Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids | HealthDay

The start of training for school sports can bring a surge of sports-related eye injuries among young athletes, even though it's possible to prevent such injuries, an expert says.

"As training season begins, and as children resume practice, emergency rooms across the country may see an influx of eye injuries from sports -- yet most of these injuries are highly preventable by wearing protective goggles," pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Michael Repka, of the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute and deputy director of ophthalmology at Hopkins Children's Center, said in a Hopkins news release.

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