Eye Safety

Educational articles about eye safety and eye protection, from the doctors of Ophthalmology at Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute.

Eye Wellness & Safety

The month of March is Workplace Eye Wellness Awareness month. According to the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), nearly 2,000 workers in the U.S. sustain a job-related eye injury every day. These eye injuries typically include chemical burns, corneal scratches, and penetration of foreign [...]

Holiday Eye Safety

Eye Safety Tips for the Holiday Season The holidays are a joyous time to celebrate the culmination of a wonderful year. However, this celebration can be thrown off-course in the event that an unexpected eye injury or accident occurs. These basic safety tips can help keep you and your [...]

Tips to Maintain Healthy Eyes While Swimming

Swimming and aerobics are great ways to stay fit, but did you know that the chlorine in the water can be detrimental to your eye health? Tear film coats the surface of your eyes and allows them to stay lubricated. Chlorine and other pool chemicals wash this film off [...]

July is UV Safety Month: Protect your Eyes

Protecting your eyes is just as vital as caring for your skin. There are two UV rays present in sunlight; UV-A and UV-B. UV-A rays primarily penetrate the skin, speeding up the aging process, while UV-B rays produce sunburns on the skin. Over time, exposure to sunlight may increase [...]

How To Protect Your Eyes While Traveling

When preparing for a family vacation or a business trip, we often forget to fully ready ourselves for these exciting experiences. Upon traveling, you go through different airports, altitude changes, and weather, which all combine to have short and long-term effects on your eyes. The short term effects consist of [...]

Happy UV Safety Awareness Month

Protecting your peepers is a full-time job. There are no days off, and for 365 days a year, we need to dedicate ourselves to our overall eye health. Our eyes are at risk of UV ray related damage year round. Therefore, eye protection should be at the forefront of our [...]

How to Get your Summer Eyes Ready

We hear a lot about having our bodies "summer ready", but have you considered getting your eyes ready for summer as well? Common summer eye problems include eye allergies, dry eye, sunburn, infections, and fatigued eyes. Enjoying summer festivities can pose potential risks and it’s important to take great care [...]

July is Fireworks Eye Safety Month

July is right around the corner and festivities during the Fourth of July can lead to eye injuries if handled improperly. These injuries typically occur between mid-June through July. Mishandling fireworks can cause serious burns or blindness for the user. It is reported that on average, 180 people report to [...]

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