Sports and Vision Safety

 

 

 

More than 40,000 people a year suffer eye injuries while playing sports.

For all age groups, sports-related eye injuries occur most frequently in baseball, basketball and racquet sports.

Almost all sports-related eye injuries can be prevented. Whatever your game, whatever your age, you need to protect your eyes!

Take the following steps to avoid sports eye injuries:

• Wear proper safety goggles (lensed polycarbonate protectors) for racquet sports or basketball.
• 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.~ Prevent Blindness America ~

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, contact:
Premier Eyecare, Julie Moore, O.D.
405.513.8150
http://www.okpremiereyecare.com

Children’s Vision

Children with uncorrected vision conditions or eye health problems face many barriers in life … academically … socially … and athletically. High-quality eye care can break down these barriers and help enable your children to reach their highest potential.

Vision doesn’t just happen. A child’s brain learns how to use eyes to see, just like it learns how to use legs to walk or a mouth to form words. The longer a vision problem goes undiagnosed and untreated, the more a child’s brain learns to accommodate the vision problem.

That’s why a comprehensive eye examination is so important for children. Early detection and treatment provide the very best opportunity to correct vision problems, so your child can learn to see clearly.

Eighty percent of all learning is performed through vision. Make sure your child has the best possible tools to learn successfully.
~ American Optometric Association ~

For more information, or to schedule a comprehensive eye exam, contact
Premier Eyecare of Edmond, Dr. Julie Moore
405.513.8150
http://www.okpremiereyecare.com