Hit in the eye with shuttlecock.?

A few hours ago I was playing badminton and was hit in my right eye by a shuttlecock going quite fast.


My eye has a little bit of discomfort but im slightly concerned as there seems to be some sort of bluish/black tint going around on the white of eye.


What are your thoughts on this?





Thanks|||The "white of the eye" is called the sclera, but before the sclera there is actually a thin translucent moist skin of the eye which is called the conjunctiva. Underneath the sclera is the choroid which is bluish black in color.





There could be several reasons for the bluish, black discoloration. One of the "safer" ones could be because there is a thin hematoma underneath the conjunctiva which is consistent with being hit by a shuttlecock. Another more serious reason could be thinning of the sclera which has nothing to do with the shuttlecock.





Either way, you should get a proper evaluation since trauma to the eye can cause, retinal detachment, hyphema (blood in the front part of the eye) and cataracts later on, just to name a few. I think you would sleep better if YOU KNEW for a fact that the shuttlecock did not cause much damage and you can only confirm this with a ophthalmologic consultation.





IT IS ALWAYS a good idea to wear protective eye wear when playing fast-paced projectile related sports such as badminton.|||I think you should have a doctor look at it. Your eyes are nothing to mess with. Good Luck!|||I wouldn't mess around tryin to guess if there is a problem especially with the discoloration. You might want to get to an emergency room. Also shine a bright light into the pupil and check for any blood in the vitrious fluid.|||Adam i think u should go to the E.R. just to make sure everything is fine with ur eye or call ur eye doctor.


funny story-when me and my 2 sisters were little we got in trouble for something and we had 2 sit on the couch by the window my dad had a wodden stick to lock the front window so i took the stick and start throwing it around and i hit my sister in the eye and she was screaming so i throw the stick at my other sister 2 make it look like she did it not me lol and my sister the one i hit with the stick had 2 wear a eye patch for a year