Kids Eye Safety: What You Can Do To Help
When we think of eye protection, most of us think of worksites, high-vis, hard hats and ugly safety glasses that we have to wear ‘cos the boss said so.
But what if we told you that children are one of the biggest groups of people getting eye injuries?
Yep, kids often get eye injuries too.
At SafeStyle, we’ve teamed up with Lions Outback Vision and Researcher Qiang Li, SR on epidemiology 2025, to find out more - and the results are pretty staggering.
The Truth About Eye Injuries in Kids
Here are the figures:
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59% of all eye injuries happen to kids - That’s a staggering percentage. Kids are copping it more than anyone.
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Eye injuries are a leading cause of blindness in children - The consequences of eye injuries can be life-changing.
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Afternoons and weekends are when kids’ eye accidents are most likely to happen - Often when kids are letting loose in the garden or the sports field
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62% of eye injuries happen in the home - It’s easy to relax at home, but the dangers are still there.
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90% of eye injuries are avoidable - It’s frustratingly easy to prevent eye injuries. So let’s do something about it!
How Do Kids Eye Injuries Happen?
Put simply, kids are little chaos machines!
We love ‘em, but kids can be uncoordinated, haphazard and solely focused on the fun at hand.
Picture these examples…
Dirt firing into the eyes helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nerf wars gone wrong.
Getting a bit too passionate during backyard cricket.
Aussie parents will have seen this and many more examples of kids getting into mischief!
Many of these accidents are harmless, but some can have very serious consequences for kids’ eyes.
How SafeStyle Wants To Prevent Kids Eye Injuries
To help prevent eye injuries in kids, we’ve come up with a simple 3-step strategy:
Store It
Keep dangerous gear, tools, chemicals out of reach of children. If they can’t get to it, it can’t hurt them.
Supervise It
There are so many activities where kids could hurt themselves, but the more supervision they have, the safer they are.
SafeStyle It
SafeStyle pairs look good, are built tough, and most importantly protect kids eyes from any dangers they run into.
Shop Fusions Kids
We created the Fusions Kids to protect children's eyes from the rough and tumble lifestyle of being an active Aussie kid.
It’s our most popular SafeStyle frame, loved by Tradies, Miners and DIYers across Australia - now made for kids.
They’re stylish safety glasses (and sunglasses) that kids actually love wearing.
From smashing sixes in backyard cricket, to getting stuck in to repairs in the shed with Dad, the Fusions Kids are there to protect kids eyes from any unexpected dangers.
They also double up as durable sunnies that can stand up to rough treatment that kids put them through.
This can save you money…
Gone are the days of having to buy new sunnies each month because your young grommet has wrecked them.
SafeStyle’s Fusions Kids are built to withstand whatever punishment your little legend has put them through.
Win a SafeStyle Family Pack Valued at $500+
This is our very first Kids’ Eye Safety Campaign, and for all of us at SafeStyle, protecting little eyes is a big deal. As parents, tradies, miners, healthcare professionals and everyday legends, we all know how important it is to raise awareness and cut down the eye injury stats for the next generation.
That’s where you come in. Your feedback will show us what we’re doing right, and where we can step it up, so we can make an even bigger impact moving forward..
👉 Complete our ‘Kids Eye Safety Survey’ below for your chance to win a SafeStyle Family Pack (valued at over $500) for you and your kids.
