You're crazy. The eye is one of the easiest things to inflict damage upon. It is completely unprotected. Why do you think rape defense courses tell women to gouge the eyes of the attacker? I have a damage retina in my left eye that came from an impact injury when I was a kid. It doesn't take much to detach or damage a retina. And a thumb poke is one of the least of your worries. How about a roundhouse kick where the toe goes into your eye. I've seen some close calls with that.Cr1msonKing said:Its hard to get your eye injured. I'm not saying its impossible, but its not worth wearing eye protection, it will be the day my eye gets seriously poked though lol. Its really hard to damage an eye unless you ram a stiff thumb into it. I'd lump it up there with a jock strap.