eye guard

Shields your vision

Eye guard refers to protective equipment worn over or around the eyes to prevent injury.

In sports like racquetball or lacrosse, eye guards shield against impacts from balls and equipment: The league requires all players to wear eye guards.

In industrial or laboratory settings, they protect against flying debris, chemical splashes, or harmful light.

The term overlaps with safety glasses and goggles, though eye guard often suggests sport-specific designs with wraparound frames or wire cages.

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protective · safety · safety glasses · glasses · lens · mask · face · helmet · sports · basketball · squash · racquetball · splash · laboratory · lab safety · welding · UV · sunglasses

Opposites
purpose of eyewear

eye guardcorrective lenses

Optical devices fixing sight

prescription glasses · eyeglasses · reading glasses · contact lenses · bifocals

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