Paintball is a popular war game involving the use of a high-velocity gun that fires paint pellets.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the types of ocular injuries resulting from paint pellets and visual prognosis. A retrospective review of patients that presented to our institution after ocular injury from a paintball pellet was done. Demographics, type of injury, treatment, and final visual outcome were studied. Two patients had preexisting ocular conditions. Most patients were not wearing eye protection at the time of injury.