Sports Eye Safety

Protective eyewear can prevent 90% of eye injuries. At Eye 1st Vision Center in Sandy Springs, we provide exceptional optometry services for sports-related eye injuries and offer sports goggles to keep your eyes safe and help you perform at the highest level possible.

Protective Eyewear

Protective eyewear is made using an extremely strong polycarbonate, which is impact-resistant, shatterproof, and shields the eyes from ultraviolet rays. You may be wondering why your kid needs protective eyewear while he or she already has glasses. Ordinary glasses cannot protect your child from getting hit. Traditional eyeglasses are dangerous to wear during sports because they can shatter into the eye.

What Sports Cause the Most Eye Injuries?

In one study, basketball was found to be the leading cause of eye injuries related to sports in the United States. The second was baseball, followed by softball, pellet guns, racquetball, and hockey. You should select eye protectors that meet the ASTM (American Society of Testing and Material), which also passes the racquet sports standard.

In sports like archery, skiing, hockey, snowboarding, you will often find specific face masks or goggles that come with other protective gear. For sports like baseball, biking, soccer, basketball, and tennis, the polycarbonate goggles work best.

If your sport of choice involves projectiles or any other sharp objects, you should be especially cautious when playing. If you are not sure of the eye protection to use in your sport, you can visit us at Eye 1st Vision Center in Sandy Springs and our optometrist will advise you appropriately.

Some of the injuries that protective eyewear prevents include:

• Hyphemia – When blood gets in the cornea and iris space.
• Detached retina – When the retina disconnects from the back-eye.
• Traumatic cataract –A situation where the lens of the eye becomes cloudy.
• Eye socket fracture – When the bone surrounding your eye breaks.
• Inflamed iris – Inflammation of the colored section of your eye.

If you sustain an eye injury while participating in sports, you should get to an optometrist right away for diagnosis and effective treatment.

Visit Our Optometrist

At Eye 1^st Vision Center, our optometrist has years of experience providing residents of Sandy Springs, GA, and the surrounding areas with sports vision care. For more information about sports eye safety, sports optometry, or to schedule an appointment, call us at (404) 252-1702.