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Bates Method: A Simple Way to Improve Your Eyesight

November 29th, 2009 by Yaron Cheng No comments »

Bates method, developed y Dr. William Horatio Bates during the early 20th Century, is a series of simple eye exercises done to improve eyesight. The emergence of Bates method provides people another way to help them restore eyesight without having an eye surgery. It is especially a good way for those who can not afford eyesight correction surgeries, which are rather expensive.

The principle of Bates method improving eyesight problems is on the basis that eye problems are caused by psychological problems. Dr. Bates, an ophthalmologist, states that stress constitutes the main cause of eye problems as that for psychological problems, therefore the best way to solve the problem is to suit the remedy to the case and relaxation exercises are able to relieve stress and pressure from both the mind and body.

However, the point is that many people do not believe Bates method effective and they prefer to have an eye surgery from which they can get an instant result. That is because they never persist in exercising everyday, for Bates method, like taking Chinese herbal medicine, is a step-by-step process. Surgery, which seems to be effective, actually exist hidden troubles. They safety of a surgery is the first and foremost issue worthy reconsidering. Although it is said that eye surgeries are of high safety, the possibility of eye complications is inevitable, which may result in either slight or sever eye problems, or even completely blindness.

Therefore, no matter whether you have ever tried Bates method or not, if you want to save your money and have safer way to improve your eyesight, Bates method should be the best way for you. As a matter of fact, many people have benefited from Bates method, which proves that without surgery, one is able to improve their eyesight.

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Youngsters crave for designer frames

November 29th, 2009 by Charles Garrana No comments »

Decades ago, most of the people thought wearing eyeglasses is dull and studious. Yet conceptions have been changing dramatically since the global fashion designers enter the creative world turning out thousands of designer frames which young adults love. Since the initial birth of designer eyeglass frames, wearing glasses is no longer a matter of stigma and nerd. Instead having designer eyeglasses frames worn on the face is a thing of dignity and knowledgeability.

Young people care emphatically about their facial expressions. Once these youngsters get vision problems, they will buy designer frames that will best enhance their personality, if their financial status permits. They think their eyes are the first thing their peers see, hence the designer eyeglass frames in front of eyes. By wearing eyeglasses in designer frames young people could regain self confidence and sometimes become the envy of others.

The popularity of some designer frames among young admirers lies partially on the fact that their celebrities are wearing these designer eyeglass frames. This is the good reason why the business of designer frames has been booming through the years. This even explains why some big kids wear zero-powered glasses in designer frames just to show they admire the specific mega star.

There are designer eyeglasses frames for corrective purpose and for corrective purpose and for use under bright sunshine. The latter is designer sunglasses.

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Something about Folding Specs

November 29th, 2009 by Randa Nahl No comments »

As people of modern times, most of us tend to be sufferers of some eye problems. Some statistics have that almost half of all people have eye problems to some degree. Almost all the eye problems are caused by internal and external factors, the age process of our bodies and the pressure that we have to face everyday. For example, more young people tend to suffer from presyopia than ever before.

Presbyopia is an age-related problem. Sufferers of this disease can not see objects nearby clearly, but can see objects afar clearly. So they need the help of glasses if they want to do something like reading, writing etc. Contrarily, if without these glasses, they will feel very uncomfortable, such as blurriness or headache.

Almost all of us will suffer from presbyopia when we are over forty. So it is essential to know something about glasses for presbyopia. There are two frames in style: full and half. Generally, if we have to see something nearby for a very long time, we should use full-framed glasses. On the contrary, we should wear half-framed glasses if we will look at objects afar. The reason is the two glasses have totally different manufacturing mechanism.

Of course, if we want to see objects both far and nearby, half-framed glasses are very nice choices. The reason is each of these glasses has two parts which are for far and near distance respectively.

It is a bothering matter to wear glasses when we are eating something. Especially the steams from the food can blur our glasses and we have to use some tissues to clean them.

Still more, if we do not use these glasses, we have to put them in the cases that we have to carry all the time. It is true that carrying these cases with us is really a bothering matter. Fortunately, there are very special cases that can not only protect the glasses, but also provide us the greatest convenience. Sometimes, they can be used as accessories as well.

As for the convenience, these cases can be flipped out into the size of credit cards. Some of us may worry about the ability of combating external forces. In fact the frames of these glasses are made from some very special materials and we need not to worry about such thing.

As mentioned above, we can use these cases on any occasion if we like.

What’s more, we can choose these glasses and cases with different colors. We are individualized and we can get what we like. Of course, durability is another characteristic of these glasses and cases.

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Care Your Eyes

November 27th, 2009 by Randa Fritch No comments »

Maybe you’ve never thought how you will be if you can not see, and you have never felt how your life will be without eyes, but if you have read the book Three Days to See, you will find how important our eyes are and how precious the gift that the God endows us is.

However, a few people have read this book, and some of those who have read never realize to care their eyes. What they do, or what we do is to lay stress on eyes consciously or unconsciously.

What I want to remind to all people is that Care Your Eye, or one day you will get personal experience as the author of Three Days to See.

As a matter of fact, ways to care our eyes are really simple and no trouble. Here below are some tips which are believed to be able to relax and protect your eyes:

Get enough sleep. Sleep is the best way for eye care.

Wear Sunglasses to protect eyes from harmful rays and dust when outdoors.

Do not stay before a computer or TV for a long time. If you have to, do some eye exercises at intervals. Anti glare screens are necessary as well.

Do not wipe eyes with hands but handkerchief or directly wash them with water.

Check your power every six months, if you are a glasses wearer.

Go for a doctor, if any discomfort emerges, and do not try to treat it yourself.

Get a complete eye check up twice a year.

The deterioration of eyes with aging is inevitable, but we are able to get the deterioration in our control by the above simple tips. What are you waiting for, for you eyes, take action now!

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Age-related diabetes

November 27th, 2009 by Michael Bansal No comments »

Retinal problems caused by diabetes are called microvascular abnormalities. Bleeding is also possible resulted from both natural blood and new blood vessels. These blood leaks damage the retina and cause vision loss. In some cases, diabetes leads to diabetic retinopathy.

Visual symptoms of diabetes include double vision and droopy eyes and so on. Usually, a medical doctor can determine diabetes with a blood sugar measurement but an eye doctor is supposed to treat vision problems caused by the disease. Diabetes appears in high sugar count in the blood and insufficient insulin production. Actually, it causes vision problems because there is a lack of oxygen in diabetic patients’ eyes. This lack of oxygen is in turn caused by new blood vessel growth.

Diabetes has been the leading cause of blindness in America. Early detection and treatment are essential to control the disease, thus decreasing the risk of vision loss. What’s more, it is also important for diabetic patients to maintain regular visit to the doctor’s. Yearly exams are highly recommended, in case of blood leakage. Once any leakage is detected, the doctor will use a laser to seal the bleeding vessels or destroy unnecessary retinal areas.

In fact, natural aging is associated with other visual problems such as presbyopia, in addition to diabetic retinopathy. Eye liquids also change in color and density, resulting in dim vision. Dry eye problems can be caused by tears change in old people. Eye droopiness is quite common in old individuals and their pupils become smaller and move slowly. While most of these changes are natural and require no worry, those serious ones should be under regular monitor, including diabetes, high blood pressure, macular degeneration and glaucoma.

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The Evolution of Glasses

November 26th, 2009 by Richard Schneider No comments »

People suffering from eyesight problems a century ago might have never thought of having a clear vision with the assistant of glasses and those might also have thought of wearing glasses directly on the eyeball surfaces. Yes, it is the magic of high-tech.

Then, let’s together have a review of the evolution of glasses in modern times.

Eyeglasses in modern times were heavy framed, and the lenses were heavy and thick, which glasses wearer over 50 may remember. Apparently, that kind of glasses are very uncomfortable to wear, neither is good looking, plus they are very easy to damage for the lenses are made from glass. Frames at that time are made either from tortoise and some other natural things or from wire. Therefore, they were fairly expensive and only the rich could afford a pair.

With the development of society and technology, plastics are introduced to the glass lens production. Featured with light weight, higher index of refraction, plastic lenses went over big as soon as they came into the market. The only drawback of plastic lenses compared with glass is that they are inclined to be scratched, however, the later technology of coating solve the problem in some degree. Plastics can also be used into the frame production. The beak resistant plastics not only improve the glass performances but also bring down frame prices, making glasses a common product for common people.

Besides, alloys applied in glass frame production are flexible and of shape memory. Gradually they gain popularity by the mass as well.

With the further development of technology, the contact lenses, which correct vision by covering the visible portion of the eye, or say the sclera, come into being. At the very beginning, contacts lenses were mostly hard or rigid, which made them uncomfortable to wear, but they were very as clear, light weight and with higher index of refraction as plastic. What’s more they helped the wearers get rid of the bound of glasses.

Later, materials for contacts came to be various and then the hard lenses were gradually eliminated. What’s more, the designation of small grooves and holes enable oxygen easy to get through the lens, and the tears flows more freely, greatly improving the eye health. Contacts of those kinds take very little adaptation time, so most wearers are able to wear without eye irritation and infection. The new wearers are suggested to remove the lenses at least a few hours per week.

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Causes for the failure of LASIK surgery

November 26th, 2009 by Connie Robertson No comments »

No one can deny the fact that eyes can sometime represent the inner personality of people. Thus a pair of clear and nice eyes is very essential. But sometimes there are some factors that can always cause harm on your vision, as for the sake of birth, genes or pressure. All these factors are proved to be the potential reasons for bad vision. If one has some vision problems, he is advised to see an eye doctor, but as for the matter of receiving surgery, it should depend on one’s physical conditions.

Reasons for such surgery

Before receiving such surgery, one should have an understanding of it. It is such a complicated process that requires high on every aspect. Such as, a well-experienced doctor is needed. Of course, the surgical methods and one’s physical conditions matter a lot too. All these factors play very important role on the success and recovery of the surgery.

An eye doctor is very important, for he might have diagnosis on your problems and provide you with the best way for solution. He will also have an understanding of the potential risks. Nowadays, the most welcomed method is laser eye surgery.

Why so many people choose laser eye surgery?

The reasons why laser eye surgery is so welcomed vary. For example, its procedure is not complicated as others; it will take little time to take on such surgery, which will cause no pain on patients. Of course, the foremost important reason is its high rate of success, much higher than other methods. Minor complications, however, as infections and long time for healing can not be avoided in such surgery. Fortunately, if the patients follow the advices of the doctor, such side effects can also be avoided.

What is the procedure?

Among all the eye surgery methods, laser surgery is the simplest one, which provides with the best results in many eye problems, myopia and astigmatism in particular. Before starting, some special drops will be put on the eyes, which can reduce the possible pains. Later, the laser will reshape the cornea very delicately, so as to assure a better vision. In no less than one day, one’s vision can be recovered, and he can dispose of glasses or lenses.

Who can not receive laser surgery?

As for the laser surgery, there are some prohibitions. People with eye infections or other medical disorder can not receive such surgery. Also, people with diabetics and pregnancy are not suggested either.

A responsible eye doctor should understand all the potential risks or who can not receive such surgery. And such information should also be informed to his patients. Such understanding is crucial for the patient’s health. Especially, it can help the patients decide whether to receive it or not.

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Bates Method: Natural Cure for Lazy Eye

November 25th, 2009 by William Krause No comments »

There is a good news for people suffering from lazy eye, or say cross eye or strabismus: they don’t have to wear corrective glasses, which makes them awkward, any more, for there is a natural cure for lazy eye. That is Bates Method, a kind of eye exercises developed by Dr. William Horatio Bates during the 1920s.

Dr. Bates creates Bates Method curing eye problems on the principle that eye health is closely related to what happen to the whole body. He holds that the healthy condition of each part in a body can not be separated and some indisposition of certain part may be the inducement of problems of other parts, for example, the eye problems. As a result, Dr. Bates advocates people to go out doing exercises more. The fresh air will do well to both your body health and eye health as well.

Additionally, Dr. Bates thought that one’s state of mind is also concerned with eye health. That is to say, if one is under stress or pressure all the time, his or her eye will be indirectly affected. Thus, Dr. Bates proposes a series of eye exercises to relax eyes, which are believed to be the all-natural method to cure lazy eyes rather than wearing corrective eyeglasses and having surgeries. Therefore, one of the ways to relieve eye problems, of course, including lazy eyes, is to keep up a good state of mind.

If you are still afflicted by lazy eye, why don’t you have a try of Bates Method. For one thing, it is a very safe method; for the other, it costs little. What is more, bates Method has been proved to be able to cure various kinds of eye problems, let alone lazy eye.

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The vision screening test before obtaining a driver’s license

November 25th, 2009 by Stephen Simon No comments »

We know good vision is a very crucial factor for a car driver to guarantee both the drivers’ and passengers’ safety. So it should be extremely strict with the diver’s vision test.

In fact, the federal government has already carried out a federal vision standard, which includes at least ‘20/40 visions in each eye, 70 degree field of vision from center in each eye, and the ability to identify between different traffic signal colors. The standard is considered the minimum requirements if you are trying to obtain the diver license, which are studied and recommended by ophthalmologists and optometrists. But as the licenses are authorized by each state, the lowest requirement varies a little. If you are going to attend a driver’s license test, you can get the information from your local state.

Whether you have good vision or not you can get your license if your vision is satisfied with the lowest level in your state. If you have excellent vision, you are sure to pass the vision test, and you can at the same time get an unrestricted driver’s license. But if you have poor vision, it means you will receive a license with lens restriction. With that kind of license you have to wear the spectacles or contacts when you are driving, or else you will be fined or not allowed to drive for a period of time.

If you unfortunately fail the vision screening test, you can go to the ophthalmologist to have a full eye examination. The doctor will recommend you to take a right spectacle or even to have an eye surgery which can meet the driving needs. But the vision of 20/200 or poorer is not permitted to get a driver license. So if you have extremely poor vision, please stop driving both in respect  of yourself and others. After the examination, you are required to take a special driving test to assess if you are suitable for driving. There are some restrictions according to different poor eye condition, such as extra mirrors to improve the vision field, corrective lenses needed, daytime drive only, and certain road drive only (freeway drive forbidden). Though it may sounds a little strict, but we are sure everyone can understand the aim to keep each person safe.

Nowadays, there are a lot of ways to improve people’s vision. Laser surgery is one effective method. If you have had the eye surgery and get a quite good vision, you can go to the Division of Motor Vehicles to get rid of the lenses restriction on your driver license. Be sure to take all the relative documentations along with you, including the visual acuity, visual peripheral test results, date of the vision exam, and the signature of the ophthalmologist who give you the examination. Lack of any kind of above file is not allowed to get a restriction free license.

The vision screening test is necessary to keep the society work in an order. Traffic cop may sometimes check if you follow the driving rules including the vision rules, so it is better to keep your lately eye prescription at hand to avoid withdrawal of your driver license.

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Actions you take to remove your glasses

November 24th, 2009 by Jean Caster No comments »

Wearing a pair of glasses is a common way that people to get a clear vision. Definitely, it is an easy method to wear glasses and adjust the vision. But its defects are obvious that it is uncomfortable and the glasses are easily to become dirty. And whatever how often you clean them, they always seem to become dirty again and again. But there is a very simple way to put away your glasses and keep you away from eye doctor forever.

There are some basic steps you should follow to get better vision. First of all, you should get enough sleep in order to rest your eyes, which is something important but we all forget these fast paced days. When you get enough sleep you can see clearer.

Another way to see clearer is eye exercises. It takes little time to do eye exercises, just blink very fast for three seconds and close your eyes tight. It will help your natural eye correction and dig up your eyes’ full potential. It will just cost you very few time a day and the procedure is also very simple.

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