Learning About Vision
September is Sports and Home Eye Safety Month
According to Prevent Blindness America, more than 40,000 people are treated for potentially blinding sports-related eye injuries every year, many of them children. Statistics reported by the University of Illinois Eye Center show that almost one third of sports-related eye injuries are to children between the ages of 5 and 14. For all age groups, sports-related eye injuries occur most frequently in baseball, basketball and racquet sports.
Likewise, accidents in the home 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.
To learn more:
Eye Facts: Sports Eye Injuries
Prevent Blindness America News Release
To make an appointment with a University of Illinois Eye Center physician, c all (312) 996-8450
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