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"Prevent Blindness America" Reports Cases of Toy-related Eye Injuries in Children

In a press release of Prevent Blindness Virginia, the number of eye injuries related to toys was documented, showing the "most dangerous toys to children's eyes". The list is as follows:

Toys and Play Equipment	Number of Eye Injuries
Guns: gas, air, and spring	3,221
Bicycles and Tricycles	2,304
Playground Equipment	1,328
Toy Weapons	630
Slingshot and Flying Toys	482
Balloons	297
Crayons or chalk	199
Darts	148
Scooters and skateboards	117
Sports equipment, toy	108
Toys, other and unclassified	4,678
TOTAL	13,512

The non-profit organization recommends that the best way to prevent eye injuries is for parents to resist children's requests for dangerous toys. Otherwise, children should be shown the proper way to use the toys safely, and their activities should be monitored.

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