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Can I Golf

by kinny_karanam, Aug 06, 2009 03:30PM

Tags: rd, retina, golf, Sport, scleral buckle

I am a high Moype . i had an RD a year ago.. a buckle was put in.

I would like to know if I can Golf, as I have read in some websites that doctors have advised against playing Golf, as the centrifugal forces associated with a Golf swing can cause detachments of the retina.

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by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS

, Aug 06, 2009 04:06PM

You need to ask your surgeon BUT I have never heard of restricting golf to prevent a RD

Sounds inhumane to do so also

JCH MD

by dukey, Aug 07, 2009 05:26PM

yeh that is over-cautious.......even for me!

by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS

, Aug 07, 2009 10:49PM

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