Abstract: An eye protection device (1) includes two internally concave and externally convex protective shells (2, 3), which cover the eyes and the eyelids of a wearing person and are connected by an elastic wire bow (8), whose ends (6, 7) are attached to a projection (4, 5) on the protective shells (2, 3) at a distance from their outer edge (2c, 3c). The eye protection device no longer has the sharp-edged mechanical pressure of the outer edge of the protective shells, which feels unpleasant, and nonetheless ensures a secure seal of the outer edge of the protective shells in relation to the facial skin.