Weekly News From the Nurse 13 September 2024
September is Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month and according to Prevent Blindness more than “32,000 people seek treatment for sports-related eye injuries each year.” They also report that the majority of these injuries could have been prevented with the appropriate safety measures and equipment.
These are steps you can take to help prevent eye injuries as listed by Prevent Blindness:
Wear proper safety goggles (lensed polycarbonate protectors) for racquet sports or basketball. In order to be assured that your eyes are protected, it is important that any eye guard or sports protective eyewear are labeled as ASTM F803 approved. This eyewear is performance-tested to give you the highest levels of protection.
Use batting helmets with polycarbonate face shields for youth baseball.
Use helmets and face shields approved by the U.S. Amateur Hockey Association when playing hockey.
Know that regular glasses don’t provide enough protection
For these and other great ways to protect yourself and the ones you love from eye injuries you can visit https://preventblindness.org/sports-eye-safety/
