Abstract: An eye protector (e.g. for squash players) comprises a screen slitted in the eye region of the wearer and with at least one thickened region adjacent to the slit(s) to reinforce the screen and prevent a resilient object (e.g. a squash ball) intruding through the slit and contacting a wearer's eye. Thickened regions can be provided above and below the slit(s) on the outward facing surface of the screen and the upper region can be thicker than the lower. An elasticated band can hold the screen over the wearer's eye region.