March is ‘Save Your Vision’ month, designed to bring awareness to the importance of routine eye exams and healthy vision. In this day and age, it’s easy to take our vision for granted.
A comprehensive eye exam is more than getting your new prescription for contact lenses or glasses, it can also detect many eye diseases. An eye doctor is often the first to diagnose other diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Annual eye exams are important for everyone in the family. Good vision plays a very important child development and academic success. Children who have a difficult time in school often have undetected vision issue.
It is vital for adults to keep their eye prescription current and evaluate your eyes for early signs of eye disease.
The campaign for ‘Save your Vision Month’ includes 3 considerations:
Giving your eyes a break: The AOA recommends everyone use the 20-20-20 system to deter eye strain. Every 20 minutes take a 20 second great to look at something 20 feet away. The AOA found in children between the ages of 10 and 17, 83 percent of them use electronic devices over three hours a day, eighty six percent doesn’t take a break every 20 minutes. Research shows exposure to blue light can be harmful to the eyes.
Focusing on a computer screen for an extended period of time can result in a host of issues including, headaches, dry, irritated eyes, shoulder and neck pain, eye strain and dizziness.
Become a savvy shopper: Though purchasing eyeglasses and contact lenses online may be less expensive and convenient, the AOA warns it could be costing your eyes. Research shows almost half of eyeglasses purchased online either called to meet minimum safety standards or had prescription errors. This could end up being hazardous to your wallet and your eyes.
Your vision is too important to take shortcuts: The most important way to preserve the health of your eyes is to have routine compressive eye exams by an eye doctor, there is simply no substitute.
Don’t Take your vision for Granted
With so much of our lives based on visual stimulation, from the moment we wake up, get dressed, drive, go to work or school, reading, to entertainment, it doesn’t make sense to take it for granted. Many of us don’t take action until something goes wrong and we start to have trouble with a daily activity
Catching issues early is an important key to everyone’s long-term vision health. Get started today by contacting Lake Nona Eye Care to make an appointment.