As people make plans to ring in the New Year, a UW study that found a link between eye injuries and firework access sparks an important point: If you're going to shoot off fireworks this weekend, do it as safely as possible. The study highlighted several key points. It states that men made up a majority of patients injured by fireworks at 86 out of the 94 patients. Many of those injured were children or young adults, with the average age at 25. "These are people who have long lives ahead of them and we hope they can have the best vision possible for the rest of their lives," said Assistant Professor Dr. Shu Feng of the young patients part of the study. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/uw-study-finds-link-between-eye-injuries-fireworks-access/281-a12eee71-fbbc-43ff-9838-92aa6ab1fcc1