Children's eye injuries from nonpowder guns on the rise

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Over 3,000 children were treated in US emergency departments in 2012 for eye injuries related to paintball guns, airsoft guns, BB guns and pellet guns, which are popular nonpowder guns. A new report published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus analyzes the trends in hospital admissions associated with different types of firearms and suggests regulations that can help prevent serious injuries.