Incidence and Outcomes of Eye Trauma Associated with Recreative Use of Non-Powder Toy-Guns: a 12-years retrospective study

A recent study reported that non-powder toy-guns (NPTG) were responsible for 8,630 ocular injuries in patients of 0 to 20 years old in the United States between 2000 and 20191. While this publication provides an interesting overview of the demographics of these injuries, detailed data on the projectile involved and its influence on the ophthalmological outcomes is lacking2. Paintball guns, air guns, BB/airsoft guns, foam bullets and/or foam darts blasters have distinct operating mechanisms, and various projectile designs and do not follow the same regulations and/or age-labelling.
Source: American Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research