Table 1.

Classification of sports into high, moderate and low risk with respect to eye injuries

Classification	High risk	Moderate risk	Low risk
Definition	Small, high speed, dense projectiles close to athletes, air rifle; paintball, hard, dense projectiles, fingers close to athletes or use of bat or stick	High-speed ball, use of bat or stick, aggressive body contact	Not involve a thrown or hit ball, a stick or bat, or aggressive play
Examples	Badminton, baseball/softball, basketball, cricket, fencing, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, squash, tennis, boxing, wrestling, judo	American football, archery/darts, Australian football, rugby, football (soccer), volleyball, water polo	Athletics, cycling, rowing, canoeing, skiing, swimming, diving, waterskiing