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- $Unique_ID{BRK00272}
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- $Title{Why Don't You Recommend Goggles for All Sports?}
- $Subject{goggles sports safety eyes Accidents accident risk eye injury
- injuries racquetball ice hockey baseball tennis risks}
- $Volume{O-21}
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- Why Don't You Recommend Goggles for All Sports?
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- QUESTION: You recommend wearing goggles for racquetball but not for all
- sports. Why?
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- ANSWER: Not all sports carry the same risk of eye injury. In racquetball,
- which is played in a small room with a ball going fast, there is a good chance
- a player will get hit in the eye with the ball or the other player's racket.
- A study of sports eye injuries done in the Canadian province of Quebec
- found that ice hockey, which is wildly popular in Canada, was the leading
- cause of such injuries, with baseball and tennis running about even in second
- place. (In the United States, baseball accounts for the most sports eye
- injuries because it is widely played.) The study notes that in the sports
- where eye protection is mandatory, notably racquetball, the rate of eye
- injuries has gone down.
- Although different sports have different risks of eye injuries, if you
- own sports goggles, wear them whenever you play, no matter what the game. Why
- let them gather dust when they could be protecting you?
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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