Surveys show that people fear losing their sight more than any other sense. Yet those of us with good vision often find it so hard to imagine life without it that we tend to take it for granted. The mere fact that around 120 people every day lose their sight through injury or disease in the UK alone means that we should be anything but complacent when it comes to looking after our sight. Here are some ways you can do just that.
Eye Safety
Almost 50 per cent of eye injuries occur in the home and a staggering 20,000 eye accidents a year – one every 25 minutes! – happen as a direct result of DIY.
Occupational risks to eye health can be less obvious. For example, prolonged use of a computer screen can result in what has become known as computer vision syndrome (CVS).
As for sports, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) estimates that squash balls alone are responsible for 2,000 hospital admissions in the UK each year.
