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Is LASIK Eye Surgery Risky For Sportsmen?
COMMIT TO THE RECOVERY TIME, OR DON’T GET LASIK AT ALL If you’re an athlete, or play a lot of any kind of sport, `elective’ surgery is a decision you cannot take lightly. Too much depends on optimal health and fitness for you to go and mess it all up with an operation you don’t…
Top 10 American Cities That are Bad for The Eyes
AMERICAN CITIES THAT MAY HARM YOUR EYES Geography and climate have such an enormous impact on eye health. Some of the most scenic places in United States – cities that look pristine, fresh and clean all year round — can leave you with allergies, irritations and all sorts of other eye-related problems that you’d never…
Who’s Getting The Old Pair Of Glasses You Gave To Charity After LASIK Surgery? Probably No One!
One of the most exciting things you can see in a LASIK eye clinic is the large bowl displayed in the reception area, where people drop off the spectacles they will never need again. That bowl, overflowing with glasses left behind by previous patients, is a symbol and reminder of the complete freedom of a…
Thinking of Wearing Contact Lenses While on The Pill? Bad Idea!
CORRELATION BETWEEN CONTACT LENSES AND BIRTH CONTROL PILLS Whoever thought there could be a correlation between contact lenses and your birth control pills? But this correlation certainly exists – so much so that some oral contraceptive manufacturers are especially mentioning contact lenses in their statutory warnings. And practitioners are being told to stay alert to…
Eeek!!! Do You Have `Eye Mites’ Living And Raising A Family In Your Eyelashes?
FACTS ABOUT DEMODEX MITES This topic is deeply distressing on so many levels. Nobody welcomes the thought of creepy-crawlies living in their eyelashes, but if you’re knee-deep into your pets, like I am, and cannot imagine sleeping at night without your dog cuddled up next to you, the news is doubly unwelcome because there’s a…
90% Of Work-Related Eye Injuries Are Avoidable: What Are you Doing To Stay Safe?
TIPS TO AVOID WORK-RELATED EYE INJURIES Approximately 2,000 workers in the United States suffer job-related eye injuries every single day. Not just minor cuts and scratches, but serious enough accidents that require immediate medical intervention. If you work at any of these jobs, you should also know that with the right eye protection, you can…
3 Simple `Hand’ Yoga Positions To Heal Eye-Related Problems
Simply put, mudras are yoga of the hands. Certain pre-defined formations made with the fingers and hands have a deep, harmonizing impact in the mind and body, according to Buddhist and Hindu philosophies of wellness and spirituality. (If you look at figurines or paintings of the Buddha, you will notice that his hands are always…
Is Reading While Lying Down Bad for The Eyes?
PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE A topic about eye health that’s currently doing the rounds in social media is reading while lying down. Rumor has it that some research studies have proved a connection between this common habit and permanent eye damage. And concerned people are looking back to years of curling up in bed with a…
Did You Know That Contact Lens Wearers Carry An Extra Bad Bacteria In Their Eyes?
DISADVANTAGE OF WEARING CONTACT LENS Let’s face it. The primary reason why people wear content lenses is to look good. It’s a very persuasive reason of course, if wearing spectacles makes you feel less confident in social situations or hampers your professional life in any way. And if you haven’t yet considered the absolute freedom…
Spend Your Tax Refund On This 1 Thing That Is Guaranteed To Change Your Life
WHERE TO SPEND YOUR TAX REFUND Approximately 79 percent of Americans are looking forward to the tax refund season, as they’re expecting a pleasant little surprise from the IRS. Last year, the average payout was 2,860 dollars, which may not sound like a king’s ransom, but if you spend that money with foresight and common…