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Sports Eye Protection
THE FACTS ARE...
More the 600,000 eye injuries related to sports and recreation occur each year.
More the 600,000 eye injuries related to sports and recreation occur each year.
Over 80% of children do not utilize protective eyewear in situations that represent a risk of eye injury.
Every 13 minutes a person with a sports related eye injury visits an emergency room.
More than 90% of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of appropriate protective eyewear.
Many organizations, researchers,and individuals strongly advise the use of Protective Eyewear: The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Ophthalmology,
American Optometric Association,
American Public Health Association,
The Coalition to Prevent Sports Eye Injuries
American Optometric Association,
American Public Health Association,
The Coalition to Prevent Sports Eye Injuries
SPORTS EYE PROTECTION BUYING TIPS
In our office, we have an eye protection guide to find the eye protection safety standard for your sport. Ensure that the protector you purchase meets or exceeds that recommended standard.
In our office, we have an eye protection guide to find the eye protection safety standard for your sport. Ensure that the protector you purchase meets or exceeds that recommended standard.
For outdoor sports, insist on 100% UVA & UVB protection. Additionally, photochromic (lenses that change color) or tinted lenses are excellent for sports under various light situations.
For both indoor and outdoor sports, anti-reflective coatings add comfort by reducing glare.
Frames must be used with a sports band or retention strap to ensure the frames stay in place.
You Can Take Action
Help prevent a child from becoming an eye injury statistic. If you are a parent, guardian, coach or sports program director of young athletes you are responsible for the safety of their eyes while participating in sports with known eye injury risks.
For the children who need corrective prescription lenses, it is important to know that regular eyeglasses and contact lenses provide little or no protection. In fact, regular eyewear may even cause a more severe eye injury. Talk to Dr. Chong about protective sports eyewear with your prescription.
While no single device can prevent all injuries, sports eye protection that meets stringent ASTM Standards for the sports being played can significantly reduce the risk of sport-related eye injury.