Sanda JURJA1, Elena MOCANU2 *, Ana-Maria DASCALU3, Ticuta NEGREANU-PIRJOL4,6, Bogdan-Stefan NEGREANU-PIRJOL4,5
Abstract. The paper points out on some ocular physiology aspects capable of providing a sportsman the safest means for reaching the highest practice level, with the lowest injury rate. The authors briefly reviewed essential elements of ophthalmology survey in sports, revealing the importance of this concept in improving the visual abilities of sportsmen, thus improving performance and safety. Every sport involves specific characters of visual information. Visual training, similar to physical training, helps high level sportsmen to optimize the ensemble of all their visual sensations. A better knowledge and understanding of each sport’s specific visual requirements may provide a better injury control, better health state of sportsmen, thus providing better sports performances and longer lasting abilities in practicing sports.
Keywords: vision, performance, sports-related eye injuries, prevention, safety.
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscibio.2025.2.224
1 Department of Ophtalmology, Faculty of Medicine,”Ovidius” University of Constanta, 1, University Alley, Campus, Building B, 900470 Constanta, Romania, (sanda.jurja@365.univ-ovidius.ro).
2 Department of Public Health and Management, Faculty of Medicine, “Ovidius” University of Constanta, 1, University Alley, Campus, Building B, 900470 Constanta, Romania, (elena.mocanu@univ-ovidius.ro).
3 Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” of Bucharest, 8, Eroilor Sanitary Street, 050474 Bucharest, Romania, (ana.dascalu@umfcd.ro).
4 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Ovidius” University of Constanta, 6, Capitan Aviator Al. Serbanescu Street, Campus, Building C, 900470 Constanta, Romania, (ticuta.negreanu@univ-ovidius.ro).
5 Institute of Doctoral Studies, Doctoral School of Pharmacy, ”Ovidius” University of Constanta, 58, Ioan Vodă Street, 900573 Constanta, Romania, (bogdan.negreanu@univ-ovidius.ro).
6 Academy of Romanian Scientists, Biological Sciences Section, 3, Ilfov Street, 050045 Bucharest, Romania (ticuta.negreanu@univ-ovidius.ro).
*Corresponding author e-mail: elena.mocanu@univ-ovidius.ro.
PUBLISHED in Annals Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Biological Sciences, Volume 14 no 2, 2025