Of course, you can't be too careful in guarding your eyes against accidents at home or at work. Always see a doctor immediately if you have hurt an eye. Delay can mean blindness, plus possibly the loss of an eye. Dirt, cinders, and other bits of foreign material are-so apt to get into the eyes that everyone should read the section in which I tell you what to do and what not to do when this happens to you or someone in your family.