"I am too old to learn Braille." This is my trite response to anyone questioning why I wear protective eyewear when playing pickleball. But when it comes to eye safety on the court, age is beside the point — and so is experience. A recent study found that pickleball-related eye injuries rose sharply between 2014 and 2023, with direct ball impact being the most common cause — and a separate analysis estimated an increase of roughly 405 cases per year between 2021 and 2024 alon