Game Face – Stats on eye injuries while participating in sports
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The National Eye Institute classifies baseball/softball, basketball, boxing, lacrosse, hockey, paintball and racquet sports as “high risk” for eye injury.
More than 600,00 related to sports/recreation occur every year. This is about 15% of the 2.5 million eye injuries in the United States yearly.
1 in 18 college athletes will sustain an eye injury each season. This increases to 1 in 10 for basketball players.
Basketball is the leading cause of eye injuries among 15 to 24 year old.
Baseball is the leading cause of eye injuries in children under 14 years old.
Most eye injuries among children ages 11 to 14 occur while playing sports.
More than 90% of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of protective eye wear.
Protective eye wear is made of ultra-strong polycarbonate, which is 10 times more impact resistant than other plastics.
