Eye Injuries From Paintballs

Dr. Kyle Alliman of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine said, “High-velocity paintballs can cause tremendous damage to the eye and can lead to surgery”.

Getting hit with a paintball can cause severe and devastating eye injuries, especially when goggles aren't worn, say ophthalmologists, who add that informal games are when damage is more likely. "Unfortunately, visual loss is often permanent."

The American Journal of Ophthalmology, Alliman and his colleagues reviewed 36 cases of paintball injuries to the eye that were treated at the institute between 1988 and 2005 in February.

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How To Prevent The Spread Of Pinkeye

Pinkeye is usually caused by a virus or by bacteria. Common symptoms of pinkeye are eye redness (hyperemia), swollen and red eyelids, crusty eyelashes on waking, more tearing than usual, feeling as if something is in the eye etc. It is also called conjunctivitis.

Here are some precautions which can help you from the infection of pinkeye.

·      Wash Hands

·      Don not share eye medicine

·      Be careful with contact lenses

·      Take care with eye makeup

·      Do not share towels, linens, handkerchiefs

·      Wear eye protection

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Reading In Dim Light Harm Your Eyes

According to the Richard Gans,MD,FACS, an ophthalmologist with the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute “Dim light might make it difficult for the eyes to focus, which can cause short-term eye fatigue, but there is no scientific evidence that reading in the dark does any long-term harm to your eyes,"

To know more you can read the original article by Michael W. Smith, MD published on webmd.com.

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Children’s Eye Health Programs To Save Eye Sight

Prevent Blindness has declared August as Children's Eye Health and Safety Awareness month to inspire parents to make their child's vision health a priority.  

Family-friendly resources on a wide variety of topics that help parents take the right steps to keep their child's sight healthy for life can be found at preventblindness.org and through the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH) website.

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