Eye Safety On The Farm
Farmers can reduce and
possibly eliminate the 7,500 farm
work-related eye injuries that
occur each year by putting eye
safety first, says the Vision
Conservation Institute.
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In a statement issued during
National Farm Safety Week, July
25-31, Dr. Richard Feldstein,
president of the optometric
organization pointed out that
good eye safety equipment is
available to protect a farmer’s
vision from needless permanent
or temporary damage.
“The human eye is tough and
has a certain degree of natural
protection,” Dr. Feldstein said.
“However, natural protection is
usually not sufficient against
most environmental hazards.”
Farmers need additional
protection when handling
agricultural chemicals,
operating machinery, welding,
repairing buildings, lumbering
and tree trimming, working in
orchards, blasting, or performing
any other job with danger of
flying pieces or particles.
Various types of lenses and
frames are used in safety eye
wear and the choice depends on
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the job hazards involved; the
type of job or activity; the far
mer’s vision abilities; his vision
limitations; the type of lens
prescription, if any, needed to
provide clear, efficient, com
fortable vision; and the advice of
the vision care specialist.
To protect the eyes from
splashing chemicals, dust and
flying objects, there are three
major types of impact-resistant
lenses - heat - or chemically
treated glass lenses and plastic
lenses.
As of January 31,1972, the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
has required that most eyeglass
lenses be impact-resistant. Heat
treating and chemically-treating
processes are used to strengthen
'glass lenses to meet FDA
requirements.
Dr. Feldstein stressed that
FDA-required lenses can break
and do not provide adequate
protection for the farmer in his
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working environment. Heat-and
chemically-treated glass lenses
meeting industrial safety lens
standards should be considered
essential for the working farmer.
Plastic lenses have a greater
impact-resistance than heat
treated glass lenses but they do
scratch more easily than glass
and require extra care in han
dling and cleaning. As with glass
lenses, they can break under
sufficient stress.
Special absorptive or filter
lenses are a must for the farmer
doing any welding, the
Washington optometrist said.
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Every farmer can obtain the
proper eye protection equipment
to meet his specific needs from a
professional vision care
specialist, Dr. Felstem said
Optometrists, located in 6,237
communities and in 73.5 percent
of the counties in the United
States, are easily accessible to
farmers and others in rural
communities.
Dr. Richard Feldstem added
that modern farming has come a
long way from horse-and-plow
days and that today’s farmer
needs sophisticated safety
equipment to protect his eyes
from today’s environment.
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