| Baseball sunglasses are as important as any other | | | | Another important feature of sports eyewear is |
| protective bodywear in a game. Sports sunglasses | | | | their ability to shield players from serious injury. A |
| are indispensable in daylight games. Without them, | | | | thrown or batted baseball can travel at very fast |
| trying to catch a ball, particularly a ball hit up high, | | | | speeds, and the injuries they can cause can be |
| can be difficult. The sun in your eyes can cause | | | | potentially serious. Because of this, it is |
| eyestrain and increase the chance that the ball will | | | | recommended that baseball players choose sports |
| be missed. According to Prevent Blindness | | | | sunglasses with polycarbonate lenses, which are |
| America, more than 40,000 people a year suffer | | | | able to withstand the impact of a baseball and are |
| sports-related eye injuries. | | | | virtually shatterproof. |
| Sports eyewear comes in a variety of shapes | | | | Some baseball sunglasses have designs that allow |
| and sizes. Many baseball sunglasses come with | | | | the lens can be changed to suit the lighting |
| lenses that are optimized to eliminate glare and | | | | condition of a particular game. Also, many |
| enhance vision, particularly on sunny days. Many | | | | versions incorporate a wraparound profile that |
| baseball players prefer wearing amber sunglasses, | | | | provides a better field of vision. Others allow for |
| even though the lenses aren't necessarily amber. | | | | different colored lenses to be swapped out. |
| More often than not, they are either a mirrored | | | | As protective gear, baseball sunglasses can |
| type with also known as REVO coating, brown or | | | | enhance a player's performance and help prevent |
| gray. Polarized lenses are also a plus as they | | | | eye injuries caused by either sunlight or an errant |
| decrease glare and eye strain. UV protection | | | | ball. And last, but certainly not least, sports |
| (ultraviolet ray protection) is also a necessity | | | | sunglasses are a stylish and lightweight accessory |
| when selecting good eyewear. | | | | on the field. |