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  • 5 Tips on How to Decrease Stress & Improve Eye Health

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    The UK’s National Stress Awareness day is on the 4th of November this year. Stress is the feeling of being under too much emotional or mental pressure, and can affect us all due to the worries of modern life. It’s normal to feel stressed sometimes, but it’s important to recognise when relationship, life, work or money worries…

  • Twilight Lenses Lead to Spooktacular Warning

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    Tis the season to be jolly. No hang on one second. That kind of festive talk is not for a few months yet! Yet with Christmas but a matter of months away and Halloween catching up on as fast as Usain Bolt, here’s a real stocking filler of a tale. According to recent reports, strange…

  • Reading and Understanding Your Glasses Prescription

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    In the same way every snowflake is unique, so are our eyes. No one person’s eyes are the same, even twins, unless they’re connected at the eye; in that case, the apocalypse is upon us, good luck. For the rest of us, our eyes vary in shape, size and color. It’s that same uniqueness that…

  • The Science Behind the Lens

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    There’s a lot of us wearing glasses, but did any of us take the time to really think about the amazing science that goes on our unappreciative faces?  No. I didn’t think so.  Did you know that not all lenses are made of glass?  That came as a big shock to me, seriously. There’s all…

  • Nature’s Points of View

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    Do you know what spec, vis and vid have in common? Well, they are simply Latin roots from which a number of modern English words, related to the vision and the ability to see, come from. As a matter of fact, we have words such as spectacular, vision, video (you get the picture). Another relevant example could be the verb conspicio,…

  • Ommetaphobia – Fear of Eyes

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    Ommetaphobia (also Ommatophobia), is fear of eyes. This phobia can be experienced in a variety of ways, and while for some this can occur at the thought of touching one’s eyes, for others the fear is experienced just by having to look into someone else’s eyes. As with all phobias, the degree of fear and…

  • Children’s Vision Neglected

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    Many parents will be familiar with the importance of immunisations, routine screenings such as hearing tests, weight, and growth charts for their new born not to mention dental health when the time arises, but what about their vision? The Eye Care Trust has warned that one in five children before the age of 12 has…

  • Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 5: A recipe for healthy eyes

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    A varied and balanced diet should supply us with sufficient quantities of all the vitamins and trace elements needed to keep us in good health, but if you are particularly concerned about protecting your eyes and vision, there are several specific nutrients that can be easily incorporated into everyday eating. Of course, the shelves of…

  • Glaucoma Awareness Week 7th – 13th June 2010

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    Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness, believed to affect more than 70 million people worldwide. A study by the National research strategy for ophthalmology discovered that 500,000 people in England and Wales alone suffer from some type of Glaucoma, that’s about two out of 100 people over the age of 40,…

  • New Article! Maintain healthy eyes with Dietary Supplements

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    Today, we’ve added a new article to our website containing information on how to maintain healthy eyes through healthy eating and dietary supplements.  This guide also contains information about the vitamins and trace elements needed to keep you and your eyes in good health. To find out more, please the Dietary Supplements for the Eyes…