TY - JOUR T1 - Shinty and ocular trauma in north west Scotland JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 1444 LP - 1444 DO - 10.1136/bjo.82.12.1444a VL - 82 IS - 12 AU - AT PURDIE AU - I F WHYTE Y1 - 1998/12/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/82/12/1444.2.abstract N2 - Editor,—Sports related eye injuries account for up to 42% of ocular trauma requiring hospitalisation1 and 10% of ruptured globes.2 The commonest cause of sports related ocular trauma seen in this department is shinty.Shinty is a parochial game with a devoted following and a playing area which stretches from Argyll and Bute in the south to Inverness in the east to Skye in the west. It is derived from hurling and is thought to have been introduced by St Bridget who travelled to Scotland with St Columba to promote christianity in the highlands.The game itself is not unlike hockey with two opposing teams who attempt to score more goals than the opposition using a curved stick or … ER -