Heading to explore the mountains? Take utmost your eyes.

In the mountain or wilderness ‪environment‬, even minor ‪‎injuries‬ or ‪‎visual‬ ‪disturbance‬ could immobilize a person or make them dependent on others. This could precipitate other problems, such as a slow descent and unplanned bivouacs, thus putting the person and their party at risk. Although the eye surface area is less than 0.1 % of the total body surface, and therefore infrequently injured, eye injuries related to outdoor and ‪sport‬ activities in the mountains and wilderness areas are common. Most are minor eye injuries. However, unrecognized, or poorly treated, injuries can lead to a permanent and severe visual ‎impairment‬. In addition, many noxious factors in the environment are magnified in the mountains, and expose ‪‎mountaineers‬ and local inhabitants to an increased risk of eye problems.