Stellar advice on summertime eye protection
Posted by: West Georgia Eye Care Center in Frontpage Article on July 8, 2016
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Last week, we gave you some tips for keeping independent by avoiding eye injury over the Fourth of July weekend. Our hope is that your holiday was a safe, enjoyable one. During our summertime blogging, our top priority is getting you the information you need to protect your vision and overall eye health.
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As we approach mid-July, we’re in the heat of summer’s longest days. Eye safety issues are in full swing, as in “swinging” the baseball bat and involvement with other sports with high risk for injury. Catch Jacque Pollock and Dr. Crumpton’s interview on WTVM (video above), or read the transcript here:
With kids out of school, and summer right around the corner, kids are at a higher risk for eye injuries.
“I have four kids, I understand this completely,” says Dr. Bret Crumpton, adding, “It’s very, very important to be aware, as a parent, how to protect your child’s eyes.” He says prevention is the best way to protect against the devastating results of eye injuries.
West Georgia Eye Care Center says the best mode of eye protection is to wear safety glasses.
“Any time you wear protective eye-wear, you are saving your vision,” says optician Jacque Pollock. “That’s the most important thing.”
Protective eye-wear uses polycarbonate lens material, which experts say is 10 times more impact-resistant than your standard pair of glasses.
“If you have a baseball coming at you, it can hit right into the eyeball and cause lots of different problems, from the front of the eye all the way to the back of the eye. The issue isn’t just the first injury, it’s that you could potentially have more problems, ongoing, for the child’s life,” warns Dr. Crumpton.
Dr. Crumpton says blunt-force trauma to the eye can cause lifelong effects into adulthood, like glaucoma and even blindness. He says kids should not only wear protective eye-wear while playing sports but also when participating in arts and crafts.
Transcript adapted from report by Marla Spense of WTVM News Leader 9
Featuring Dr. Bret Crumpton, D.O., F.A.O.C.O, Glaucoma Specialist, Cataract and LASIK Surgeon, and Jacque Pollock, license dispensing optician
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