Washington, Nov 18 : A new study has found that football helmet faceshields can withstand a hit equivalent to a kick in the face and provide protection without disrupting players’ vision.
During the study, eye specialists at Ohio State University used an air cannon to hurl baseballs at the plastic faceshields.
The impact was designed to mimic the force of a kick to the face, considered the riskiest way to sustain an eye injury in football.
The baseballs were propelled at the faceshields at velocities of up to 218 feet per second, or nearly 150 miles per hour.
The measures of optical quality showed that the curved, plastic shields do not add any corrections or distortions to players’ vision.
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