Sports Eyewear

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South Jersey Eyewear, a division of SJEA, offers a huge variety of stylish sports-specific glasses and sunglasses, both with and without prescription. Our professional opticians can not only tell you what product provides the best protection for your sport of choice, but also show you how the right product can actually enhance your game.

Eyewear Thats “Got Game”

Many tinted sports lenses are engineered to enhance certain colors and give an athlete an advantage for their particular sport, helping them better distinguish their surroundings while improving depth perception. Other lens features like polarization and anti-reflective treatment can help cut down glare from sun and artificial light. Photochromic lenses that darken or lighten according to conditions are especially advantageous for outdoorsmen like hunters who move between areas of sun and shade.

Brands

The Optical Department at South Jersey Eye Associates (SJEA) is pleased to now offer Decot Hy-Wyd Sport and Shooting Glasses just in time for the fall hunting season. Decot describes their eyewear as “the best hunting and shooting glasses under the sun” and their product unquestionably ranks among the finest sport-specific eyewear around.

South Jersey Eyewear is also proud to offer Rudy Project sports eyewear for any sport—biking, water skiing, snow sports, golf, tennis, motorcycling, hunting, etc. Rudy Project eyewear is made in Italy, with specific lenses recommended for each sport.

South Jersey Eyewear is the first area vision care center to offer a full range of designer Oakley sunglasses and prescription ophthalmic glasses. Oakley is a leading designer of active, lifestyle, and sport sunglasses and prescription eyewear.

We also offer Rec Specs sport wear for kids and adults, made by Liberty Sport. Rec Specs is the first protective sport eyewear to receive the AOA (American Optometric Association) Seal of Acceptance. Keep in mind that 90% of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of appropriate protective eyewear.

Sports Protection

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 38,000 sports-related eye injuries are reported every year. Most sports demand eye protection. Impact-resistant lenses that offer adequate eye coverage are a must—as are durable, properly padded frames and elasticized sports bands. Sufficient UV protection is also critical for any outdoor sport, particularly one that involves snow or water.

On January 11, 2006, the New Jersey State Senate and general Assembly enacted a bill requiring “any child who wears corrective eyeglasses while participating in racquetball, squash, tennis, women’s lacrosse, basketball, women’s field hockey, badminton, paddleball, soccer, volleyball, baseball or softball, sponsored by a school, community or government agency... to wear protective eyewear that meets the frames standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials and lens standards of the American National Standards Institute.” The New Jersey council on physical Fitness and Sports is authorized to provide grants to assist low-income families in purchasing the protective eyewear.