Squash goggles protect your face and eyes while playing squash.
Here are some brands of squash goggles I’ve posted about on Squash Source:
Black Knight | Bollé | Dixon | Dunlop | Ektelon | Eye | Harrow | Head | iMask | Karakal | Mantis | Prince | Salming | Tecnifibre | Tourna Specs | Wilson
There’s also a separate page for junior squash goggles.
Why Wear Squash Goggles?
You should wear squash goggles every time you play or practice squash.
Squash is played in close quarters and you don’t want a flying ball or racket to make contact with your eyes and potentially damage your eyesight.
Personally, I know two guys who have permanent eye damage from squash. So I wear goggles, because one of my favorite things to do is use my eyes to look at stuff.
The pros don’t wear goggles, but I think that’s a mistake, because even the pros get whacked in the face on occasion.
In any case, many squash facilities, squash leagues, and squash tournaments require you to wear protective eyewear on the court.
Best Squash Goggles
To get sufficient eye protection, you need goggles with polycarbonate lenses. In the US, eyewear must meet something called the ASTM-F803 standard. It’s OK to wear contact lenses as long as you wear polycarbonate lenses over them.
Regular eyeglasses and open eyeguards (with no lenses) are not safe enough to play squash with. If you wear prescription lenses, you’ll need to purchase prescription squash glasses. Talk to your optician about ordering a pair of these.
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Here are some additional links:
- US Squash protective eyewear guidelines
- England Squash technical information sheet (Word doc)
Thanks to Lawrence for finding those links.
Ashley says
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“two guys who have permanent eye damage from squash..” This is something i really worry about. I am not a regular squash player or like not an active or frequent player. Sometimes, i do not know, maybe the influence of professional player on live TV that did not wear any eye protection make me want to do the same. But there is a reason why they are pro. Next time i would purchase one to protect myself.
Bernard says
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Hi, does anyone use prescription lenses in their goggles? if so, where do you buy these?
presently, i just wear my glasses playing
Pierre says
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My friend Peter here in Philadelphia says he bought the Rec Specs Maxx-30 (MX-30) by Liberty Sports from FramesDirect.com about 5 years ago and had the prescription lenses added here locally. He says he really likes them.
Some people go for the iMask over the glasses.
bernard says
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Good man! thanks