Recommended Web Sites

AllAboutVision: Eye Safety - All About Vision provides this excellent advice on safety glasses and what to do if you sustain an eye injury.

The Great American Eye Test - The American Optometric Association offers this quiz.

PreventBlindness: Safety - They want all Americans to be aware of the dangers to their eyes at home, in the workplace and while playing sports. Thousands of eye accidents happen each day; 90 percent of these are preventable with the use of appropriate safety eyewear.

Black Eye: First Aid - The Mayo Clinic offers these tips.

Caring for Your Eyes - Eye safety tips for kids along with a list of some of the body’s own ways of protecting the eyes.

Children’s Eye Safety - PreventBlindness offers this quiz on children’s eye safety.

Eye Injuries - KidsHealth has created this information for parents.

Eye Injuries in Construction - Great advice to construction workers, from the Center to Protect Workers' Rights.

Eye Injuries in Sports - Learn more about protecting your eyes during sports, from FamilyDoctor.org.

Eye Safety - Learn more from the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Eye Safety During Solar Eclipses - NASA offers this information on how to guard your eyes while viewing an eclipse.

Eye Safety for Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has prepared this fact sheet on proper eye wear for first responders.

Financial Aid for Eye Care- The National Eye Institute offers these guidelines for meeting your health care bills.

First Aid for Eye Emergencies - Great, quick tips from PreventBlindness on how to treat eye emergencies.

For Parents, Teachers and Coaches - The National Eye Institute offers these hints for taking care of kids' eyes during sporting events.

Gear Up! There's More to Lose Than the Game. Use Protective Eyewear - The National Eye Institute offers this fact sheet.

Home Eye Safety Checklist - Prevent Blindness America has created this checklist.

How to Treat a Chemical Eye Splash - Keep this information handy in case a chemical drips into the eyes.

Injuries to the Eye - The Merck Home Manual for Patients and Caregivers offers this information.

Laser Safety and the Eye - The unprotected human eye is extremely sensitive to laser radiation and can be permanently damaged from direct or reflected beams. Read more about protecting your eyes at this site.

MedlinePlus: Eye Injuries - The National Library of Medicine has produced this list of quality resources on the Internet about eye injuries and eye safety.

Personal Protective Equipment - This information from OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) gives facts on the different types of PPE and how they can protect workers. This site is in PDF format and requires an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

Play It Safe! - Another great fact sheet, from Prevent Blindness America.

Protective Eyewear- Find out how to choose the right eyewear, from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Safe Eyes Quiz - An excellent quiz for kids and their parents to take together!

Sports Eye Safety - PreventBlindness has created fact sheets on sports eye safety gear.

Sunglasses: Protect Your Eyes from the Sun! - More good information from Prevent Blindness America.

Tips for Buying Sports Eye Protectors - These tips are from Prevent Blindness America.

Toys and Eye Safety - Advice for parents on choosing safe, age-appropriate toys in order to prevent eye injury.

What Is the Best Defense against Eye Damage from UV Rays? - Find out the answer, from Prevent Blindness America.

Workplace Eye Safety - PreventBlindnessAmerica presents this information about safety glasses for use in the workplace.