- Every 13 minutes a person with a sports related eye injury visits an emergency room
- More than 100,000 sports and recreation related eye injuries occur each year
- More than 90% of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of appropriate protective eyewear
| Baseball | |
| Frame | Sport goggle |
| Shield w/ interchangeable lenses w/ sports strap | |
| Flip up with Rx w/ sports strap | |
| Wrap around w/ sports strap | |
| Lens | Brown Sunglass– best against blue sky or green grass |
| A/R absorbs glare at night off stadium lights (lets more light through lens) | |
| Yellow cuts glare but cuts visual acuity slowing reaction times | |
| U/V protection on all lenses | |
| Basketball | |
| Frame | Sport goggle |
| Shield w/ sports strap | |
| Wrap around w/ sports strap | |
| Lens | Clear lens |
| A/R absorbs glare from lights (lets more light through lens) | |
| Yellow cuts glare but cuts visual acuity slowing reaction times | |
| Cycling | |
| Frame | Wrap around w/ sports strap |
| Shield w/ sports strap | |
| Frame must have air vents to prevent fogging | |
| Lens | Interchangeable lenses for different times of day |
| Grey is darkest, brown increases contrast | |
| Low light or overcast days– vermilion or yellow | |
| Night clear w/ A/R | |
| Photochromics | |
| Fishing | |
| Frame | Any frame –style decision |
| Cable temples, sport strap or cord | |
| Lens | Polarized |
| Low light -Vermilion or rose | |
| Brown Polarized | |
| Amber polarized for high contrast | |
| Football | |
| Frame | Helmet compatible Sport goggle (Rec Specs) |
| Lens | Clear lens |
| If light sensitive use a slight gray tint | |
| Golf | |
| Frame | Oversized or no bottom on frame |
| Lens | Single vision or bifocals set very low and out of the way |
| Brown or amber polarized lens
will increase contrast between the white ball
and the greens or the sky |
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| Yellow lens for late in day or overcast days | |
| Grey reduces light and keeps colors neutral | |
| Hunting / Shooting Sports | |
| Frame | Must sit high on the face |
| Interchangeable lenses for different times of day and different lighting conditions | |
| Lens | Low light—clear w/A/R A/R cuts reflections of light from glasses |
| Yellow tint absorbs blue light enhances contrast | |
| Target orange for Clay or trap shooting | |
| Vermillion- Highlights orange
and softens green. Good for seeing target
against green tree background |
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| Green or blue -Enhances black target. Medium to low light conditions | |
| Motocross | |
| Frame | Form fitting goggle with air vents |
| Lens | Brown Polarized to cut reflected glare and increase contrast |
| Running | |
| Frame | Lightweight Shield look for comfort and security |
| Wrap around frame to block sun and wind | |
| Lens | Brown Polarized to cut glare reflected off concrete and increase contrast |
| Photobrown polarized to cut glare and change with different lighting conditions | |
| Racquetball | |
| Frame | Sport goggle (Rec Specs) |
| Shield w/ sports band | |
| Padding between frame and face is recommended | |
| Lens | Clear w/ A/R coating |
| Scuba /Snorkeling | |
| Frame | Scuba mask that fits tight to the face—watertight seal |
| Lens | Glass forms best seal with mask |
| Skiing /Snowboarding | |
| Frame | Wrap around Plastic frame or ski goggle |
| Lens | Polarized brown or amber in color will provide the best contrast against a white background |
| Photochromic lenses - darker in sunlight, - lighter in an overcast sky- better for low light | |
| Vermilion or Rose is a general purpose tint that heightens visual acuity and enhances color | |
| Yellow is a long time standard in ski and shooting sports | |
| Green is a good all-purpose lens color |
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F I S H I N G |
F O O T B A L L |
G O L F |
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M O T O R C R O S S |
R U N N I N G |
R A C K E T B A L L |
S C U B A - S N O R K L I N G |
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S O C C E R |
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BROWN
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| AMBER increases contrast and aids in depth perception |
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| GREEN |
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| TEAL brings out yellow tennis ball |
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| YELLOW increases lights intensity |
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| POLORIZED cuts out reflected glare |
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