Getting adequate sleep is important for your overall health, but did you know that it’s also important for your vision? In fact, sleep and vision are closely connected, and sleep deprivation can have negative effects on your eyesight.
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Eye Donation
Your selfless act of eye donation can restore vision for at least two people. It is important to tell your family that you wish to donate eyes.
Smoking Affects the Eyes
Smoking can cause a number of serious eye conditions that can lead to vision loss and even blindness. In this article, we will discuss how smoking affects the eyes and what you can do to protect your vision.
Why is Reading Difficult as We Become Older
As you become older, you may find reading difficult. In fact, you may also notice that you’re holding books and restaurant menus farther, to see clearly. This is a normal process of ageing: all of us face this struggle, and is due to changes within your eyes over time. This refractive error, or vision problem, is called presbyopia.
Contact Lenses for Children
As a parent you must remember that contact lenses must be used with great caution in children, and only on advice of your eye doctor. Even infants may be prescribed contact lenses, if required. That said, most doctors prefer to prescribe contact lenses for children after they are twelve years or older. However, children above the age of eight may be eligible for contact lenses if they are responsible about hygiene.