Enjoy the Fourth, But Protect Your Eyes from Fireworks Injuries Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on consumer fireworks, which cause more than 9,000 injuries a year. With the Fourth of July holiday just weeks away, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is reminding the public that fireworks are not toys but incendiary devices […]
Read MoreJanuary is Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States. Glaucoma has no noticeable symptoms in its early stages, and vision loss progresses at such a gradual rate that people affected by the condition are often unaware of it until their sight has already been compromised. During Glaucoma […]
Read MoreProtect Yourself and Your Family: Fireworks Eye Safety The numbers are clear: Fireworks are dangerous and July 4 is an especially risky time for eye injuries. Fireworks caused 9 deaths and 11,500 injuries in 2021, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s most recent annual fireworks injury report (PDF). Most fireworks injuries happen between mid-June and […]
Read MorePlease Celebrate Safely and Buy Safe Toys and Gifts With the Holidays and New Year’s Eve right around the corner, let’s review how to celebrate while protecting your eyes. Here are three tips to keep it happy and healthy. 1.) Keep decorations safe by being careful when decorating trees, hanging glass ornaments higher up where […]
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What Older Patients Need to Know about Healthy Aging September is Healthy Aging Month, and Bedminster Eye and Laser Center wants older patients to know that regular eye care helps to maintain healthy vision and could possibly save their lives. “Many people only go to the eye doctor when they experience a vision change or […]
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