I'm sure most Vancouver hockey fans still remember quite vividly the injury that Manny Malhotra sustained last season. At that time, I wrote a blog about the possbile consequences of traumatic injuries to the eyes. Corneal abrasions, glaucoma, retinal detachments, cataracts... these are all serious and real possibilities.
While Manny's injury was serious and required multiple surgeries, he was (and we were) very fortunate that he was able to recover vision and return to play.
But its not only hockey players that need to be aware of these types of injuries. Even in sports like basketball, players need to be cautious. And, as Amare Stoudemire will tell you, its not just the ball you need to watch out for
Call it karma, call it bad luck, I just call it unfortunate... But a few months later, in February 2009, Amare was hit in the same eye again. This time he suffered a detached retina and required surgery. He was out for 8 weeks which meant he had to miss the remainder of the regular season. When he returned, Amare made sure to keep the goggles on.
Here's a video of Amare discussing his injury and the importance of eye health and protective eye wear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA-SemX-mzU
Special thanks to Dr. J. Armani.
While Manny's injury was serious and required multiple surgeries, he was (and we were) very fortunate that he was able to recover vision and return to play.
But its not only hockey players that need to be aware of these types of injuries. Even in sports like basketball, players need to be cautious. And, as Amare Stoudemire will tell you, its not just the ball you need to watch out for
During the pre-season in October 2008, Stoudemire was accidentally poked in the right eye by his teammate Boris Diaw. He temporarily lost vision in that eye and suffered a torn iris. This is something I did not mention in my blog about Manny, but let me tell you now, this is very painful!
After this major scare, Amare swore that he would wear protective eyewear for the rest of his career. He did for a little while, but found the goggles to be annoying so he stopped after a few games.
Call it karma, call it bad luck, I just call it unfortunate... But a few months later, in February 2009, Amare was hit in the same eye again. This time he suffered a detached retina and required surgery. He was out for 8 weeks which meant he had to miss the remainder of the regular season. When he returned, Amare made sure to keep the goggles on.
Here's a video of Amare discussing his injury and the importance of eye health and protective eye wear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA-SemX-mzU
Protect your eyes!
Special thanks to Dr. J. Armani.
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