10 surprising facts about your eyes
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6 Things You Didn'tKnow About Your Eyes
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You need to protect your eyes from UV raysyear-round. Don't think, “Oh, I only need towear sunglasses in the summertime or when
the sun’s out…” Not true! There’s a lot ofresearch about developing cataracts and skin
cancer around as a result of sun exposure.
Reading under light that’s not bright or sittingtoo close to the TV or computer does NOT
cause damage to your eyes. Those things cancause eye strain, but not eye damage.
Everyone—yes, everyone—will get cataracts ifthey live long enough. It’s like gray hair.
You can never get rid of glaucoma. Once you'rediagnosed, your doctor can treat it and help preventlosing vision, but you'll never be cured. It’s the mostonerous of the eye diseases because there are nosymptoms and the only way to get diagnosed is to
get an eye exam.
LASIK is a young person's game. LASIK can correct your vision for either
nearsightedness or farsightedness, it can only do oneor the other. So, if you’re over 40 and we correct yourglasses for distance, you’re still going to need reading
glasses.
"Be careful or you’ll poke your eye out." isn't just anold wives' tale.
We've treated a young child who was playingunderneath a clothing rack where a coat hanger
had fallen down, and the hanger went straight intohis eye.
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