Floorball Athletes Risk Eye Injury

Floorball athletes risk serious eye injury, according to a study published in the most unlikely of places,  Dental Traumatology. "A total of 608 individuals (565 athletes and 43 coaches) belonging to the amateur and semi-professional leagues in the two countries were individually interviewed. Although 72.7% of all athletes had observed and 27.7% of field players had sustained an injury to the eye or its vicinity, only 25 athletes (4.9%) wore protective eyewear." Floorball is an indoor form of hockey.