Safety eye wears for various sports which enables comfort and better performance.

1. EYE PROTECTION
FOR SPORTS
VAIBHAVI NAIK
B.Optometry
Goa Medical College

2. INTRODUCTION
 Appropriate selection of eyewear for sports is
increasingly important.
 Correct eyewear selection may improve
performance and protect the wearer.
 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
develops standards for testing and for materials.

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 It describe tests that must be used to evaluate ability of
eyewear to withstand and protect from the impact of
common equipment used in the chosen sport.
 The standard most often encountered in an eye care
practice is F803 standard specification for eye
protectors for selected sports.
 applies to many of the most popular sports, such as
baseball, basketball, soccer, and tennis.

4. HAZARDS & SOLUTIONS FOR
SPORTS EYEWEAR
 Badminton
1. Danger from birdie and racquet - Wear ASTM
F803-approved sports protectors with
polycarbonate lenses.
2. Brightness of outdoor environment - Use sun
lenses when appropriate.

5. BADMINTON:

6.  Baseball
1. Hazard of ocular injury from the ball - Batters
should wear a batting helmet with attached face
shield. Others should wear ASTM F803-approved
sports protector
2. Brightness of outdoor environment - Wear sun
lenses when appropriate

7. BASEBALL:

8.  Basketball
1. Eye hazard from other player’s fingers, elbows,
etc - wear ASTM F803-approved basketball
protectors with polycarbonate lenses

9. BASKETBALL:

10.  Bicycling
1. Head or eye injury from a fall - Wear a bicycle helmet.
Use strong frames with polycarbonate lenses
2. Dust, sand, or small object blown into the eyes - For
nonprescription eyewear, wraparound frames and
lenses are helpful.
3. UV radiation - Add UV protection to glasses

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4. Inability to see vehicles from behind without looking
backward - Use special small mirror mounted on the
spectacle frame
5. Bent-over position forces eyeglass wearers to look
over the top of their frames - Select frames that can
be set high on the face. Use adjustable pads

12. BICYCLING:

13.  Billiards:
1. Viewing ball- frame that is high on the face, thin
rimmed, retroscopic tilt.
2. Presbyopia- small amount of additional plus
power.

14. BILLIARDS

15.  Boating:
1. Glare- polarizing lens with UV blocking.
2. Intensified UV radiation from overhead and
reflection- sunglasses. Wear a hat with brim.
3. Risk of losing eyeglasses- use well fitting frame
with cable temples.

16. BOATING:

17.  Flying:
1. Difficulty to read overhead dials and gauges-
doubles segment lenses.
2. Reduced dark adaptation- sunglasses with large
frames and short vertex distance.

18. FLYING:

19.  Football:
1. Eye injury from ball and other players- helmet with
face guard and cage. Liberty’s Helmet Specs worn
under the helmet.

20. FOOTBALL:

21.  Golf:
1. Bifocals and presbyopic corrections interfere with
viewing ball during swing- use single vision
lenses.
2. Frame interferes with vision- thin rimmed, rimless
or nylon cord frames.
3. UV exposure-Wear a hat with a brim or visor.
4. Brightness of outdoor environment-sunglasses

22. GOLF:

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