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Tag Archives: peripheral vision
Eye Floater After Vitreous Detachment
Categories: Uncategorized
Vitreous Eye Floater Follow The Small Dark Floater As It Moves Inside The Eye Most people will have a vitreous detachment by age 65. The vitreous fluid inside the eye loses its firm jell type structure with age and becomes more like water. The vitreous is covered by a membrane like structure on the [...]
Eye Glasses To Prevent Eye Damage From Sports Injuries
Categories: eyeglasses, sports vision
You can take simple steps to prevent a lifetime of visual disability and blindness for your family by a visit to the eye doctor. Eye wear for sports is an important decision for preventative eye care. If you or your children are regularly involved in sports, choosing sports eye wear is essential. A good idea [...]
Teens And Contact Lenses
Categories: Contact Lenses
Most children by the age of 12 become concerned with their looks. Most parents breathe a little sigh of relief that they do. As we all know, this relief may also soon be followed with the horror of what teenagers equate with good appearance. The story is ancient and never changes but somehow the image [...]
How Eye Exams for Contact Lens Are Different from an Eyeglass Exam
Categories: Contact Lenses
There is a difference between eye exams for contact lenses versus eye exams for eyeglass wearers. When making an appointment for an eye exam, express your desires for either eyeglasses or contact lenses. Typically, people already wearing eyeglasses schedule appointments to switch over to contact lenses. The motivation may be cosmetic, better peripheral vision, or [...]
Eyes Changes as Signs of Abuse
Categories: Childrens Eye Care
The eyes have been referred to the gateway to the soul. Sometimes they are reflective of psychological problems such as physical and sexual abuse or post traumatic stress syndrome. Your eyes have two different mechanisms of tracking moving objects. The first type are referred to as pursuit eye movements and are used to track an [...]