Parents take every known precaution to protect their child from injury and harm. It’s imperative that they are alerted to the high prevalence of sports-related eye injury in children, and that we, their trusted eyecare professionals, recommend appropriate eye protection for the specific sport in which the child participates. According to the National Eye Institute, sports injury is the number one cause of blindness in children in the U.S. This is an alarming statistic especially considering it is estimated that 90 percent of sports-related eye injuries are preventable if proper protective eyewear is worn. Find out more about sports-related eye injury in children in this feature from 20/20 Magazine. Read More.