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- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- Eye-Friendly Toys for a Safe Holiday
- National Diabetes Month
- Summer’s Almost Here! Help Protect Your Eyes from Harmful UV Rays
- Keep Spring in Your Step
- Healthy Vision Month
- A Little Prevention Goes a Long Way
- Be Wise About Your Eyes
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Press Releases
- STATEMENT from the American Optometric Association Contact Lens and Cornea Section: Pediatric Emergency Room Visits for Contact Lens Associated Adverse Events
- JOINT STATEMENT from the American Academy of Optometry Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies and the American Optometric Association Contact Lens and Cornea Section Concern Regarding Cosmetic “Circle” Contact Lenses
- Back-to-School Checklist Should Include Trip to Eye Doctor
- 3-D TV and Movies Look to Attract Viewers But Not Everyone Can ‘See’ What All the Hype is About
- An Eye Opener: Overexposure to UV Rays Can Lead to Eye Diseases
- Step into Spring: Keeping an ‘Eye’ on Seasonal Allergies
- AOA WINS HISTORIC PATIENT ACCESS VICTORY FOR OPTOMETRY IN NATIONAL HEALTH CARE BATTLE
- American Optometric Association Statement Regarding The American Board of Clinical Optometry
- Healthy Vision on the Job is Everyone’s Business
- Glaucoma Takes Sight without Warning: Optometrists Offer Advice to Help Protect Against Vision Loss
- AOA Secures New Federal Recognition and Funding for InfantSEE® Program
- THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION AND DIGITAL HEALTHCARE, INC. SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
- Survey Shows that Americans Lack Significant Knowledge of Age-Related Vision Problems
- Cosmetic Contacts Can Be a 'Scary' Choice for Halloween
- Recession Cutting Into Doctor Visits, According to New Consumer Survey
- Make Eye Exams Part of the Back to School Routine
- American Optometric Association Approves Optometric Board Certification at Annual Meeting
- Keep an Eye on Harmful UV Rays
- New Analysis Indicates Community Health Centers Lack Resources to Provide Poor and Rural Communities with Much Needed Vision Care Services
- Open Your Eyes to Healthy Eating Habits
- Glaucoma – the “Sneak Thief of Sight” – Can Lead to Vision Loss
- Profession-Wide Optometric Organizations to Develop Guidelines for Commercial Support in Continuing Education
- AOA, School Nurses Partner to Link Healthy Vision and Improved Classroom Learning
- AOA-led Group Urges Obama to Increase Health Care Access, Affordability by Combating Provider Discrimination
- A Comprehensive Eye Exam Important for Americans at Risk for or Diagnosed with Diabetes
- Consumer Warning: Halloween Eye Wear Accessory May Permanently Damage Eyes
- Comprehensive Eye Exams Particularly Important for Classroom Success
- American Optometric Association Applauds Override of Medicare Cuts
- Hold Medicare claims, AOA Washington office advises
- Statement from the CMS: Claims Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- Doctors of Optometry Urge Contact Lens Wearers to Be Vigilant with Lens Hygiene and Compliance in Flood Areas
- Protect Your Eyes and Attend Professional Fireworks Displays
- AOA Champions National Effort to Combat Diabetes
- Majority of Sports-Related Eye Injuries are Preventable with Protective Eyewear
- Vision Discomfort Associated with Computer Vision Syndrome
- AOA Introduces Electronic Coding Resource Exclusively For Members
- Reduce Your Risk of Developing AMD, Leading Cause of Vision Loss in Older Americans
- Barry J. Barresi, O.D., Ph.D., Appointed Executive Director of the American Optometric Association
- New Research Shows Consumers Who Purchase Contact Lenses Online Face Greater Eye Health Risks Due To Not Following FDA Safety Recommendations
- Early Detection Critical to Treating Glaucoma, Preventing Blindness
- Diabetes: A Top Cause of Blindness Among Adults
- New Survey Shows Few Americans Taking Care of Their Most Valued Sense: Eyesight
- Warning for Consumers: Popular Halloween Eye Wear Accessory Can Permanently Damage Eyes
- Computer Vision Syndrome Threatens Returning Students
- Doctors of Optometry Support AMO’s Voluntary Solution Recall, Urge Contact Lens Wearers to Discontinue Use
- Survey Quizzes Americans’ Knowledge of Eye Care Topics
- Congress Rejects Attacks on Optometry
- Diabetes Is the Leading Cause of Blindness Among Most Adults
- AOA Low Vision University Receives Support From Kemin Health
- AOA Backs Contact Lens Patient Safety Bill Sponsored by Kentucky's Rep. Whitfield
- Former President Carter and American Optometric Association Celebrate InfantSEE's First Birthday by Announcing Results
- American College of Nurse-Midwives Endorses American Optometric Association InfantSEE® Program
- Doctors of Optometry Support Bausch & Lomb's Solution Recall, Urge Contact Lens Wearers to Discontinue Use
- Federal Agencies Investigate Soft Contact Lens Use, Solution as Cause of Serious Eye Fungus
- Eye Fungus Reports Increase as Cases Emerge in United States
- Optometrists Anticipate “Boom” in Eye Diseases as Baby Boomers Turn 60
- AOA Children's Educational Materials Features New Animated Characters
- Doctors on the Frontline of Eye and Vision Care
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Additional Resources
- American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection Devices (ANSI Z87.1-2003 ) — The standard provides performance-based criteria for manufacturing and testing of common industrial forms of safety eye protection such as safety glasses (prescription and non-prescription), goggles, face shields, welding helmets, and full-face respirators. Additionally, the standard includes a safety eye protection selection guide and an eye injury incident reporting form. (www.safetyequipment.org/eyeface.htm)
- Healthy Vision Month 2006 — The National Eye Institute and cosponsoring organizations offer a variety of materials with the "Eye Safety Is Everyone’s Business" theme through the Healthy Vision Month Web site. (www.healthyvision2010.org/hvm)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) — Part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, NIOSH offers educational materials, information on eye safety in special workplace environments, occupational eye injury statistics, sample health hazards evaluations, and a search engine for academic research on eye safety through Eye Safety Web page. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye)
- NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation — NIOSH conducts Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs) to find out whether there are health hazards to employees caused by exposures or conditions in the workplace. The NIOSH HHE Web page explains the program, offers a searchable data base of past NIOSH HHE reports, and provides forms to request a workplace evaluation. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe)
- National Safety Council — The council offers information on workplace safety for human resource professionals on its Web site. (www.nsc.org)
- OSHA Eye and Face Protection eTool — Step-by-step guide to OSHA requirements, hazard assessment, and safety eyewear selection. (www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/eyeandface/index.html)
- OSHA Safety & Health Topic: Eye and Face Protection — Information on OSHA and ANSI standards for eye protection, hazard recognition, possible solutions, and more. (www.osha.gov/SLTC/eyefaceprotection/index.html)
Occupational Eye Injury Statistics
- Work-RISQS — The NIOSH Work-Related Injury Statistics Query System (Work-RISQS) provides national estimates and rates of occupational injuries and illnesses treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments. To obtain annual occupational eye injury statistics, perform queries based on "Part of Body = eyeball," (www2a.cdc.gov/risqs)
- Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses — The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducts an annual survey of employers to assess nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in U.S. private industry. Eye injury statistics are provided for OSHA recordable incidents that involve days away from work (see the Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses Case and Demographic Characteristics sections for "Part of Body = eye"). BLS has provided a summary for 2002 www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/sh20040624ar01p1.htm.
- NIOSHTIC-2 — The NIOSHTIC-2 searchable bibliographic database offers access to thousands of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and journal articles supported by NIOSH. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/#n2)
Special Interest
Agriculture
- National Ag Safety Database (NASD): Eye Protection — Provides basic information on preventing eye injuries in agricultural settings. (nasdonline.org/document/58/d001628/eye-protection.html)
- National Ag Safety Database (NASD): Eye Protection for Farmers — Provides information on causes of farm-related eye injuries, types of eye protection, and basic first aid. (nasdonline.org/document/1140/d000929/eye-protection-for-farmers.html)
- Avian Influenza Protecting Poultry Workers at Risk — This OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin is a product of the OSHA-NIOSH Issues Exchange Group. It describes measures for protecting poultry workers when an avian influenza outbreak occurs. This document complements avian population disease control and eradication strategies of state governments, industry, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and will aid in the development of biosecurity guidelines and standard operating procedures for the various sectors of the poultry industry. (www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib121304.html)
Emergency Services
- Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery — NIOSH offers an overview of eye hazards and injuries, plus information on types of eye protection, safety for prescription lens wearers, and first aid. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/eyesafe.html)
- Contact Lens Use in a Chemical Environment — NIOSH's Current Intelligence Bulletin 59 (Publication 2005-139, June 2005) provides safety guidelines for contact lens wearers working in chemical environments. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-139)
- Hazard Alert Eye Injuries in Construction — From the Center to Protect Workers' Rights, this document provides general information on eye protection with an emphasis on welding. (www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0100/d000018/d000018.html)
- How Much Eye Protection is Enough? — This 2002 Occupational Hazards magazine article, made available through the Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health (eCLOSH), covers hazard assessment, types of eye protection, and information about proper fitting. (www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500/d000553/d000553.html)
- Tool Box Talks — "Tool Box Talk" presentations on eye protection for construction workers are available from NIOSH (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/toolbox-eye.html) as well as from the Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health (www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500/d000511/d000511.html)
Infection Control
- Eye Protection for Infection Control — NIOSH offers background information and specific details on eye protection used to supplement eye protection recommendations provided in current CDC infection control guidance documents. It is intended to familiarize workers with the various types of eye protection available, their characteristics, and their applicable use. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/eye-infectious.html)
Selected Safety Eyewear Manufacturer Web sites
Safety eyewear manufacturers may need optometrists to help provide safety eyewear for large employers. They can refer optometrists to nearby affiliated optical labs which can provide safety eyewear for small or medium size businesses, and, in some cases, may offer general guidance for businesses needing safety eyewear. Some manufacturers offer support for optometrists who wish to pursue safety eyewear practice.
- ArtCraft Optical — (800) 828-8288 or www.artcraftoptical.com
- AOSafety — (800) 982-2828 or www.aosafety.com/aosafety.com
- Essilor Laboratories — (800) 346-1338 (east of the Mississippi River), (800) 328-4912 (west of the Mississippi River) or www.eloa-safety.com (Company offers in-practice training by field representatives for practices seriously interested in providing safety eyewear programs for local business.)
- Kenmark — (800) 627-2898 or www.kenmark.com
- Titmus — (877) 848-6873 or www.titmus.com