The eye is the most
important sensory organ, which influences our way in which we see the world.
Eyesight comes so naturally to us that we often tend to take it for granted. Our
eyes and our brain work together to see. The eye is made up of many different
parts, including the cornea, iris, lens, and retina that together help us to
focus on light and images. Our eyes then use special nerves to send what we see
to our brain, so that our brain can process and recognise it. Our eyes helps us
to distinguish between light and dark, they can perceive colours, recognise
spatial contrasts and adapt instantly and effortlessly to any distance and all
light conditions.
One of the causes of
blindness or partial blindness affecting people of all ages is accidental
damage to the eye. Injuries to the eyes can occur in a wide variety of ways.
The obvious types of injuries that can harm the eyes are sharp objects, like
knives or scissors puncturing the eye. Others include:
- Assaults or attack
- Auto accidents
o Car / Truck / Motorcycle / Bus collisions
o Drunk driving
- Bright lights
- Chemicals
- Electric shock
- Head trauma
- Sharp objects
- Dog bites / Animal attacks
- Fire and explosions
- Hazardous work environments
- Foreign particles entering the eye
Assaults or
Attacks
Violent crime can
result in loss of sight or blindness if there is any sort of trauma caused to
the head or face. Injuries to eyes can be caused during assaults or attacks
when a victim is being struck by another person or object or as they fall.
Bright Lights
Bright lights that damage
the eyes can also cause temporary or permanent blindness. In particular Welders
and others working in similar professions are more prone to such accidents.
Other dangerous bright lights could come from explosions, lasers, searchlights
or defective electrical objects. To avoid such risks protective goggles should
be worn in any hazardous situation.
Head Trauma
An impact to the head
or face or any type of head trauma can lead to loss of sight or blindness
either directly or through brain injury. Obviously, an impact to the face or
head can be caused by any type of accident such as a car accident, an accident
at work or a slip, trip or fall.
Sharp Objects
Sharp objects found
almost anywhere can cause terrible injuries to eyes resulting in loss of sight
or blindness. One can come into contact with dangerous sharp objects at
work, at home or in a public place such as a supermarket or school.
Foreign Particles
Our eyes are designed
in such a way that they are protected to some degree from foreign particles
getting into them. Our eyelashes and the protective socket around our eyeballs
help prevent the intrusion of particles to a certain extent. However it is
still possible for particles or other substances to damage the eyeball causing
loss of sight or blindness. This can happen at work for example whilst
using machinery, particularly if protective gear is not worn.
Chemicals
If chemicals come
into contact with your eyes they can cause burns resulting in loss of sight or
blindness. This can be due to splashes and spillages. The employers should
provide Training and safety equipment to the employees working with chemicals
Electric
Shock
Electric
shocks can also result in blindness either because of the shock itself or as a result
of the eye being exposed to a sudden bright flash of light.
Auto
Accidents
Accidents caused due to sideswipe collisions, head on
head collisions,
rear-end accidents, and other types of traffic collisions as well as accidents involving any type of vehicle in which the driver or operator was under the influence of drugs or alcohol can result in injury to the eyes.
rear-end accidents, and other types of traffic collisions as well as accidents involving any type of vehicle in which the driver or operator was under the influence of drugs or alcohol can result in injury to the eyes.
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