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Eye injuries can have serious consequences and even lead to to blindness, but most of them are preventable. You can protect your vision by following some tips.
Recommendations shared by Mayo Clinic experts.
How to protect your eyes from injury
< p>At home and at work
- Wear safety glasses during hazardous activities to protect your eyes from small particles and dust.
- Also protect your eyes such glasses against accidental injury when working with chemicals. Take precautions, even if you are just a bystander.
- Watch how your child uses dangerous tools. Pencils, scissors, forks and knives can cause serious eye injuries. Be aware that common household items such as paper clips, elastic cords, wire hangers, rubber bands and fishing hooks can also be dangerous.
In the yard
In the yard
- Take care of your eyes when working in the garden. Wear safety glasses every time you use lawnmowers, trimmers and blowers.
- Keep children away from this appliance when it is in operation. Keep small children out of the yard while the lawnmower is operating.
- Keep hazardous materials out of reach. Always keep fertilizers, pesticides and chemicals out of the reach of children.
Cooking and cleaning
- Be careful with chemicals and detergents. Read the labels on household cleaners, such as bleach, carefully before use. Do not mix them with each other. Keep out of the reach of children.
- Be careful when cooking or using hot objects. Be careful not to get hot oil in your eyes.
- Keep sharp kitchen tools and utensils out of the reach of children.
During play
- Avoid projectile toys such as darts, bows and arrows.
- Do not allow children to use laser pointers. Such pointers, especially with short waves (green), can irreversibly damage the retina.
- Wear protective glasses when playing sports. Any sport involving a ball, puck, stick, bat, racket or flying object presents a potential risk of eye injury.
On holiday
- Refuse to launch fireworks yourself. Leave it to the professionals.
- Be careful when opening a bottle of champagne.
Eye injury signs and symptoms
Detecting an eye injury is not always easy, especially in a child. Get medical help right away if you notice any of these signs or symptoms:
- pain, trouble opening the eye or with vision;
- damage to the eyelid;
- damage to the eyelid;
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- impaired eye mobility;
- unusual size or shape of the pupil;
- blood.
What to do in case of an eye injury
For an eye injury, seek medical attention from an ophthalmologist or other doctor as soon as possible, even if the injury seems minor. Failure to get help in time can lead to permanent vision loss.
Also, take simple steps to prevent further damage. Such as:
- do not touch the eyes, do not press on them;
- do not try to remove an object that appears to be stuck in the eye;
- do not apply to eye ointment or medicine without a doctor's recommendation;
- wash all chemicals that may have gotten into the eye with plenty of clean water.
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