April is Women’s Eye Health & Safety Month

Today is the last day of April, which according to the U.S. CDC, is Women’s Eye Health & Safety Month. However considering that Mother’s Day is approaching (May 11^th), we at 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore thought that an excerpt from an article by Tim Sandle, published on digitaljournal.com, on Women’s Eye Health and Safety would be in order.

This April sees women’s eye health take center stage. The focus on women is because women account for two-thirds of people in the world affected by visual impairments and blindness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosts a number of national health observances.

With eye safety at work, workers have a job-related eye injury that requires medical treatment. The CDC sees healthy vision as part of a healthy lifestyle. People with vision problems are more likely than those with good vision to have diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure etc.

According to the Berkeley Eye Center, risk factors for vision problems in women include obesity, smoking, age, and poor nutrition.

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Here at 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore, we’re in the business of connecting customers with the perfect pair of eyeglasses, sunglasses and/or contact lenses. Additionally, we love teaching people about proper eye care and tips. You can drop in any of our three locations in Florida.

How to Get Rid of a Lazy Eye

Amblyopia (aka Lazy Eye) if caught early can be treated. While in some cases a lazy eye is obvious, often it's difficult to spot and even the child is not aware of the condition, and an ophthalmologist or optometrist is the best equipped to diagnose and treat this condition. However given below are 4 methods article published on wikihow.com which you can do.


Method  1 How to check for a lazy eye?

·         Do a moving object test.

·         Do a photo test.

·         Do a cover-uncover test.


Method 2 How to treat a lazy eye?

·      Put a patch over the good eye.

·      Have your child wear the patch for two to six hours a day.

·      Check for improvement


Method 3 How to take care of the eye?

·         Engage in activities that require eye-hand coordination.

·         Reduce irritation.

·         Adjust the size of the patch.

·         Try a patch that can be attached to glasses

·         Care for the skin.


Method 4 How to support a child with a lazy eye?

·         Explain to him/her what’s going on.

·         Ask family members and friends to be supportive.

·         Talk to your child's teacher or day care provider.

·         Provide comfort.

·         Help your child adjust each day and institute a reward system.


For more details read the original article by clicking here.

If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact us anytime. We look forward to hearing from you and you can meet with an optometrist at 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore any of our three locations in Florida. Walk-ins are welcome. All we ask is that you arrive 15 – 20 minutes prior to your desired appointment time to fill out the required paperwork.

Eye Problems in Premature Babies

An article, published on Healthline.com, talks about the problems with eyes and ears in premature babies. While we are highlighting only the eye problems to be expected, to know more about these and other problems expected in premature babies, we recommend that you read the original article (link given above).

Premature babies are at risk for acquiring retinopathy of prematurity (ROP; aka retrolental fibroplasias). ROP can occur in babies who are born at less than 32 weeks of pregnancy. 

Other eye problems include nearsightedness (myopia) and lazy eye (strabismus). 

Babies who are born prematurely should have their eyes examined by a pediatric ophthalmologist at four to six weeks of age, and should continue to have their vision checked annually by an eye doctor.

For more help related to your eye health visit 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore in Florida at any of our three locations.

Hormones Affect Vision

Hormones regulate important body functions that can affect the eyes, and when they change, so can your vision. As we age, we can expect to experience some age-related vision loss, but we may not realize that hormones are a primary cause of diminishing eye sight.

Every age group experiences hormone fluctuations of some kind. For example, when one enters puberty and goes through rapid physical growth, the eyeballs lengthen, which can create myopia or near sightedness.  Women of child-bearing age commonly have changes in vision due to birth control pills or pregnancy.

Once the hormones stabilize, your vision should stabilize as well. But it's important to keep up with annual eye exams during these hormonal changes to keep your eyes healthy.

Changes in hormone levels are typically normal and not cause for concern. If you feel any unusual or sudden vision changes, you should get a comprehensive eye exam where your eye doctor can check your eyes and look for signs of other health conditions like diabetes.

For more details you can read the original article by Dr. Michelle Calder-Cardwell published at https://www.vsp.com/pregnancy-and-vision.html.

In conclusion, we’d like to say that you should visit your eye doctor regularly to retain healthy eyesight and detection of eye problems. Get an eye exam once a year. For more help related to your eye health visit 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore in Florida at any of our three locations.

Symptoms Of Eye Pain

 

People suffer from eye pain due to many causes ranging from infections to accidents. In many cases, eye pain will get better by itself, but at times medical attention is needed to treat the eye and prevent lasting damage to a person's eyesight.

A feeling of discomfort or pain in the eye can be caused by a problem either in the eye itself or due to a problem involving the structures around the eye. With eye pain, there may be other symptoms too, which may help diagnose the cause of the discomfort which could include:

·      Conjunctivitis - red itchy eyes

·      Tears

·      Light sensitivity (photophobia)

·      Discharge, which can be clear, or thick and colored (pus)

·      The eye being crusted shut after sleep due to discharge

·      Foreign body sensation -- the feeling that something is in the eye, whether or not anything actually is

·      Nausea or vomiting

·      Decreased vision

·      Headache

For more information you can read the original article published on webmd.boots.com. Whatever the problem be, it’s important to take immediate action when you feel like you are suffering from any of these symptoms.  The least you should get done is visit the nearest Eye Doctor and get a comprehensive eye exam.

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