Eye protection for football

[Big Ball]

Hello all! Long time reader but my first post!
I've been very unlucky with eye injuries in the past while and I've had 2 fairly bad corneal abrasions (a scratch on the surface of the eye) in the last 2 months , if any of ye have sufferd this you'll know it's extreemely sore.
Anyway I was wondering if anyone could recommend a pair of goggles or something that would be suitable for playing football with that might allow me to play/train earlier that I otherwise could.

Thanks!

[Zulu]

None that I know of BB but i wouldn't recommend rushing back from an eye injury tbh.

[western exile]

Edgar Davids, the Dutch soccer footballer, wears the glasses following an operation on his right eye in 1999 for glaucoma. Davids received permission from FIFA.

[western exile]

I wonder would Handball goggles do the trick?
http://www.thegaastore.com/Pacer-Handball-Goggles-p/han001.htm

[Son_of_Sam]

I have a pair of touch-rugby goggles that I got sent over from London, went into Spec-savers a few years back & at the time there was no one in Ireland or at least thats what I understood doing them, they where not actually Specsavers but they did order them for me. I think they where about 220 sterling, might be wrong, I can check and see if they have a brand on them. I have got boxed black and blue with footballs and fists and they still holding up well.

[cornerback]

There's a fella  at our club that had to wear these bad boys for a couple of years:



http://www.gosportsspex.co.uk/AdidasSportsSpectaclesEvilEyeProExploerer.asp

He had an infection that prevented him wearing contact lenses so needed the optical insert as well...

[stiffler]

Big Ball do you also post under the name JimStynes?


He gets the name bigball on a regular basis.

[Big Ball]

Thanks for the pointers, the handball goggles probably wouldn't do, I don't think that they have lenses in them. I wouldn't need the optical inserts haveing had my eyes lasered last year. Those addidas ones might well be worth a look alright.Son_of_Sam, if you get any more details on the ones you had let me know, sounds like they have been tried and tested for gaelic football!

Never posted here before now.

[rolloutking]

The handball goggles will protect you against everything except a finger in the eye. They can withstand a ball traveling at about 80mph. After a while you don't notice you have them on if you take the foam out

[Son_of_Sam]

"Rec Specs" I was adivsed that I should replace if they got a big hit, but I havent, I think they where only trying to cover their own backs, have used them in junior football and 5-a-side soccer, a few stray fists, a few stray Gaa balls and heading soccer balls have all been ok, so far.

[Gold]

a fella who played for Greenlough, Derry used to always wear those goggles, email their club website for details.