Protective Eyewear for Young Athletes

Protective Eyewear for Young Athletes

The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Ophthalmology strongly recommend protective eyewear for all participants in sports in which there is risk of eye injury. Protective eyewear should be mandatory for athletes who are functionally 1-eyed and for athletes whose ophthalmologists...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2004-03, Vol.113 (3), p.619-622
1. Verfasser: Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Athletes
Athletic Injuries - prevention & control
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Children & youth
Eye Injuries - prevention & control
Eye protection
Eye Protective Devices
General aspects
Humans
Medical sciences
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics
Sports - standards
Sports injuries
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Zusammenfassung:The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Ophthalmology strongly recommend protective eyewear for all participants in sports in which there is risk of eye injury. Protective eyewear should be mandatory for athletes who are functionally 1-eyed and for athletes whose ophthalmologists recommend eye protection after eye surgery or trauma.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.113.3.619