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WEARING THE KIND of protective eyewear that is now mandatory for all racquet

ball: tournaments at the Courthouse is member Donna Tacy. (Terry Peters photo)

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Some eye. protectors cause problems

Ninety racquetball players
have suffered cye injuries
and one cye has been lost
during the last 10 months in

Canada, according to
Toronto ophthalmologist Dr.
Tom P ry.

Statistiés collected by

Pashby and Dr. Michacl
Easterbrook of the Canadian
Ophthalmological Society,
indicate that 38 players were
wearing the open-type face
protectors during the, past
two years at the time of
injury. In 32 cases the ball
penetrated the frame and
struck the cye. The frame
was displaced in six cases
and penetrated the eye.
“This .leads us to the
conclusion that open-type
protectors do not adequately
protect the eyes, although

they afford some protec-
tion;” says Pashby. “This is

one reason why the
Canadian Standards
Association (CSA) has

established a committee to
write standards for racquet-
ball protectors which will
likely be completed in a year
and then CSA will probably
test the masks.

“In the meantime, until the
CSA mark appears on
protectors, players should
wear full cye protection. Ask
your optician to give you a
pair of glasses with a CR39
or polycarbonate lens made
with either plano. or
corrective types, whichever
you require: In other words,
the eyes should be com-
pletely covered to be
adequately protected.”

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Twenty-six of the cye
injuries occurred to racquet-
ball players while squash
accounted for 12. The ball
was the overwhelming cause
of damage accounting for 35
accidents. The racquet was
the cause of three wounds. A
42 ycar old Toronto woman
was blinded in one cyc by a
tennis ball.

Pashby is concerned with
the severity of injuries, since
31 of the cases involved
hospitalization for five or six
days.

“Racquetballs can achieve
speeds up to 140 miles per
hour (60 m/s) and squash
balls travel as fast as 110
miles per hour (50 m/s). At

these speeds the ball changes
its shape.
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authorized testing at the
Univérsity of Waterloo to
ascertain how the ball
becomes molded at these
speeds. The eventual CSA
standard we produce will be
the first of its kind in the
world, which means Canada
will lead the way in this type
of protection, like we did
with hockey,” explains
Pashby.

So far, this hockey scason
has claimed two blinded cycs
— two Quebec men. _

“The cyce injuries in
hockey are occurring to
older players who do not

generally wear face
protectors. Even those
people who are playing pick-

up hockey should use CSA
certified masks,” says
Pashby.

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