Sports Vision & The NHL

Sports & Vision Do you wish you could improve your batting average in the weekend softball league; cut a few strokes off your golf score; or take your tennis game to the next level? Vision, just like speed and strength, is an important ingredient in how well you play your sport. Always wear the proper eye protection for your sport. When appropriate, use proper eye protection when you are trying theses exercises. Your doctor of optometry can advise you about what is best for you. To learn more, click here.

Optometrists and the NHL
Optometrists appeal to NHL for eye protection
"We just couldn't sit by and watch another hockey season get underway without at least trying to appeal to the League's common sense. We certainly hope that the NHL has better common sense than players who are risking their careers and their vision by refusing to wear eye protection."

According to CAO, incidences of hockey-related eye injuries at the amateur level decreased by 90 per cent when eye shields became a mandatory part of a player's safety equipment.

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