Buying a Nerf gun for Christmas?
Eye injuries are not something that gets talked about regularly. Which may lead you to believe that they are an uncommon occurrence. This is not the case, actually accidental eye injuries happen quite regularly. Both at home, out and about and at work. 90% of…
Prescription Swimming Goggles
If you need glasses or CL to see clearly? Then you would benefit from having prescription swimming goggles. They are available for both adults and kids.
Do you think you need to wear sunglasses in winter?
Did you know that you there is still UV in winter? That you need to wear sunglasses, even in winter? Ultraviolet light levels are lower, in the winter months. Though actual levels do fluctuate day to day. Rendering the need to wear sunglasses, important all…
Kids and sports avoiding eye injuries.
School is back and I know many parents, like me, have started to breath a bit easier. With school resuming many sports, are also swinging back into action. I know that soccer and netball are about to commence for the season ahead. I love…
Children’s eye protection and why it is necessary.
The statistics on eye injuries are frightening, especially for children. As the implications of an eye injury occurring in childhood could impact, the rest of that child’s’ life. Though impaired depth perception, loss of peripheral vision or diplopia (double vision). Research has indicated that 90%…
As summer hits, please don’t forget to protect your eyes.
I don’t know about you, but as the temperature is rising, and summer is sinking her teeth in. I feel the need to get outside and enjoy our gorgeous countryside. I also need to mow the grass and deal with the weeds that grow as…
Why don’t we buy sunglasses for our children?
The most common reasons I have been told that parents/carers don’t buy sunglasses for children are: They don’t wear the sunglasses They break the sunglasses The sunglasses are too expensive They loose their sunglasses The parents don’t know of the need to have sunglasses for…
We still need to wear our sunglasses even in winter.
Winter is here, but that doesn’t mean we can put our sunglasses away. Damage from the sun to our eyes can happen thought out the year, regardless of the season. So even though you have dug out your winter woolies, you still need to wear…
Safety Glasses in Schools – Eye protection need not be uncomfortable and boring.
Flashback to my schooling, I don’t think eye protection was actually covered unless we were doing a chemical reaction in chemistry in high school. Fast forward to the present day, my kids have come home with safety glasses (very basic uncomfortable ones) after a science…
Fireworks – plan ahead so you just take home memories.
Fireworks can lead to hearing loss Hearing loss resulting from noise, (known as noise induced hearing loss) has been documented to result from exposure to sounds of 85 decibels or more. Fireworks produce sounds that are between 150 and 170 decibels. So depending on your…