1. Mowing the lawn or using a lawn trimmer without safety glasses-particle flys up into the eye.
2. Plug-ins at the ends of chords- pulling the plug-in out by the chord rather than the plug-in, hits the person in the eye with a tremendous force!
3. S-hooks at the end of seat-covers etc. come loose while being stretched and puncture the eye!
4. Not wearing sunglasses on cloudy days, water skiiing, skiing, snowboarding etc causes “Snow Blindness” extreme ultra-violet burns with intense pain that lasts from 12 to 24 hours!
5. Welding-watching some one weld-intense ultra-violet burn that lasts from 12 to 24 hours.
6. Garage-hobbies where people change insulation, do grinding, rock-picking, mechanical work under cars without safety glasses, this includes shingling etc. Metal lodges in the eye will rust so immediate care must be given to remove the foreign object!
7. Berry-Picking-twigs that contain fungal spores cut the cornea-snap into the eye –should be reviewed by an eye-doctor immediately
8. Sports- recreational hockey without visiors, racquetball with street glasses that do not protect the side of the eye and the lenses in glasses can fracture cutting the eye.
9. Severe Head-Blow- car accident- hockey accident may cause a retinal tear or detachment-no pain, floating particles-flashes of light should be reviwed immediately by an eye-doctor.
10. Crazy-Glue squirts in eye-eye closes & glues shut! Chemicals-wash eye out immediately under running water!
Note: Never take a chance with vision, it is not replaceable! If you get anything in the eye - please contact us immediately.
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