Prevention

To avoid eye injuries, you should adhere to the following preventive measures:

• Wear protective eyewear while participating in certain sports, such as racquetball.

• Wear protective eyewear in situations where objects may fly into your eyes. This might include wearing glasses or sunglasses while hiking to avoid windblown objects, as well as wearing protective eyewear that gives 180° protection while using a grinding wheel or hammering on metal. For welding, special eyewear is available and should be worn at all times.

• Wear protective eyewear to block ultraviolet radiation when you are in bright sunlight for long periods of time. This is especially important while skiing because the reflection of sunlight off the snow in combination with direct sunlight causes a doubling of sunlight exposure, leading to corneal flash burns.