Your eyes are among your most precious--and your most delicate--posessions. Do you know how to protect your eyes from harm, or what to do if you, a family member, or a co-worker sustains an eye injury? If not, you've come to the right place. In this friendly guide to eye safety, you'll find out how to:
You'll also learn about first aid for the eyes, including how to treat:
This site also includes links to sources of further information on eye care.
According to the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, eye injuries are a leading cause of preventable vision loss. Each year in the United States alone, almost 100,000 people permanently lose the sight in one or both of their eyes due to an accident at work. It is estimated that prop precautions could hav prevented or minimized nine out of ten of these accidents. It pays to know about eye safety before an irreversible tragedy occurs.
