Wearing Proper Eye Protection in the Home, Yard and Garage can Help Prevent Most Eye Injuries – More than $1 Billion Spent Annually on Costs Related to Eye Injuries– CHICAGO (Sept. 25, 2013) –Each year in the United States, more than 2.5 million eye injuries occur and 50,000 people permanently lose part or
In fact, accidents involving common household products cause 125,000 eye injuries each year. Ninety percent of these eye injures can be prevented through understanding, safety practices and the use of proper eye protection. You can reduce the risks of eye injuries for yourself and other family members by using this simple checklist for different areas
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Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources on Eye Safety, Blue Light and Digital Eye Strain, and More, to Encourage Employers and Employees to Protect Eyes at Work Prevent Blindness has once again declared March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to encourage employers and employees to make eye safety and eye protection a priority on the job.
Speaker and Moderator Bios Christina Ambrosino MD Candidate, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Christina Ambrosino is a third-year medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA and moved to Baltimore, MD to complete an undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to medical school, Ms. Ambrosino worked
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, and 2022 is the “Year of Children’s Vision” at Prevent Blindness. This year, Prevent Blindness is offering a wide variety of free resources, including educational tool kits, fact sheets, webinars, and more, to provide parents, caregivers, teachers, school nurses and public health professionals the information they need
Prevent Blindness offers fact sheets, shareable social media graphics and online resources on ways to keep eyes healthy in the workplace March is Workplace Eye Wellness at Prevent Blindness. We provide free resources, including an overview of proper eye protection and safety glasses for various industries, and information on the effects of extended digital screen
The Focus on Eye Health National Summit is a key venue to elevate the national dialogue among diverse stakeholder groups around vision and significant population health issues such as surveillance, equity, prevention messaging, service integration, program development, and dissemination of best practices. The Summit allows participants to develop new collaborations, integrate new vision health messages
“Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues 2nd Edition” Includes Detailed Statistics, Information and Strategies to Improve Children’s Vision in the United States As part of August’s Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, and as a follow-up to its 2016 publication, The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at
A Guest Column By Helene D. Clayton-Jeter, OD Approximately 40 million Americans wear contact lenses. I am one of them. The benefits of an unobstructed, natural view of the world are simply priceless. However, I know that with these benefits comes great responsibility on my part for ensuring that my eyes remain healthy and safe. The
