Sunglasses for kids are vital for protecting their eyesight. Children's eyes are more sensitive to the sun's harmful UV rays, which can lead to eye problems. Sunglasses shield their delicate eyes, reducing the risk of future damage. They also enhance visibility by reducing glare. Choosing sunglasses with proper UV protection and ensuring a comfortable fit helps instill good eye protection habits early on. By prioritizing sunglasses for kids, we safeguard their eyesight and promote a lifetime of healthy vision.
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Prioritizing children's eye exams for the upcoming school year is crucial for their academic success. Comprehensive exams go beyond screenings, identifying vision issues that can hinder learning. By addressing these problems early on, parents can set their children up for a rewarding year. Checking insurance coverage and scheduling an exam is an investment in their future.
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Myopia is a common eye condition that causes blurred distance vision. Understanding the causes and effects of myopia is important in order to properly manage and treat the condition, and to prevent potential complications such as eye strain, headaches, and an increased risk of eye diseases later in life.
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For those of you who suffer from headaches, problems with balance, motion sickness, or poor depth perception ? read on. This blog is for you. We're going to discuss Vertical Heterophoria (VH), which can be especially frustrating because it can go undiagnosed for many years. That's because symptoms of VH overlap and mimic a number of other conditions. Patients with Vertical Heterophoria usually receive treatment for vertigo, migraines, psychogenic dizziness, anxiety and panic disorders, atypical Meniere's, as well as other conditions. Treatment can range from pain medications to vestiblular therapy ? which if often ineffective. That's because the root of the problem (Vertical Heterophoria) continues untreated.
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Amblyopia can result from any condition that prevents one of the eyes from focusing (seeing as clearly) as the other eye. Conditions such as misalignment of the eyes (strabismus), esotropia, exotropia, a cataract, or when one eye is more nearsighted, more farsighted or has more astigmatism than the other eye.
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Can Glasses After a Traumatic Brain Injury Help? The numbers of people affected each year in United States by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is staggering ? approximately two million people annually. The most common causes of a traumatic brain injury include automobile accidents, sports injuries, and falls. However, symptoms of a traumatic brain injury are experienced by patients who have a cerebrovascular accident (stroke), cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and those who take prescription medications. Sadly, approximately 10 to 25 percent of traumatic brain injury patients continue to have significant post-concussive symptoms one year following the date of injury.
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Many people wonder why the concern and conversation about 3D movies and gaming devices. After all, we see three-dimensional objects in real life.
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Athlete Vision Assessment: Let's begin by talking about what a sports vision assessment is not. It is not a routine, annual eye exam with the eye doctor...even if the eye doctor says they ?specialize in sports vision.? A routine, annual eye examination tests static visual acuity which may, or may not, result in a prescription for glasses or contact lenses and evaluates overall eye health.
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