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Rise in Eye Injuries from Toy Guns Prompts Call for Careful Holiday Shopping American Academy of Ophthalmology encourages prioritizing eye safety when purchasing toys during the holidays

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Children's eye injuries from toy guns have increased by more than 500 percent in recent years, a recent study shows. With the holiday toy-shopping frenzy in full swing, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is urging parents to avoid buying toys that can cause serious eye injuries and even blindness in children. Overall, 251,800 children under the age of 12 were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for toy-related injuries last year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.[1] In terms of eye injuries, research from Stanford University shows that those caused by toy guns are on the...

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