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The importance of a dilated eye exam -
Why Dilation?
Dilation allows the eye doctor to get a much better view of your retina, optic nerve and blood vessels in the back of the eye. This is a very important part of your preventive health care.
Diabetes and Eye Health
Did you know that diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure are often first discovered during the dilated eye exam?
Things to mention to your eye doctor
Did you know that diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure are often first discovered during the dilated eye exam?
- Floaters and / or flashes
- Occasional blur or blackout
- Head injury
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Peripheral vision problems
- History of cuts or injuries to the eye
- Unexplained eye pain or redness
- Diabetes
- HIV-positive or AIDS
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computer eye strainhOW MANY HOURS ARE YOU THERE?
Making VDT Use Easier on Your Eyes Video display terminals (VDTs) are a fact of life in today’s workplace, but that doesn’t mean headaches, tired eyes, blurred vision and eye strain have to be the tradeoff. In fact, “computer vision syndrome,” caused by the stress that prolonged computer work puts on the eyes, can be prevented or eliminated in most cases.
Computer Eye Strain.
dry eyesWhat's it ALL about?
Dry eye is a condition in which there are insufficient tears to lubricate and nourish the eye.
Protect your eyeSGET THE RIGHT SUNGLASSES
To provide adequate protection for your eyes, sunglasses should:
blurry visionit might be an astigmatism
Astigmatism is a vision condition that causes blurred vision due either to the irregular shape of the cornea, the clear front cover of the eye, or sometimes the curvature of the lens inside the eye. An irregular shaped cornea or lens prevents light from focusing properly on the retina, the light sensitive surface at the back of the eye. As a result, vision becomes blurred at any distance.
Read more about Astigmatism.