Ocular purpura in a swimmer

Swimming goggles are increasingly being worn by children during swimming lessons to protect their eyes, although reports of ocular damage associated with their use is becoming more common. We describe a new injury, 'purpura gogglorum', caused by overtight application of faulty goggles. Whi...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal 1997-12, Vol.73 (866), p.819-820
Main Authors: Jowett, N. I., Jowett, S. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Eye Protective Devices - adverse effects
Eyelid Diseases - etiology
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Purpura - etiology
Swimming
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Summary:Swimming goggles are increasingly being worn by children during swimming lessons to protect their eyes, although reports of ocular damage associated with their use is becoming more common. We describe a new injury, 'purpura gogglorum', caused by overtight application of faulty goggles. Whilst no permanent harm to the eyes resulted in this case, other swimmers have sustained more serious ocular damage, including loss of sight, from goggle-associated injury.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.73.866.819