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…
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…
Why should your child wear eye protection playing sport?
As an Optometrist I regularly receive articles and publications from our Association and associated industry. One of the recent articles really resonated with me, as a mum of two primary school age kids. Associate Professor Stephen Dain conducted a review into eye protection in sport….