Sports and eye injuries do, unfortunately, go hand in hand. Here are a few facts:
• Hospital emergency rooms see nearly 40,000 victims of sports eye injuries every year. The actual number of injuries related to sports is at least double that.
• Kids. Almost one third of sports-related eye injuries occur to children who are under age 15.
• Seniors. With Americans staying active longer, the number of sports-related eye injuries is expected to increase dramatically among the over-55set.

Leading the way in sports-related eye injuries is basketball, with more than 5,000 injuries a year. Baseball, Racket sports, Soccer and Swimming are the other favorites for eye injuries. The most important sports tool you posses is your eyes! It is estimated that 90% of all sports injuries could be prevented with proper Sports Safety Glasses.

Spectacles.com will carry Sports Goggles from Rec Specs as well as Zoom and Sniper Sports protective eyewear by Liberty for kids and adults.

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You Can Take Action
The good news is that you can help prevent your child from being sidelined because of a serious eye injury. You can make the decision to protect their eyes as well as the rest of their body by adding protective sport goggles to their equipment bag.

While sport goggles provide significant protection, they cannot guarantee too be unbreakable or guard against all foreseeable impacts. However, a quality pair of sport goggles, equipped with polycarbonate lenses, can be sight savers since they help the eyes and surrounding ocular region. For kids who need corrective prescription lenses, SPECTACLES.com can make a pair of prescription lenses that fit into any of the sports goggles on this page.