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Beneficial foods for the eyes

October 29, 2016September 23, 2012 by admin

It may already be too late to have a view 20/20 but it never is to keep it in good condition and avoid, as far as possible, future problems. So, we show you the best foods to have an almost perfect view.

We all know that to a large extent, our health depends on what we eat, and, of course, that look as delicate as the eye is no exception. But certain foods benefit us more than others, helping to keep eyes healthy and in good condition.

We have always heard that carrots are good for your eyes, but why? Well due to beta-carotene that helps prevent macular degeneration, a property can also be found in the cabbage and spinach, vegetables excellent for eye health.

Blepharoplasty: Eyelid Surgery

April 19, 2015July 29, 2012 by admin

Blepharoplasty or Eyelid surgery is a type of cosmetic surgery of removing excess fat that forms on the upper and lower eyelids.

Blepharoplasty removes the bags that appear with the passage of time under the eyes and improves the appearance of tired eyes; returning to face a brighter look, youthful and fresh.

Types of Eyelid Surgery
There are two different types of blepharoplasty operations:

Blepharoplasty: The aim is to remove excess upper eyelid skin, which produces the look tired or sad expression. In the upper blepharoplasty incision is made in a small crease to remove the excess skin. Also with this technique are raised eyebrows and crow’s feet tense.

Visual development in children

March 12, 2015June 5, 2012 by admin

The vision of the child develops gradually over time. The main stages of visual development are:

Follow the light that shines: from the earliest days of birth.
Contact with the mother: from 6 weeks
Interest shiny objects: 2 to 3 months
Eye movements coordinated: 4 months.

The vision of the child is less than that of adults and progresses through time:

1 month: 5% of the vision of the adult
2 to 4 months: 20% of the vision of the adult
1 year: 30 to 40% of the vision of the adult
3 to 4 years: 80 to 100% of the vision of the adult.

Glasses: The importance of proper prescription

April 19, 2015May 13, 2012 by admin

In the past, who used eyeglasses complained about how uncomfortable and unsightly it were, something was happening at the low range of existing frames and were usually of significant size and too heavy.

Today, advances in the area of optics and ophthalmology have also managed to solve such problems as you may choose from a wide variety of models of glasses.

This has ensured that the glasses no longer be a problem transforming the great solution for problems such as eyestrain, myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.

Vision problems in older

April 19, 2015April 12, 2012 by admin

Although we can all have vision loss at some point, the elderly and children are the people most often suffer.

Children can detect easily the loss of vision, and its notes will begin to get worse or perhaps always poor grades were due to a poor vision. It is advisable that you check the view children often, they complain of this or not. Frequent headaches, may also cause of poor vision.

The largest yet not complain about their vision problems and most of the times even hide it, but all they end up having a problem. As children, it is also advisable that accompanies the revised view, since in most cases the difficulty seeing, and causes it to fall at home or lack the confidence to perform well on the street, which can make suddenly have a different behavior with others.

Astigmatism

April 19, 2015February 14, 2012 by admin

If you have blurred vision or it is good but has headaches, rolling eyes or other discomfort, you may suffer from astigmatism.

Astigmatism is a condition that prevents the eye to form a clear image on the retina. This is usually due to an irregularly shaped cornea (the clear outer layer that covers the front of the eye). Sometimes, astigmatism is due to scarring of the cornea or abnormalities in the shape of the lens (the lens fine focusing inside the eye). This condition can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Most people have astigmatism to some degree, but in many cases are so slight that it should be corrected.