Introduction
Unite For Sight received a Healthy Vision Community Award 2005 from the National Eye Institute to create the "It's In Your Court: Prevent Sports-Related Eye Injuries" website and DVD.
Ocular injuries from modern sports are usually severe, with blunt trauma, cornea-sclera lacerations, and retinal detachments being the most frequent causes of post-injury vision loss in young athletes. However, it is estimated that 90 percent of sports-related ocular injuries are preventable with the proper use of protective eyeware. Our program, entitled It's in Your Court: Prevent Sports-Related Eye Injuries, will serve to heighten community awareness about, and prevent, athletic eye trauma. We hope that you will help to spread the word about the importance of preventing eye injuries.