Tag: eyesight
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The Biggest Eye Health Myths… Busted!
From telling us that carrots make us see in the dark (which is kind of true by the way) to telling us not to sit too close to the TV, our parents have been telling us all sorts of strange things about how best to look after our eyesight. But which of these things contain fact…
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Practical iPhone and iPad Features for Overcoming Poor Vision
When spending time out and about, it can be difficult not to spot people wielding iPhones and iPads – whether they are using them to simply check train times at the railway station, get some work done at a cafe, play a quick game, or something else entirely. Furthermore, thanks to a range of accessibility…
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Eye Health in the Workplace: Can Better Eyesight Inspire Better Business?
It’s not often we look to the corporate world when we discuss the matters of eyesight and eye health. But it’s actually quite astounding that we don’t as a society; in the workplace environment, we investigate and analyse and fuss and nit-pick over every health and safety detail, we time manage every single minute of every single hour,…
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Useful and Free Mobile Apps for Improving Your Eyesight
Believe it or not, you don’t actually have to wait until your next appointment with the optician to learn how good your eyesight is. In fact, the answers you seek could be available from the smartphone or tablet that you use every day. Here are a few apps that you could use for checking and,…
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Eye Test may detect Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms develop.
Research currently underway by scientists from the University College London believe Alzheimer’s and other diseases could be detected by a simple and inexpensive eye test that could be available from high street practices within the next five years. The non-invasive method uses fluorescent markers, which enable early indication of brain cell death by attaching to…
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Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 2: The importance of regular Eye Testing
Eye Examinations An eye test is both painless and inexpensive – it may even be free – and could literally save your life, but not nearly enough people are getting themselves checked on a regular basis. Everyone knows they should go to the dentist once a year but the same awareness is yet to apply…