Eyeshield

Safety equipment such as the facemask, eyeshields, and other face shields have been adopted over time to prevent player injury.

Only clear eyeshields are permitted for use in high school football games because eyes need to be seen while checking for a concussion.

[6] The eye wear can also be injection-molded, which gives curvature and allows the lenses to reflect glare and enable the players to have increased visibility in most weather conditions.

Eyeshields come in a variety of shades: amber, blue, metallic silver and golds, black, polarized and even rainbow.

[8] The durability of eyeshields were tested when eye specialists at Ohio State University used an air cannon to hurl baseballs at the visors.

The tested shields successfully maintained their structural integrity after being hit with baseballs that were propelled at velocities of up to 218 ft per second (150 miles per hour).