Toys can Damage your Eyes

‍Toys can damage your eyes… Stop, think and buy

We cannot ignore the fact that toys are most loved by kids and are an integral part of their lives. But as a parent, you need to be more educated about the fact, that there are a few toys that can harm your child’s eye and can cause serious injuries. Hence, be careful while choosing and buying a particular toy.

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Surya Eye Hospital, Airoli and Mulund lays down, a few important tips, you need to focus, while buying toys for your kids and prevent those toys from causing any harm to their eyes, avoiding serious injuries.

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1) Avoid buying toys with sharp and uneven edges

Toys with sharp and uneven edges, can cause serious harm to your kids eyes. These type of toys, on impact to the eyes, can cause serious cornea injuries. If these injuries occur, your eye turns red, and your child will experience unconformability while seeing in light. This is called corneal abrasion which has serious repercussions in future, to your child’s eye.

Accidental eye injuries must be treated immediately to reduce risk of eye infections. At Surya Eye Hospital, Airoli and Mulund, we have an expert eye care team, which will help your kid with the right treatment.

2) Educate your kids to organise their toys.

After your child has finished playing with a particular toy, insist on keeping the toy in a safe area. This will reduce the risk of toy related injuries as it minimises the handling of the toy, now and then. Make available a toy zone, to safely park their toys. Instill this habit in their day-to-day routine to safely keep their toys in a toy organiser. Minimum accessibility, reduces the risk.

3) Carefully go through the age recommendations label on the packaging

Every time we buy any consumable item, like food for our kids, we make it a point to check the nutritional value. The same applies, while buying toys. You should go through the age recommendation label, while you buy any new toy for your child. There are certain age groups for certain toys, which are specified by the manufacturer on the front of the packaging. It is a good safety measure to follow.

If the age group is not printed on the front, look at the back of the packaging

4) Protect your kids eyes with protective eyeglasses.

While playing with outdoor toys, which are specifically used for playing in parks, buildings etc, like remote controlled cars and planes, make sure you equip your child with a protective eye gear.

5) Accompany them every time they play with the toys.

Some playing products, like hobby kits such as chemistry sets have flammable substances that can catch fire and cause serious eye and skin injuries. Thus, it is important to ensure that your kids aren’t unattended while playing with their hobby kits.

Injuries as it minimises the handling of the toy, now and then. Make available a toy zone, to safely park their toys. Instil this habit in their day-to-day routine to safely keep their toys in a toy organiser. Minimum accessibility, reduces the risk.

6) Carefully go through the age recommendations label on the packaging

Every time we buy any consumable item, like food for our kids, we make it a point to check the nutritional value. The same applies, while buying toys. You should go through the age recommendation label, while you buy any new toy for your child. There are certain age groups for certain toys, which are specified by the manufacturer on the front of the packaging. It is a good safety measure to follow.

If the age group is not printed on the front, look at the back of the packaging

7) Protect your kids eyes with protective eyeglasses.

While playing with outdoor toys, which are specifically used for playing in parks, buildings etc, like remote controlled cars and planes, make sure you equip your child with a protective eye gear.

8) Accompany them every time they play with the toys.

Some playing products, like hobby kits such as chemistry sets have flammable substances that can catch fire and cause serious eye and skin injuries. Thus, it is important to ensure that your kids aren’t unattended while playing with their hobby kits.

9) Is your kid injured his / her eye while playing with toys?

If the answer is yes, then Surya Eye Hospital, Airoli and Mulund is there to help you get specialized eye treatment through advanced technological know how.

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