When it comes to the world of safety eyewear, ballistics means military-grade impact protection. US military sunglasses with this standard are very different from that of safety eyewear for civilians. Ballistic-rated eyewear is designed and tested to survive the military’s high-speed impact and fragmentation standards.
Civilian Standards - The Z87+ markings on safety glasses and goggles indicate eyewear is compliant with ANSI Z87.1 high impact and ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 industrial safety standards for eye protection. Safety eyewear meeting these criteria are used in a variety of industrial and personal applications.
Military Standards - The Military’s rigorous MIL-PRF 32432 Ballistic Fragmentation standard uses tests similar to those in the ANSI Z87.1 standard. However, the requirements for prescription ballistic glasses are much more stringent.