Potential ocular hazards, such as flying particles and chemical splashes, should be eliminated or controlled at source. However, if th...

Photo Credit: medicalexhibits.com Perforating ocular injury simply means double laceration (a cut of a tissue or the act of tearing a ...

Most chemicals harm the eyes by direct contact with the external ocular tissues; these are amongst the most urgent ocular emergencies...

As it will be explained in our next post; causes of chemical eye injuries , there are six main groups of chemicals that damage the ...

Acids Photo Credit: gettyimages.com The severity of the acid burn depends on the concentration of the chemical, the duration of th...

Damage to the posterior segment may initially be obscured from direct view by a hyphaema. The damage that may occur to the retina afte...

Damage to the anterior segment may result in corneal abrasions, hyphaema and associated damage to the ciliary body, iris or lens. Seco...

Contusion simply means any mechanical injury resulting in hemorrhage beneath unbroken skin. In the eye, contusion injury may result fr...

Implementation of the programme It is important that the eye protection programme is carried out correctly; incorrect administration...

In the past the safety of the employee was normally considered to be the employee’s responsibility and little liability was placed upo...

The optometrist has an important role to play in prevention of eye injuries. In practice, a thorough history of patients should be tak...

While in the past eye injuries have been associated with industrial occupations, there are now an increasing number due to sports and ...