April is known as Sports Eye Safety Month. Tens of thousands of sports and recreation-related eye injuries happen every year, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The great thing is that about 90 percent of severe eye-related injuries can be prevented through the use of appropriate protective eye gear. In this article, a local optometrist shares a few essential tips to follow.
Children need to use protective eyewear when they are practicing or competitively playing a sport that raises their risk of eye-related damage. Basketball, baseball, fencing, and hockey are sports that commonly pose a high risk of eye injury. Meanwhile, sports with a moderate risk of eye injury include badminton, golf and tennis.
A trusted optometrist recommends the following preventive measures:
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