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There are an estimated 40,000 sports and recreation-related eye injuries each year
and the majority of them happen to children.
An estimated 90% of all eye injuries could be preventable and 45% of them tend to occur around the home. One should always be aware of ways to protect your vision, whether at work, school, home or play.
Proper first aid in the case of an eye injury is vital to preserve sight in the involved eye. Eye injuries, preventable as they are, do occur frequently and anywhere—in more than a million people every year.
The true severity of the eye injury is difficult to determine for the average person. Even an eyelash or a grain of sand under the eyelid can cause severe discomfort (but relatively little damage) due to the intense pain sensitivity of the cornea. An ophthalmologist or medical doctor should examine the involved eye after first aid is given.
Eye Injuries PDFPrevention of eye injuries:
Children:
Around the home:
Every day used products and solutions could cause severe chemical damage to an eye.
The workshop environment:
Many objects can fly unexpectedly into the eye to cause damage.
The garden:
Many outdoor accidents are caused by garden tools and chemicals.
The car:
Battery acid can cause serious eye damage and sparks can ignite fumes to explode rapidly.
Sports injuries of the eyes:
These have increased significantly over the last several years.
Fireworks:
Handling fireworks are potentially dangerous, irrespective of the age of the user.
How and Where should eye injuries be treated?
Hospital emergency rooms see and treat patients with eye injuries and provide the emergency medical care needed. Emergency room personnel and doctors will refer the patient with an eye injury to an ophthalmologist whenever complications are suspected. Ophthalmologists specialize in eye diseases and disorders and emergency treatment of eye injuries and its complications.
Following an eye injury: FIRST AID
Immediate and correct treatment can prevent or reduce loss of sight. Seek medical help as soon as possible, to determine the severity of the damage, and commence appropriate treatment without delay. An ophthalmologist or your family physician should be called immediately, or otherwise the patient should be taken to the nearest emergency department without delay.
Specks/ dust in the eye:
A blow to the eye:
Eye lid cuts and penetrating eye injuries:
Chemical burns / injuries:
The most important treatment for eye injuries is prevention and attention given to safety practices is a vital way of saving your eyesight.