Regular eye exams with your optometrist will identify how well your child can see along with monitoring your child’s visual development, functioning and any signs of eye disease. This will allow for early detection of a problem and possibly eliminating or decreasing the risk of long-term complications.
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Healthy eyes and vision are an important part of a child's development
Posted by Sam (#3) 4740 days ago (Editorial)Tips To Protect Your Eyes From The Sun
Posted by Sam (#3) 4740 days ago (Editorial)
- Don't focus on color or darkness of sunglass lenses: Select sunglasses that block UV rays. Don’t be deceived by color or cost. The ability to block UV light is not dependent on the price tag.
- "Check for 97-100% UV protection: Make sure your sunglasses block 97 to 100 percent of UV-A rays and UV-B rays.
- Wear a hat: In addition to your sunglasses, wear a broad-brimmed hat to protect yo
- "Check for 97-100% UV protection: Make sure your sunglasses block 97 to 100 percent of UV-A rays and UV-B rays.
- Wear a hat: In addition to your sunglasses, wear a broad-brimmed hat to protect yo
10% of workers never take a screen break
Posted by Sam (#3) 4740 days ago (Editorial)
Despite eye health professionals and the Health and Safety Executive recommending regular screen breaks, just one in five employees do this, leaving 90% of people with symptoms of screen fatigue – such as headaches and eyestrain.
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Sunglasses are not just for fashion
Posted by Sam (#3) 4740 days ago (http://www.vancouversun.com)
The sun doesn't only cause skin cancer; it also wreaks havoc with eyes not protected by sunglasses. Cataracts, retinal and corneal injury, a growth on the white of the eye called pterygium, even macular degeneration - a leading cause of vision loss in old people - can result from or be aggravated by overexposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) and visible rays.
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If parents have poor eyesight, their kids will inherit that trait?
Posted by Sam (#3) 4744 days ago (Editorial)
Unfortunately, this one is sometimes true. If you need glasses for good vision or have developed an eye condition (such as cataracts), your kids might inherit that same trait. Discuss your family's visual history with your doctor.
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How Sunglasses Prevent Squinting
Posted by Sam (#3) 4744 days ago (Editorial)
Usually, we squint in order to reduce the amount of light that is entering our eyes. This can cause headaches and other paints. Sunglasses are crucial to prevent this because darkness lens helps to absorb the bright light, while the UV filter protects our eyes from the UV rays.
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Implantable contact lens alternative to laser surgery | Easier
Posted by Sam (#3) 4744 days ago (http://www.easier.com)
Vision correction surgery with laser are in the past now. A new range of implantable contact lens treatments is making eye surgery available to many more people.
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Physicist's Discovery Alters Conventional Understanding Of Sight
Posted by Sam (#3) 4744 days ago (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com)
For almost 50 years, scientists have believed that light signals could not be initiated unless special light-receptor molecules in the retinal cells first changed their shape in a process called isomerization. However, the SU research team, which includes researchers from Columbia University, has demonstrated that visual signals can be initiated in the absence of isomerization.
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