Did You know

Our body has some natural protection for our eyes. Our eyelashes help to keep dirt out of our eyes. Our eyebrows are made to keep sweat from running into our eyes. We also have muscles around our eyes that cause us to blink every few seconds. Blinking helps to wash tears over our eyeballs. That keeps them clean and moist. Also, if something is about to hit our eye, we will blink automatically.



Besides the natural protection that we have for our eyes, we can help to protect them in other ways. We can wear special protective goggles when we are doing something that might endanger our eyes. They can protect our eyes when we mow the lawn or use power tools. Wearing goggles will keep something from flying into our eyes. We can wear sunglasses to protect our eyes from the bright sun.