April is Sports Eye Safety Month

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), there are thousands of sports-related eye injuries each year in the U.S. Here's a quick sports eye safety checklist to help you prevent eye injury!

✅ Ensure your eye protection is labeled “ASTM F803 approved” – it has the highest level of protection.
✅ Ensure your sports eye protection is made of impact-resistant materials, such as polycarbonate.
✅ Buy sports frames that come with rubber padding to cushion the glasses against the face.
✅ Ensure that your sports eyewear has a scratch-resistant coating for safe, visual clarity.
✅ Check in on peripheral vision to make sure there are no obstructed visual fields.

We look forward to setting you up for eye health success!

Author

David Greening, ABOC, BS(HONS) Ophth. Dispensing David is a licensed optician, and has been in optics since 2002. He attained his Bachelor of Science degree in Ophthalmic Dispensing in Kent, England (2014). He has extensive experience, having managed his own practice for many years prior to arriving at Astorino & Associates Eye Center. He is a licensed American optician (ABOC) and is well-recognized for his quality of service, attention to detail, and patient care. He left our practice January 2024.