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JAMA. 1970;213(12):2071.

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The reduction of eye injuries in industry since the establishment of the National Bureau of Standards eye protection code in 1921 has brought eye injury rates in industry far below those of the general public. There is no excuse for anyone not to have the eye protection afforded to the workers in industry, although, ironically, many workers protect their eyes only during the hours they are at work.

The greatest danger, however, is in home and recreation accidents and in automobile crashes, and especially to children. The first decade of life yields more lost eyes than any subsequent decade, and almost one third of those losses are due to injuries which are largely preventable. In fact, the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness points out that half of all blindness, in children or adults, is preventable.

Since an economical means of prevention is readily available, it is tragic that . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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