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It's In Your Court:
Prevent Sports-Related Eye Injuries
It's In Your Court: Prevent Sports-Related Eye Injuries Quiz
1. Most eye injuries occur in persons over age 30.
Select an answer
A. True
B. False
2. Baseball and basketball are most commonly implicated in sports-related eye injuries.
Select an answer
A. True
B. False
3. Athletes who have had a previous eye injury are no more susceptible to further eye injury than persons who have never sustained an eye injury.
Select an answer
A. True
B. False
4. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommend that all participants in sports where there is risk of eye injury should wear protective eyewear.
Select an answer
A. True
B. False
5. Blunt trauma accounts for most sports-related eye injuries.
Select an answer
A. True
B. False
6. All of the following statements are true with regard to sports-protective eyewear EXCEPT:
Select an answer
A. Should conform to the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard for selected sports.
B. Varies a lot in the way they fit and their ability to protect the eye.
C. Prescription or nonprescription (plano) lenses may be fabricated from any of several types of clear material, including polycarbonate.
D. Regular eyeglasses can be substituted for sports protective eyewear in most sports.
7. Athletes who have had previous eye injuries:
Select an answer
A. Are more susceptible to future eye injuries.
B. Should be evaluated by an ophthalmologist before participating in sports.
C. Should be counseled about participating in eye-safe sports.
D. All of the above.
8. All athletic coaches, trainers, and teachers:
Select an answer
A. Should be educated about the risks of eye injuries associated with participation in sports.
B. Should be aware of the different types of sports-protective eyewear and ASTM standards for each sport.
C. Should communicate to parents about the importance of sports-protective eyewear prior to their child beginning a sport.
D. All of the above.
9. If a person sustains an eye injury:
Select an answer
A. Cuts or punctures to the eye area should be bandaged without any pressure to the eye area.
B. Never rub or touch the eye or attempt to remove a foreign object.
C. It is best to have an ophthalmologist examine the patient.
D. Both B & C
E. All of the above.
10. Regular eyeglasses CANNOT provide sufficient eye protection during sports because:
Select an answer
A. Regular eyeglasses have only 4-5% of the impact resistance of polycarbonate or comparable thickness.
B. They do not conform to the ASTM standard.
C. Both A & B.
D. None of the above.
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