Tag: family eye health
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Could Spending Too Much Time Indoors Be Damaging Children’s Eyes?
A new scientific study has indicated that children who spend too much time indoors may be putting their eyesight at risk for short-sightedness (myopia). The study, conducted by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discovered that a specific cell in the retina may dysfunction if insufficient natural light is received. Scientists believe that the cell…
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7 Cheap & Natural Hacks for Humidifying Your Home
They dry air in winter can play havoc with our skin, hair and nails. It can give us headaches and can even be a nasty trigger for asthma attacks. If you suffer from colds or chesty coughs, the dry air can turn symptoms much worse. And for those who suffer from vision problems, the low humidity can…
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Research Shows Higher Risk of Blurred Vision in Winter
According to water and eye researcher, Sharon Kleyne, eye health problems can become a big problem during the winter months. Her research shows that temporary blurred vision is far more likely to occur in winter when the atmosphere is cooler. Kleyne warns that symptoms of temporary blurred vision, especially if the patient is already suffering with dry eye…
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Vision Awareness Week to Take Place 19th – 25th September 2016
This year, we have the seventh Vision Awareness Week / National Eye Health Week set to take place between the 19th and 25th September 2016. Across all regions of the UK – including London, Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire, North West, East and West Midlands, East Anglia, South East, South West, and Northern Ireland – there will be…
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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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Be Savvy in the Sun: Everything You Need to Know about UV Protection this Summer
When it comes to the sun, we have to protect everything from our skin to our hair to our eyes. Whilst UV rays can be a threat to us all year round, summer is an even more critical time to take extra care when out and about. Be sun savvy this summer and protect the whole…
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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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How Your Eyes Can Tell You Things About Your Liver: 4 Clues on Liver Health
They say that your eyes are the window to your soul…..but did you know that your eyes can actually reveal a lot about your overall health too? Directly linked to your liver, there are a number of ways that you can detect health problems just by looking at your eyes. On a very basic level,…