Over the years, we’ve heard a lot about our eyes and eye glasses, and we wonder whether some of the information we’ve received is true. When it concerns your eye health, it’s necessary to be well-informed so as to take the best care of your eyes and to be able to tell a myth from the actual fact. Here are some of the misconceptions about eye glasses and the eyes, and the truth about the matter.
We’ve heard this over and over. Reading in low light can give you a headache and cause eye fatigue, but it won’t permanently damage your eyes.
While this may be true for some, it doesn’t apply to everyone. Some people’s prescription are so slight that you wouldn’t notice a difference if you try their glasses on.
Funny myth indeed. Just like using your nose to perceive smell and hearing with your ears, using your eyes to see wouldn’t wear them out. Your eyes are for seeing.
While it is true that carrots are rich in Vitamin A which nourishes the eye and helps in preventing diseases like cataracts, carrots can’t fix refractive errors like myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.
That’s not true. Glasses are optical aids for people who have refractive errors, to enable them see better. If you feel you need to wear your glasses more often, your eyes are just getting used to your improved vision.
False! There are many silent enemies of your sight like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, which can be discovered during a routine eye exam. It’s important to have an eye exam at least once every year.
That’s absolutely not true. As a matter of fact, there are a lot of eye glasses that can add class and sophistication to your look. Sometimes it’s your choice of glasses that makes the difference.
The term ‘20/20’ means that your central vision is excellent, however, other aspects of your vision like peripheral vision and colour vision may be poor. some diseases like glaucoma can severely damage your peripheral vision over time, while your central vision remains intact.
If you wear someone’s glasses, your eyes would feel fatigued, you might have a headache too and feel dizzy because you’re not looking through the proper prescription, but it wouldn’t damage your eyes.
That sunglasses are dark does not mean that they’ll protect your eyes from the sun’s harmful rays. UV-blocking agents block harmful rays of the sun, so even a clear prescription glasses with a UV-blocking agent can protect your eyes adequately. When buying sunglasses, be sure they have proper UV-protection, not just a dark shading.
Millions of people deal with eye allergies, also known as allergic conjunctivitis. The conjunctiva which is a transparent membrane that covers the white of your eye (the sclera) is ten times more sensitive than the skin to allergens.
Our eyes are among the most fascinating and complicated parts of our bodies. How much do we truly understand about them and how they function? We rely on them every day, but we rarely think about them until something goes wrong and our vision is impaired. We’ve compiled a list of interesting facts about eyes that you may not be aware of!
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging the optic nerve in the back of your eye. You may not notice the symptoms at first because they can appear gradually. A thorough dilated eye exam is the only way to determine if you have glaucoma.
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