You want to treat your body well. You should watch your weight, not pick up bad habits, try to be an active person, avoid things you know are bad for you, and wear protective gear when you are doing something that warrants it. One of the areas of your health you want to make sure you are on top of is your eyesight. You may have been taking your healthy eyes for granted up to this point, but from now on you'll want to put a little more effort into keeping them as healthy as possible.
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When the lenses of your glasses get streaky and dirty, chances are nothing will distract you from cleaning them. How you go about cleaning them, however, may determine how long your glasses last and how well they serve you. Your glasses could be getting damaged and not living up to the promises that were made when you bought them just because you're washing them with hand soap. Read on to learn all the problems that this process can cause.
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If your loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, it's crucial that you continue to have their vision monitored. You might not realize this, but Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia, can lead to changes in your loved one's vision. With careful monitoring, an optometrist can provide treatment for those vision changes. Here are four vision problems you'll need to be aware of as you care for your loved one.
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Whether you're dressing up for Halloween or cosplaying at your favorite comic convention, decorative contacts can be the one special touch that pulls your costume together. However, you need your eyes the other 364 days of the year, so you must take care when purchasing and using these special lenses. Here are three tips for safely wearing decorative contacts to minimize the health risk to your eyes.
Always Opt for Prescription Contact Lenses
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Lasik surgery is one that many optometrists recommend their patients in order to correct their poor vision. Lasik can help improve your vision in a huge life-changing way, so it's definitely worth considering. However, this doesn't come without a cost and for this reason, it's important to ask the right questions before jumping into it. Here are four things you should be asking:
What's Included in the Cost? Most likely, you are going to be given an estimate for the cost of surgery right off the bat.
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