Eye Injuries Summary The structure of your face helps protect your eyes from injury. Still, injuries can damage your eye, sometimes severely enough that you could lose your vision. Most eye injuries are preventable. If you play sports or work in certain jobs, you may need protection. The most common type of injury happens when something irritates the outer surface of your eye. Certain jobs such as industrial jobs or hobbies such as carpentry make this type of injury more likely. It’s also more likely if you wear contact lenses. Chemicals or heat can burn your eyes. With chemicals, the pain may cause you to close your eyes. This traps the irritant next to the eye and may cause more damage. You should wash out your eye right away while you wait for medical help. National Eye Institute Find an Expert American Optometric Association American Optometric Association National Eye Institute National Eye Institute Prevention and Risk Factors Auto Battery Safety Facts Prevent Blindness America Eye Safety for Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Preventing Eye Injuries American Academy of Ophthalmology Protective Eyewear American Academy of Ophthalmology Selecting PPE for the Workplace (Personal Protective Equipment for the Eyes and Face) Occupational Safety and Health Administration Specifics Black Eye American Academy of Ophthalmology Corneal Abrasions American Academy of Family Physicians Corneal Laceration American Academy of Ophthalmology Eye Injuries at Home American Academy of Ophthalmology Eye Injuries at Work American Academy of Ophthalmology Eye Injuries in Construction Center to Protect Workers’ Rights Eye Injuries in Sports American Academy of Family Physicians Hyphema American Academy of Ophthalmology Macular Pucker National Eye Institute Treatments and Therapies Black Eye: First Aid Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Chemical Splash in the Eye: First Aid Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Object in Eye or Skin, First Aid Logical Images Optic Nerve Decompression American Rhinologic Society Array Blinking Corneal injury Corneal injury Eye – foreign object in Eye emergencies Hyphema Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Eye Injuries National Institutes of Health Teenagers Colored Contact Lens Dangers American Academy of Ophthalmology Corneal Abrasions Nemours Foundation Images Corneal Abrasion Logical Images Corneal Foreign Body Logical Images Children Corneal Abrasions Nemours Foundation Eye Injuries (For Parents) Nemours Foundation For Parents, Teachers and Coaches: About Sports Eye Injury and Protective Eyewear National Eye Institute Pediatric Ocular Trauma American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Reference Desk Diagram of the Eye National Eye Institute Glossary of Terms Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Diagnosis and Tests Dilating Eye Drops American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Start Here Eye Injuries (For Parents) Nemours Foundation Ocular Injury American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Recognizing and Treating Eye Injuries American Academy of Ophthalmology Health Check Tools Eye Injury DSHI Systems Encyclopedia Fluorescein eye stain Slit-lamp exam Related Issues Illuminating the Hazards of Powerful Laser Products Food and Drug Administration Journal Articles Eye Injuries Statistics and Research Scope of the Eye Injury Problem Prevent Blindness America Sports-Related Eye Injuries by Age Prevent Blindness America Symptoms Vision Symptoms American Academy of Ophthalmology
