Tag: eye health
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Help Your Child Adjust to Wearing Glasses for the First Time
Encouraging your kids to wear glasses can be tough. Not only are they a bit of hassle, sometimes uncomfortable and yet another thing to remember to pack in the school bag every morning, but there’s a bit of a misapprehension that they might be ‘uncool’. And being ‘cool’ means everything when you’re young. But not wearing…
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3 Proven Exercises for Strabismus (lazy eye)
Strabismus is a condition that can affect both children and adults and is often caused by problems with the nerves in the eye’s neuromuscular system. Sometimes referred to as “cross eyed” or “wall eyed”, this eye disorder can present itself in a number of different ways and may not always be immediately noticeable. Strabismus defines…
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Children’s Eyesight: 4 Lunchbox Snacks to Improve Eye Health
“A carrot a day keeps the eye doctor away” – we bet you’ve never heard that one before. But actually, if you did eat a carrot a day, you probably would have superb eye health because carrots are full of Beta-carotene, a type of vitamin A that helps to keep the retina in good condition…
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Looking After Your Eye Health: Doing Day-to-Day Tasks
From reading and typing away on our laptops to using our mobile phones and watching TV, the things we do from day-to-day can really affect our eye health. Many of us suffer from tired eyes, dry eyes or eye strain but few of us do very much about it. In the long term, these minor symptoms…
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Back to Work: The Kit that Every Glasses Wearer Needs at the Office
Being back at work in January often means playing catch up after the long break and getting back into the swing of it all. If you’re finding the back-to-the-office ritual tough to handle, the last thing you need is your glasses steaming up, going all wonky and lopsided, or causing you headaches because they don’t…
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Can Computer Screens Damage Our Eye Health?
Recent health reports have suggested that the overuse of computer technology could be responsible for damaging our visual health. But herein lies the problem; no matter what age, gender, job role or social status, we all spend most the hours of our day staring at screens. Whether it’s a computer screen, a laptop, tablet, our…
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5 Must-Have Accessories that Every Glasses Wearer Needs!
Glasses are great because they add depth to your outfit and are considered to be great fashion accessories. But they have their downsides. And boy do I know that, being a fellow glasses wearer myself. My specs seem to get mucky after just one wear and on a scale of things, that must be a…
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British Airways Pilot in Shocking Laser Eye Attack
We all know too well the damage that laser pens can wreak on our eyes. But for one BA co-pilot, things became even more serious when a military strength laser was shone directly into the cockpit. As a result of this laser attack, the individual received major damage to his peepers including burnt retinas. Playing with…
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7 Simple Tips to Stop Your Glasses from Fogging Up
December is finally here. Trees are being decorated, mince pies baked, presents wrapped, wine being mulled. The air is crisp and cold and we’re all waiting with baited breath for that first flake of snow fall. Isn’t winter beautiful? It sure is and we all agree here at SelectSpecs, but for a glasses wearer the…