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Pickleball has quickly become huge in the United States, with nearly 20 million people playing the sport. But that popularity comes with a price. With more people on the court, pickleball-related eye ...

US emergency departments saw more than 3100 pickleball-related ocular injuries between 2005 and 2024, with 1262 cases in 2024 alone, researchers estimated. Most of the eye injuries occurred in players ...

A growing number of Americans are sustaining serious eye injuries linked to pickleball, prompting ophthalmologists and researchers to call for safety guidelines as the sport’s popularity continues to ...

Eye injuries related to pickleball have increased at an "alarming rate" as the sport's popularity has exploded in the United States, a new study finds. More and more people in the U.S. are taking up ...

Older players of pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the United States, are more vulnerable to eye injuries, some of which could lead to vision loss, researchers reported. By Roni Caryn Rabin ...