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Top Tips for Choosing Safe Toys this Holiday

DEC 14, 2018 By Beatrice Shelton

The American Academy of Ophthalmology urges parents to avoid buying toys that can cause serious eye injuries, even blindness. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission an estimated 251,700 toy-related injuries were treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 2…

Really, Toy Guns Are Dangerous for Your Eyes

DEC 14, 2018 By Dan T. Gudgel

A report published in a medical journal reinforces what that the American Academy of Ophthalmology has said many times. Projectile toys are not safe.

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