If your child is asking for contacts, you want to make sure they're prepared for the responsibility. Unlike glasses, contacts require special handling, and care, to keep them sanitary, and to avoid additional vision problems. If you've decided to get contacts for your child, here are four things you should teach them about their care.
Never Touch Contacts with Dirty Hands
Your child's contacts are going to go directly onto the surface of their eyes.
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"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" is a familiar saying, and for good reason. More than 40,000 sports-related eye injuries occur in the United States every year. About 90% of these injuries are preventable, so with proper protective eyewear, the fun and games can continue. Here are three things parents need to know about protective eyewear.
What injuries can protective eyewear prevent?
Appropriate protective eyewear can prevent a wide variety of eye injuries.
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When choosing glasses frames, your first instinct might be to reach for the pair that looks the prettiest. But, there are things other than color and logos to keep in mind when shopping for glasses frames. Keep these other factors in mind, and you'll emerge from your eye doctor's office with a pair of specs that not only looks good, but also serves you well.
Size of the Lenses
Certain lens sizes tend to go in and out of fashion.
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If you've been waking up with eyelashes that are glued together. Or, you've noticed a crusty build-up around your eyes in the morning, you may be suffering from an eye condition called blepharitis. This condition won't damage your vision, but it is definitely uncomfortable.
What It Is
Blepharitis is the inflammation of your eyelids. One of the first things you'll notice about the disease is that your eyelids become red and swollen, especially the edges around your eye.
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Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation throughout your body. You may already know that this can cause serious complications in your kidneys, heart, and blood vessels, but your doctor may not have told you that lupus can also affect your eyes. Here are three eye conditions that people with lupus need to worry about.
Keratitis
Your cornea is a clear tissue that is in the front of your eye.
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