You combine the LAB COAT and PROTECTIVE GOGGLES to make the PROTECTIVE LAB COAT!

To be fair, the PROTECTIVE GOGGLES were mostly for looking into an alternate hell dimension, which doesn't really apply to a lab coat... but they were also made out of plastic and had hard triangular edges, so that still basically translates into literal physical protection. Your new PROTECTIVE LAB COATS aren't the most comfortable, but they should protect you more than ordinary fabric!

As a bonus, the new PROTECTIVE LAB COATS come with a set of LAB GOGGLES built in, which have a special STATE OF THE ART feature that allows you to actually see what's actually in front of you, instead of obscuring your vision by forcing you to look into an alternate hell dimension like your old pair did. Wow, what will they think of next?!