Educational interventions for the prevention of eye injuries

Educational interventions for the prevention of eye injuries.

BACKGROUND Ocular injury is a preventable cause of blindness, yet it remains a significant disabling health problem that affects all age groups. Injuries may occur in the home, in the workplace, during recreational activities or as a result of road crashes. Types of injuries vary from closed globe (contusion or lamellar laceration) to an open globe injury, which includes penetration and even pe...

Parenting interventions for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood.

BACKGROUND Parent education and training programmes can improve maternal psychosocial health, child behavioural problems and parenting practices. This review assesses the effects of parenting interventions for reducing child injury. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of parenting interventions for preventing unintentional injury as well as increasing possession and use of safety equipment and p...

[Causes and prevention of eye injuries].

Prevention of eye injuries in industry.

The mechanism and prevention of soccer eye injuries.

AIMS To study the mechanism and the means of preventing soccer eye injuries. METHODS Kicked soccer ball velocities were measured for a range of ages and experience. Soccer balls (sizes 3, 4, and 5), inflated to 3, 6, and 9 psi, were impacted onto an artificial orbit and the results analysed at 1000 frames per second. Protective eyewear was fitted to a headform then impacted and evaluated. R...