Eye Injuries
NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire Discusses Season-Ending Eye Injury and the Importance of Protective Eyewear
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, June 19th, 2009
Phoenix Suns forward Amar'e Stoudemire shared his personal experience with a season-ending sports-related eye injury at The Vision Council's Vision Summit in Washington, DC. In late February, Stoudemire underwent surgery to repair a detached retina following an on-court incident. The injury and subsequent surgery ended the all-star's season, which led Stoudemire to declare he will never again play basketball without protective eyewear.
"There is no doubt that if I had kept wearing protective eyewear, I would have prevented my eye injury," said Stoudemire. "I am committed to wearing protective eyewear anytime I am on the court, and I encourage all athletes to do the...
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