Did you know that approximately every 13 minutes, a person visiting the emergency room is there due to a sports-related eye injury? According to the National Institute of Health, eye injuries are the leading cause of blindness in children. In honor of Sports Eye Safety Month this September, learn what you can do to help protect your kids’ eyes this sports season.

Touchdown on Eye Safety

Sports eye injuries include—but are not limited to—swollen retinas, cataracts, scratched corneas and eye socket fractures, which are all caused by trauma to the eye. Therefore, it’s important to take a timeout to learn what you can do to help your young athletes protect their eyes while playing the sports they love this fall sports season.

If your athlete already wears glasses, it’s important that he or she doesn’t wear them while playing a sport, since they are not made to be “protective” wear and will not protect the eye in the right way to prevent injury. Instead, visit our facility to have prescription protective eye wear fitted properly, including padding along the brow and nose.

If an injury does occur, be sure to seek prompt medical attention to receive the proper care.

Is your athlete having a hard time seeing the field and players? Call us today for an appointment to see how we can help improve his or her vision, as well as discuss proper eye wear for this season.