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This is a question many parents ask when they first visit Vision Services at A Chance To Grow.
Believe it or not, vision is more than the limited concept of seeing clearly, or seeing 20/20.
Read on to learn the 7 Components of Vision!
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The prevalence of self-reported eyesight issues that limit activity declined by well over 50% in just two and a half decades, according to data from two nationally representative surveys.
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Putting on protective eyewear before setting off fireworks may help prevent common firework-related injuries.
A new study suggests exposure to flying debris from firework explosions may be a bigger factor in eye injuries than the force of the blasts themselves.
Researchers found that scratches on the cornea from projected explosive material were the most common injury in their small study. The cornea is the transparent tissue layer that covers the eye.
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Many diseases can first be seen inside your eyes, giving you a greater opportunity for early diagnosis and treatment.
This video series from WebMD explores:
Food for Your Eyes:
Ocular nutrition is more than just carrots. We explore the foods that can help your vision and why maintaining a healthy weight is important to eye health.
The Aging Eye:
An explanation of how the eyes change as you grow older and what conditions and diseases can develop.
Baby Vision:
Just what does baby see in those first moments of life? And how can mom and dad nurture and protect baby's precious sight?
Floaters:
Floaters-what are they and when should you worry?
Styes:
Could the unsightly bump on your eyelid be a harmless stye? Just by looking at it, a doctor can diagnose a stye.
Do I have Pinkeye?
Pinkeye is hard to miss. What's more difficult is determining the cause, which can help direct treatment.
Glaucoma:
Everyone is at risk for glaucoma. What you can do to protect your eyesight.
Do I Have Cataracts?
As we age we all develop cataracts. Could they be the cause of your deteriorating vision?View Thread
Pinkeye -- also called conjunctivitis -- is redness and inflammation of the clear membranes covering the whites of the eyes and the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids. Pinkeye is most often caused by a virus or by a bacterial infection, although allergies, chemical agents, and underlying diseases can also play a role.View Thread
Floaters appear as barely moving dots, spots, circles,wavy lines or amoeba-like shapes when looking out of the involved eye. It is almost like looking through an aquarium with the floater-shapes moving in the water.
Flashes appear as camera flash bulb type bright sparking lights usually seen one's peripheral vision.
Floaters may represent harmless changes in the clear vitreous gel of the eye but especially if new, prominent and associated with flashes, can signal the presence of a retinal tear or detachment. Flashes may represent a new retinal tear or traction. Because of this, new floaters and "flashes" require a prompt appointment with an eye doctor with a dilated retinal examination. An expedited exam with identification and office-based treatment of a retinal tear can prevent retinal detachment and visual loss.View Thread
The Visit the Eye Doctor article will help sort these questions out for you and more!
How often do you see your eye doctor?
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