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Show (qualitative portion) will take place after we receive enough responses to our survey (quantitative portion). Receiving grant funding has been a goal of ours as well. Last year we applied for the Joanne Angle Investigator Award which is given to one researcher per year who is working on a project to prevent blindness. We continue to look for opportunities to fund this project. Summary Reducing sports-related ocular injuries must be a serious objective in the effort to prevent blindness. An in-depth analysis on why athletes opt out of using standard protective eyewear is the focal point of this study. The innovative methods discussed above vary from those used by past researchers allowing for a more thorough look into the experiences of athletes, coaches and parents. Seeing protective eyewear use from the athletes’ point of view will allow us to create and recommend more effective ways to prevent blindness in athletes. References Avinash Mishra, Ashok K. Verma, Sports related ocular injuries, Medical Journal Armed Forces India, Volume 68, Issue 3, July 2012, Pages 260-266, ISSN 0377-1237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2011.12.004. Goldstein, M. H., & Wee, D. (2011). Sports Injuries: An Ounce of Prevention and a Pound of Cure. Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice,37(3), 160-163. Healthy People 2020 - Vision Objectives. (n.d.). Retrieved February 23, 2016, from https://nei.nih.gov/eyedata/healthypeople2020 |
