Convertible eyeshield

Claim 1

An eyeshield which can be taped over an eye-socket of a person by a health professional or a patient or alternatively, applied repeatedly without the use of tape by the patient himself, said eyeshield covering an eye and preventing any contact with the eye, thereby protecting the eye following an injury or surgery, comprising: (a) a low friction, yieldable, light weight, high strength, self-supporting, eyeshield body having a first and a second surface, the first surface being a convex outer surface, the second surface being an inner concave surface, the eyeshield body having rounded edges and an outline fitting against the orbital bone structure of a face in fixed, non-contacting relation over the eye and including a periphery defining a generally circular portion and an extension therefrom; (b) a pair of socket bosses not greater than one quarter inch in height integral with the convex surface of the eyeshield body adjacent the edge of the extension thereon on a first end and adjacent the edge of the circular portion on a second end, said bosses allowing the eyeshield to be taped onto the face of the person over the eyesocket; and (c) releasable means for holding the eyeshield body over the eyesocket, said releasable means comprising an elastic band for encircling the head of the person over the eyebrow on one side of a face and under the ear lobe on the other side of the face, the band comprising a pair of sections having first and second interengaging fastening members on the ends opposite the snap fastener end, said interengaging fastening members comprising intercoupling hook and loop sections.