Missed games, financial losses, and characteristics of eye injuries in the National Basketball Association during the 2010-2011 to 2017-2018 seasons.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose is to report financial loss, demographic metrics, and mechanisms of injury associated with eye injuries in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 2010-2011 to 2017-2018 seasons.
METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of eye injuries in the NBA from the 2010-2011 to 2017-2018 seasons using publicly available information from Basketball Reference and the Pro Sports Transactions websites. Only injuries of the eye and adnexa that caused players to miss games in the regular season and playoffs were included in the study. Financial loss was calculated based on the regular season salary of the players and normalized for inflation with 2018 as the base year.
RESULTS: There were 30 eye injuries causing a total of 106 missed games and $7,486,770 in financial losses across eight seasons. Linear regressions showed a moderately positive increase in eye injuries (Pearson's
CONCLUSION: We demonstrate an increasing trend of eye injuries in the NBA, resulting in increased financial loss. Injuries may be varied in type and affect the number of games missed.
Volume
37
Issue
3
First Page
222
Last Page
226
ISSN
1319-4534
Published In/Presented At
Poudel, B., Ravipati, A., Arun, S., Kurup, V., & Pradeep, T. (2023). Missed games, financial losses, and characteristics of eye injuries in the National Basketball Association during the 2010-2011 to 2017-2018 seasons. Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society, 37(3), 222–226. https://doi.org/10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_168_22
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
38074301
Department(s)
Medical Education
Document Type
Article