational sport. Increasing numbers of players are suffering eye injuries. In the last year 26 cases of serious eye injuries were reported to Canadian ophthalmologists; in 15 eyes vision was reduced to 6/24 or less. Although eyeguards are provided, all the injuries had occurred when the participants were not wearing them. Methods of preventing eye injuries in war games are discussed.