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Friday, 31 May 2013
Intresting Fact About Your Eyes
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Thursday, 30 May 2013
How to Choose Contact Lenses
Have you recently found out from your Optometrist
that you need to be fitted for corrective lenses?
Contact lenses can be really simple to wear, but
they can also be a hassle if you don't choose the right ones for you. It's very
simple to choose
the perfect contact lenses, so don't let that stop you from getting
contacts.
1. Go
to the eye doctor. The eye doctor knows best, so you
should definitely stop by your optometrist so they can make some
recommendations for you.
2.
Choose
hard or soft lenses. There hard two main types of
contact lenses: hard lenses and soft lenses. Nowadays, most people wear soft
lenses, although there are pros and cons to both:
·
Soft
Lenses: More comfortable to insert and to
wear, but absorb pollutants (soap on your fingers, etc.) more easily, which can
irritate some eyes. They are also less durable and can rip/tear easily.
·
Hard
Lenses: Hard lenses are the best solution
for certain problems (ask your optometrist about whether that applies to you),
and they are more durable. However, they are less comfortable than soft lenses.
3. Figure
out how long you want your contacts to last. Depending on
what you need your contacts for, and your personal preference, choose how long
you want your contacts to last before you dispose of them. There are many
varieties: annuals (disposed once a year), monthlies (disposed once a month),
bi-weeklies (disposed once every 2 weeks), weeklies (disposed every week), and
dailies (disposed after every day).
4. Try them out.
Ask your optometrist if you can test a couple different brands or lengths of
time (dailies, weeklies, etc.) to see which ones you like. Wear the samples and
figure out which ones are easier to insert and take out, which ones are the
most comfortable, which ones don't
irritate your eye, etc. Doing so will help you make a more informed
decision.
Read the
original article on wikihow.com.
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013
How to Exercise Your Eyes
We all know how important it is to keep our bodies fit by
doing things like going to the gym, jogging, and swimming. But, did you know
that you can exercise your eyes as well? Eye exercising will keep your eyes healthy and help minimize
eyestrain.
These steps are not meant to improve your vision, but rather to maintain your best eyesight level during the day and prevent significant further vision deterioration.
These steps are not meant to improve your vision, but rather to maintain your best eyesight level during the day and prevent significant further vision deterioration.
1.
Sit comfortably on a chair. Rub your
hands together until they feel warm. Close your eyes and cover them lightly
with your cupped palms. Avoid applying pressure to your eyeballs. Your nose
should not be covered. Make sure no light rays can enter your eyes though gaps
between your fingers or the edges of your palms and nose. You may still see
other lingering traces of colors. Imagine deep blackness and focus on it. Take
deep breaths slowly and evenly while thinking of some happy incident, or
visualize a distant scene. After you see nothing but blackness, remove your
palms from your eyes. Repeat the palming for 3 minutes or more.
2.
Close your eyes tightly for 3-5 seconds.
Open them for 3-5 seconds. Repeat 7 or 8 times
3.
Massage your eyes
·
Hot and Cold Compress:
Soak one towel in hot water, and the other in cold. Take one and lightly press
it to your face, focusing on your eyebrows, closed eyelids, and cheeks alternate
between the two as desired, making sure to end with a cold compress.
·
Full Face Massage:
Soak a towel in hot water. Rub your neck, forehead and cheeks with the towel,
avoiding the eyes. Then, use your fingertips to gently massage your forehead
and closed eyes.
·
Eyelid Massage: Close your eyes and massage them
with circular movements of your fingers for 1-2 minutes. Make sure you press
very lightly and have washed your hands to avoid damaging your eyes.
4.
Lightly press three fingers of each hand
against your upper eyelids. Hold them there for 1-2 seconds, then release.
Repeat 5 times.
5.
Sit and relax. Roll your eyes clockwise, then counter-clockwise.
Repeat 5 times, blinking in between each time.
6.
Focus on a distant object (over 150 feet or
50 m away) for 10-15 seconds. Then, slowly refocus your eyes on a nearby
object (less than 30 feet or 10 m away) without moving your head. Focus for
again for 10-15 seconds, and go back to the distant object. Do this 5 times.
7.
Practice rhythmic movements
·
Bar Swings:
Stand in front of a fence, barred window, or something else with evenly spaced
vertical lines. Focus loosely on a distant object on the other side of the
bars. Relax your body and rhythmically transfer your weight from one foot to
the other. Keep your breathing steady and relaxed. Don't forget to blink while
performing this exercise. Continue for 2-3 minutes.
·
Round Swings:
Focus on an object in the distance that is close to the ground. Sway as
instructed for Bar Swings. Keeping your gaze on the same object, use your
peripheral vision to observe your surroundings as you sway. Continue for 2-3
minutes.
·
Head Movements: Close one eye. Slowly form a figure
8 with your head. Repeat for the other eye. Continue for 2-3 minutes.
8.
Imagine that you are standing in front of a
large clock. Look at the middle of the clock. Then look at any hour mark,
without turning your head. Look back at the center. Then look at another hour
mark. Do this at least 12 times. You can also do this exercise with your eyes
closed.
9.
Focus on an object in the distance (as far as
possible) with a low contrasting background. Do this for a few minutes
every half hour or so.
10.
Make up and down eye movements, starting from
up to down. Do this 8 times. Then do the side to side eye movement,
starting from left to right. Repeat this 8 times. Be sure not to force your
eyes further than they want to go in any particular direction, or you risk
making your vision worse.
11. Always
finish up either with palming or another eye relaxation technique.
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013
How to Choose Eye Glasses
Your eyeglasses are an integral part of your style, especially if you have a permanent prescription that must be worn constantly. The wrong pair can make your face look disproportionate or washed out, but the right pair can make you look fashionable and well put together. Choose eyeglasses that flatter the shape and color of your face, along with your own personal sense of style.
If you have to wear glasses what are some of the things you should consider when choosing your next eye glasses frames?
Consider Your Face Shape
Some frame shapes can make the curves and angles of your face look disproportionate, depending on how your face is shaped. When shopping for new frames, start by trying on shapes that are more likely to flatter your face.
1. Look for oval or round frames if you have a square,
angular face..
2. Consider
frames that are square, rectangular, or geometric, since these add sharp angles
to the soft curves of your face.
3.
Look for
tall frames if you have a narrow, oblong face.
4.
Try
angular frames that sharpen your facial features if you have a round face.
5.
Shop for
oval frames that maintain the balance of your face if you have a diamond shaped
face.
6.
Balance
out a heart shaped face with bottom-heavy frames that create the appearance of
width on your lower face.
7.
Look for
semi-rimless frames and top-heavy styles if you have a triangle shaped face.
Consider
Your Personality
1.
Create a
professional, business-oriented look by selecting conservative shapes like
ovals and rectangles.
2.
Add to the
professional look by sticking with traditional colors. For men, consider silver, gunmetal, brown or black frames.
For women, consider brown, gold tones, silver, burgundy, black, or espresso
frames.
3.
Show off
your creativity or youthful style with funky designs and visual detail. Consider thicker, larger plastic frames in geometric
shapes or frames with laser detail patterns along the side of the frames.
4.
Consider a
less traditional color, like blue or green, for a fresh, youthful appearance. Also consider multi-colored laminates.
5. Use your eyeglasses to show that you
are young at heart, if not in age, by selecting frame shapes that subtly uplift
the face. Men
should go with upswept rectangles, while women can consider soft cat-eyes.
Consider Color
Determine your coloring and choose an appropriate color of frame based on that. For the purpose of eyeglasses, everyone is either classified as cool (blue-based) or warm (yellow-based).
1.
Examine your skin tone. Individuals with
pink or blue undertones have “cool” toned skin, while individuals with yellow
or peach undertones have “warm” toned skin. Olive skin falls between warm and
cool, since it is a mix of both yellow and blue undertones.
2.
Consider your eye color. Determining the
warmth or coolness of your eye color can get tricky, since the spectrum of
possible eye colors covers such a wide range.
·
If you have blue eyes, determine how close they
are to pale blue-gray. Most blue eyes are considered cool, but the closer they
are to gray, the warmer they get. Another option is to go with a peach or
orange color which will make your eye color pop.
·
If you have brown eyes, determine how close they
are to black. Most brown eyes are considered warm, but extremely dark browns
often qualify as cool toned.
·
If you have green eyes, determine whether your
eyes are blue-green or yellow-green. Blue-green shades are cool toned, while
yellow-green shades are warm.
3.
Look at your hair color. Cool tones
include strawberry blond, platinum, blue-black, white, auburn, salt-and-pepper,
and ash brown. Warm tones include golden blond, brownish black, brown-gold,
carrot, or dusty gray.
4.
Average your three tones together to
determine your overall coloring. If you have more warm tones, then you
likely have warm coloring. If you have more cold tones, you likely have cool
coloring.
5.
Search for frame colors that coordinate well
with your natural coloring.
·
Think gold, copper, camel, khaki, peach, orange,
coral, off-white, fire-engine red, and blond tortoise if you have warm
coloring.
·
Lean toward silver, black, rose-brown,
blue-gray, plum, magenta, pink, jade, blue, and dark tortoise if you have cool
coloring.
General Considerations
Before you go shopping for a new pair of eyeglasses, there are a few basics you should take into consideration.
1.
Get an eye exam. Before you invest in a
pair of eyeglasses, you must have an accurate prescription for your lenses.
2.
Shop at inexpensive stores
that either specialize in eyeglasses or that have an eyeglasses section if you
need emergency lenses because an old pair broke or got lost.
3.
Consider going to an optometrist or
boutique if investing in a quality pair. These options usually cost a
little more, but the quality of service and product may be worth the price.
Always check yourself in the
mirror before selecting
a pair of eyeglasses. What you see might be blurry, but you will still get
a better idea of how a pair looks with your face than you would if you bought
it without trying the frames on.
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