When a paintball bursts out of a CO2-powered gun, it can travel nearly 300 feet per second and cause devastating injury to the eye, including ruptures and permanent blindness.

(CNN) -- Nonpowder firearms like BB and paintball guns aren't typically considered lethal weapons. But as the rate of eye injuries linked to these weapons surges, researchers say it's time to take ...

Nonpowder firearms like BB and paintball guns aren’t typically considered lethal weapons. But as the rate of eye injuries linked to these weapons surges, researchers say it’s time to take ...

New research suggests parents may need to take greater precautions when it comes to their children participating in activities using BB, pellet, and paintball guns.A long-term study, published in ...

Nonpowder firearms like BB and paintball guns aren't typically considered lethal weapons. But as the rate of eye injuries linked to these weapons surges, researchers say it's time to take these ...

Paintball and air guns account for one in 10 sports-related eye injuries and one-quarter of cases with vision impairment, a U.S. study suggests.

In the US alone, paintball- related eye injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms have more than doubled from 545 in 1998 to 1,200 in 2000, with twofifths occurring in teenage boys.

NEW YORK – Eye injuries sustained during paint ball games can be severe, but most can be prevented by wearing the proper protective gear, a new study suggests. In a review of 36 patients seen at ...

Nonpowder firearms like BB and paintball guns aren’t typically considered lethal weapons. But as the rate of eye injuries linked to these weapons surges, researchers say it’s time to take ...

The researchers analyzed injuries in 36 patients -- mostly young men -- treated for paintball injuries at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, from 1998 to 2005. Latest Headlines.