Nearly one million Americans have lost some degree of eyesight due to an eye injury. Written by experts in eye safety, this collection of articles will help you learn how to keep your eyes and your children's eyes safe including information on protective eyewear and how to handle common eye injuries . Browse the Table of Contents below or watch our video on Preventing Eye Injuries .
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The following articles will help you learn how to keep your eyes and your children's eyes safe, and how to treat common eye injuries.
7/19/13
Visual Evaluation Needed After Any Traumatic Brain Injury, Says Study February 2013 Researchers have found that as many as 65 percent of people who sustain traumatic brain injury (TBI) develop associated vision problems. The vision problems occurred whether the trauma was blast-related, such as TBI sustained by Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans from explosions in combat, or non-blast-related, such as TBI sustained by civilians in auto accidents, falls or other trauma. TBI-related vision problems included light sensitivity, eye movement dysfunction, focusing problems and eye teaming problems. Related symptoms included eye strain and difficulty reading. What's striking is that despite these vision problems, most of the patients had normal visual acuity. The researchers suggested that anyone with TBI should have a comprehensive vision examination, regardless of the cause or severity of their injury. The study report appeared in the February issue of Optometry & Vision Science.
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