Why should Children wear sunglasses?
Children should wear sunglasses for several reasons: Protection from harmful UV rays: Just like adults, children’s eyes are also vulnerable to the harmful effects of UV rays from the sun. Prolonged exposure to UV radiation can increase the risk of developing cataracts and other eye…
Warmer weather and eye health
The weather is getting warmer, so what does that mean with respect to our eyes? Well, I don’t know about you, but when the weather warms, we want to get outside and hit the beach and go for a swim. When heading outside don’t…
Hand Sanitiser and eye injuries in children
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers, widely used as a hand cleaner particularly after the COVID pandemic. Contains ingredients that can be toxic to the eye. A study in France has found that the incidence of hand sanitizer eye injuries has increased 7 fold since 2018, with some…
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…
How children’s safety glasses website started.
I started my crusade to protect little peoples eyes. Simply, by just wanting to provide parents and carers access to quality safety glasses, that will fit their children. But while the Children’s Safety Glasses website was under construction. I started doing research into eye injuries,…
Netball and eye safety.
It was my daughters last netball game for the season on Saturday. It was a round robin format – which means that the games only lasted 10 minutes and we have to keep following the team from court to court. Being that she has only…
Netball and eye safety
It was my daughters last netball game for the season on Saturday. It was a round robin format – which means that the games only lasted 10 minutes and we have to keep following the team from court to court. Being that she has only…
Sun safety – don’t forget Seek and Slide.
Sun safety… we all know the Cancer Council’s Slip Slop Slap campaign. But how many of us know that as of 2010 it was changed to include Seek and Slide. The seek was in respect to seek shade and the slide in relation to putting…