Tag: eyes
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Tips for Keeping Up Good Eye Health on Holiday
It’s that time of year when many of us are off to spend weeks on a luxurious holiday – likely somewhere abundant with beautiful scenery, lovely warm waters and fascinating culture! Before packing your bags, however, you could benefit from cluing yourself up on these little tips for looking after your eyes. Tuck into some…
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Smoking and Eye Health: The Disturbing Truth
Sitting too close to the TV, not eating your carrots, avoiding your bi-annual eye exam, or refusing to wear your glasses when you need them – these are all the things that we’re told will damage our eyes. From a very young age, our mums would tell us to finish the veggies on our plate, and every…
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America’s Baby Boomers: Blindness to Double by 2050
The NHS has already been sending out Glaucoma warnings and urging people to get checked out if Glaucoma has run in their family previously and the news is frequently releasing reports and articles on how to improve eye health across the board. It seems that eye health really is becoming a major issue for today’s…
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Could Night Shift Boost the Eye Health of iPhone Users?
Earlier this year, Apple gave iPhone and iPad users a big treat in the form of Night Shift, a new software feature which should, by reducing the blue light emitted by the device’s display, encourage better sleep. It appears to have scientific backing, but there’s another question that has been comparatively overlooked: could Night Shift also…
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Johnny Rotten Reveals Fears Over his Vision
Talk about having ‘rotten’ luck. But for one Sex Pistol, it seems that his sight is so poor that he may even lose it long term. According to a recent interview with the Sunday Times, front man John Lydon is suffering with his eyesight. Considered to be one of the most iconic and anarchic bands of…
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Workplace Eye Wellness Month: 5 Tips for Healthy Eyes at Work
Did you know that March is officially Workplace Eye Wellness Month? We’re almost at the end of the month, but there’s still time for us to tell you about eye health in the workplace. Whether you work at a desk or not, eyes can be easily damaged by excessive computer time or the incorrect use…
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Easy Solutions to Annoying Makeup & Glasses Problems
Are you a glasses wearer who likes to wear makeup? Then you probably have a love-hate relationship with cosmetics. Makeup is a blessing for hiding those blemishes and enhancing your eyes, but it brings with it some unavoidable problems when you wear glasses all day. We’re taking smudged foundation on your frames, flaking mascara on you lenses and more. Sound familiar? If…
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Can Sunglasses Affect Your Mood?
If you’re a regular reader of the SelectSpecs blog, you’ll know that sunglasses have many great benefits – they reduce glare and eye strain, they act as a barrier against dust and debris and most importantly, they protect the eyes from the sun’s damaging Ultra Violet rays. But could sunglasses also have an effect on how we…
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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…