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Healthy Vision Month 2008
Gear Up! There’s more to lose than the game. Use protective eyewear.
Every 13 minutes a sports-related eye injury is treated in an emergency room in the United States. The majority of these eye injuries occur in children under the age of 15. Most can be prevented with the use of protective eyewear.
Protective eyewear includes safety glasses and goggles, safety shields, and eye guards specially designed to provide the correct protection for a certain activity. Ordinary prescription glasses, contact lenses, and sunglasses do not provide adequate protection in eye-hazardous situations. Safety goggles should be worn over them.
The National Eye Institute invites you to help raise awareness about the importance of using protective eyewear this May during Healthy Vision Month. Visit the Healthy Vision Month Website for more information and to download resources you can use to inform parents, coaches, teachers, and children about sports-related eye injuries and protective eyewear.
Join the National Eye Institute and the Glaucoma Research Foundation during Healthy Vision Month to encourage children in your community to gear up for the game!