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Some ways to improve your visual skills

Posted by Sam (#3) 4703 days ago (Editorial)
With lots of practice and absolute concentration you can read road signs quicker, track a moving target better or imporve your golf game, batting average or catch like Jonty Rhodes.

- Track a moving target better by bobbing your head around to look at the moving object from different angles.

- Play catch with friend, using a ball marked with big letters and numbers, and shout out the last n
A clinical trial led by Newcastle University shows that the drug, idebenone (Catena®), improved the vision and perception of color in patients with Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON). The inherited condition means patients, who can see normally, lose the sight in one eye then within 3 to 6 months lose the sight in their other eye.

To see more details, visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/

Bilberry helps night vision

Posted by Sam (#3) 4715 days ago (Editorial)
Bilberry, a bioAavonoid found in members of the grape family (including English blueberries), has a well-known positive effect on night vision; it helps the eye accommodate to changing light conditions more efficiently. Bilberry contains compounds that:

- Provide purple pigment to your retina (the rods) for night vision;

- Improve circulation of the blood vessels of the eye; and

- Work

New Device Helps the Blind to Move Independently

Posted by Sam (#3) 4715 days ago (Editorial)
A team of engineers from the Research Center for Graphic Technologies (CITG) of the University Polytechnic of Valencia, coordinated by Guillermo Peres Fajamés, have developed a new device that helps the blind to move independently.

To see more details, visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706094434.htm

Shade your eyes

Posted by Sam (#3) 4715 days ago (Editorial)
According to a 2011 national survey conducted by N3L Optics to better understand behaviors and beliefs of sunglass purchasers, only 66 percent of adults wear sunglasses consistently when they are outdoors, and only half of those between ages 18 to 24 do so.


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Computer Vision Syndrome Statistics

Posted by Sam (#3) 4715 days ago (Editorial)
Did you know that?

- There are more than 10 million visits to eye doctors every year for CVS related problems.

- If you spend more than 2 hours daily in front of computer you have 90% chance to develop CVS.

- Without proper vision correction, worker productivity can decrease by as much as 20%.

- Computer eye strain is the first computer related complaint.

- Workers

How To Care for Your Eye Lashes

Posted by Sam (#3) 4715 days ago (Editorial)
The care and feeding of your eye lashes gets more important as you get older -- if you care about keeping them follow these tips:

- Mascara should be removed every night.

- False lashes are hard on the lash roots if they are clusters.

- Nourish your lashes when you can inside and outside.

- Skip a day of mascara here and there.

- Use non-waterproof mascara, especially in winter whe
According to the American Optometric Association's (AOA) 2011 American Eye-Q survey, parents have some concern about the effects of the evolving technology. Fifty-three percent of respondents with children 18 or younger believe 3D viewing is harmful to a child's vision or eyes and 29 percent of parents feel very concerned that their child may damage their eyes due to prolonged use of computers or
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