The blunt traumas occurring directly (as a result of the impact of an elbow, fist, finger, etc.) or indirectly (as a result of the impact of a ball, etc.) during the sports activities, especially basketball, volleyball, tennis, boxing, taekwondo and water sports, may result in conditions ranging from a simple eyelid skin or corneal damage to the damage in the cornea, lens, retina and optic nerve with the potential of causing blindness. If you have suffered a sports-related trauma on and around your eyes, you should definitely get an ophthalmologic examination. By the way, do not forget that most of the eye traumas resulting from sports activities could be avoided by the use of safety goggles.