TY - JOUR
T1 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus paper on sports-related ophthalmology issues in elite sports
AU - Moe, Morten Carstens
AU - Özmert, Emin
AU - Baudouin, Christophe
AU - Binadra, Abhinav
AU - Crafoord, Sven
AU - Jo, Young
AU - Kiratli, Hayyam
AU - Moore, Melita
AU - Pitsiladis, Yannis P
AU - Rolle, Udo
AU - Tan, Ben
AU - Yanik, Özge
AU - Budgett, Richard
AU - Erdener, Ugur
AU - Steffen, Kathrin
AU - Engbretsen, Lars
N1 - Funding information:
No external funding was obtained for this publication. The International Olympic Committee supported the logistics for the related in-person consensus meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Publisher Copyright:
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023.
PY - 2023/7/19
Y1 - 2023/7/19
N2 - Vision plays an important role in an athletes' success. In sports, nearly 80% of perceptual input is visual, and eye health and sports medicine are closely intertwined fields of utmost importance to athletes. The physical nature of sports activities renders individuals more prone to various eye injuries than the general population. Ocular trauma can lead to lifelong sequelae, and impaired vision requires careful follow-up and management. Apart from injuries, athletes may also experience vision problems that can hamper their performance, including blurred vision, double vision, and light sensitivity.The interdisciplinary nature of sports medicine necessitates collaboration between sports medicine professionals and ophthalmologists. Through such collaborations, athletes can receive appropriate eye care, education on proper eye protection and guidance on adopting good eye health practices. If any inconspicuous symptoms are not detected and treated promptly, athletes may acquire systemic injuries because of defective vision, preventing them from achieving high level athletic performance in competitions.The protection of the elite athlete is the responsibility of all of us in sports medicine. To advance a more unified, evidence-informed approach to ophthalmic health assessment and management in athletes and as relevant for sports medicine physicians, the International Olympic Committee Consensus Group aims for a critical evaluation of the current state of the science and practice of ophthalmologic issues and illness in high-level sports, and present recommendations for a unified approach to this important issue.
AB - Vision plays an important role in an athletes' success. In sports, nearly 80% of perceptual input is visual, and eye health and sports medicine are closely intertwined fields of utmost importance to athletes. The physical nature of sports activities renders individuals more prone to various eye injuries than the general population. Ocular trauma can lead to lifelong sequelae, and impaired vision requires careful follow-up and management. Apart from injuries, athletes may also experience vision problems that can hamper their performance, including blurred vision, double vision, and light sensitivity.The interdisciplinary nature of sports medicine necessitates collaboration between sports medicine professionals and ophthalmologists. Through such collaborations, athletes can receive appropriate eye care, education on proper eye protection and guidance on adopting good eye health practices. If any inconspicuous symptoms are not detected and treated promptly, athletes may acquire systemic injuries because of defective vision, preventing them from achieving high level athletic performance in competitions.The protection of the elite athlete is the responsibility of all of us in sports medicine. To advance a more unified, evidence-informed approach to ophthalmic health assessment and management in athletes and as relevant for sports medicine physicians, the International Olympic Committee Consensus Group aims for a critical evaluation of the current state of the science and practice of ophthalmologic issues and illness in high-level sports, and present recommendations for a unified approach to this important issue.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001644
DO - 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001644
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85166202005
SN - 2055-7647
VL - 9
JO - BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
JF - BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine
IS - 3
M1 - e001644
ER -