'Goggles for Docs’ Program Launched to Donate Goggles to Health Care Workers

 You do realise that face shield and glasses also allow for ventilation, the whole point is to lessen the chances of hand to face contact in such areas as the eye's nose and mouth.

 There are very significant risks to uesing alternative, unapproved, PPE in a health care setting. However, in areas that simply can’t get access to approved PPE, things like this are being considered.

 Anything is better than nothing

 The ideal solution would be to use flexible injectable dental addition silicone (+/- putty)with appropriate to adhesive on the googles.
Otherwise Holes are easy and safe to block off with PVA glue.
Foam is a bit trickier if it is open cell. A few layers with drying in between would probably work. Or combination with Plastidip painted on top. ( I have used this for different application.
Gas proof goggles have a flexible rubber seal to seal bugs out and adapt to face.
But if user is keeping goggles a custom fit and forget is probably better.
I have to cut adapt and reglue the foam on my mtb goggles as I have a MASSIVE... nose.

 @fatduke: they actually lessen exposure by directly blocking droplet transmission. Hand to face transmission is still a factor, but arguably could be made worse by goggles, or any other Item of PPE worn on the head / face.

 Face sheilds reduce face contamination and later transmission as showering before leaving work isn’t always available. Also reduces biological load onto and around mask as these aren’t 100% effective. @cmcrawfo:

 Update: insulation and duct tape works great on100% goggles (could also add gas fitters tape and pva glue if wanted on different goggle design/brand)WAy cheaper too. Low skill needed only sizzors and/or scalpel needed which everyone has.

 @gcrider: you are giving this a lot of care, are you actually using this in a health care setting?

 Thanks. Yes and know. I would use it (I am a pedantic germaphobe )but all work has stopped until we move to leval2 (currently @leval4) Dentistry is extremely high risk due to the contaminated areosols created with almost every procedure. (Except exam without washing or drying teeth,incision and drainage , placing temp filing without washing,drying,drillingor polishing. The areosols remain in the air for 2 hours after proceedure. @cmcrawfo:

 @cmcrawfo: yeah sorry i probably shouldn't have written "the whole point" in that comment.

 huh? Have you seen the crap they've been wearing? Guess what... many of them aren't wearing anything because it's not available. I was tested by 3 ladies when I got tested for COVID. Two had face masks one did not. NONE of them had eye protection. The test involves shoving a gigantic q-tip into your brain through your nose. It creates a gag reflex and an instant need to cough. I did everything in my power to do neither of those things and managed to turn my head just enough to spray the inside of my car when I coughed instead of the ladies face. But I 100% guarantee you that atomized funk made it into her eyes and nose. Fortunately for her I was negative.

My wife is in front of patients every day. I've been to her office and nearly none of them have eye protection and they're limited on mask use.

This is an awesome thing that companies and people are doing and it is very helpful. Leave it at that and leave your opinions to yourself since you clearly have no freaking clue how this stuff works.

 @onemanarmy: quite honestly, this WAS an actual conversation among a bunch of people being very respectful, until you chimed in that is. the OP's comments were valid, and so are the comments there after. Be aware, every situation is unique. Discussion is complicated when you are talking between professionals and the public, as they have different understating of things. Its also important to consider that all PPE presents risks, and a time like this requires a very unique approach involving ethics and education as part of the risk management. We still need to advocate for high standards and best practices.

You should consider taking your own advise, because while you do have a personal experience that is valuable to share, your statement highlights that you also have a limited understanding of things.

I would be happy to carry on a respectful discussion with anyone who is interested, respectful being the key word. I happen to be a Nurse and an Occupational Health specialist, working in a designated COVID site in Canada, so I may have a pretty good freaking clue how things work.

 @cmcrawfo: There's a reason this entire conversation is hidden...

What does response to me have to do with goggles and the goggle program? Do you think that medical professionals would choose a set of non medical and VERY hot to wear indoors goggles over their provided and approved PPE... if it's available?

Do you assume that all sites are exactly like your site?

There's nothing disrespectful with my response beyond the response to the OP which was warranted. How was that comment valid? It was argumentative and off base. They're not useless.

Need to be a little less sensitive if you think that was offensive.