Myth: If you cross your eyes, they will stick.
Truth: While it might not be the best way to get positive attention, crossing your eyes will not make them stick. The bad habit might though it you do it often, so consider how it looks before you get into the habit of eye crossing as a means for conveying a message with body language.

Myth: If parents have poor eyesight, their kids will have poor eyesight.
Truth: This can be true in some cases. Genetics do play a role in eye health and sight, so yes; parents who wore glasses or had other vision issues as a child very well may pass these traits on. Early visits to eye care specialist will help detect any special eye issues a child may have. Family visual history will help your vision care specialist know signs to look for.

Myth: Sitting too close to the television is bad for your eyes.
Truth: This statement came out with the new fangled television set and somehow has never died out. The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) says “ kids can actually focus up close without eyestrain better than adults, so they often develop the habit of sitting right in front of the television or holding reading material close to their eyes.” Still if you and your children are sitting comfortably across the room from the television set and one of your children complains of not being able to see and always moves closer to the set, they may have a vision issue that needs to be diagnosed.

Myth: Eat your carrots, they are good for your eyes, you have never seen a rabbit wearing eye glasses have you.
Truth: Carrots are good for your eyes, but any foods rich in vitamin A are also good for you. Asparagus, apricots, milk, eggs, and others foods are also on the list of eye healthy vitamin A rich foods. As for that rabbit with eye glasses, only one. Bunny Rabbit the lovable puppet on the childhood show Captain Kangaroo wore glasses.

Myth: Computers can damage your eyes
Truth: Again sought out the AAO with that question and the answered was clearly, no. Individuals were studied using the computer and it is noted that like reading, you are less likely to blink while on the computer. This can make eyes dry, which may lead to a feeling of fatigue or eyestrain. It is a good idea to stop your work and take a break, look up from the screen and close your eyes from time to time to keep your eyes from drying out. For children, encourage breaks when web browsing or playing video games. This is a good idea when reading or studying books for long periods of time as well.

Myth: Only boys are color blind.
Truth: Estimates show that up to 8% of boys have some degree of color blindness, but girls are not totally in the clear. Less than1% of girls have some form of color blindness, very rare, it is does occur.

Eye facts are fun, and one fact that is always true, you need regular eye examinations to maintain good eye sight and eye health. Take time today to schedule an appointment with your eye care profession and keep your vision, crystal clear.

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Take care of your eyes, use these everyday tips to save sight and protect for vision for now and a life time.

Take care of your eyes, use these everyday tips to save sight and protect for vision for now and a life time.

Close your eyes for a few minutes and try to go about your day without sight. Difficult isn’t it? Now think you value your sight and when you valule something, you protect it. The best way to protect your sight is to have regular eye exams. There are some standard procedures you can expect at a standard eye exam.
· A review of your personal and family health history and any history of eye issues.
· Using an eye chart your eyes will be evaluated for both near and far vision
· Near vision test determine if you have presbyopia and need bifocals or progressive lenses.
· You will be evaluated for nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia.
· An eye pressure test and examination of the optic nerve to check for glaucoma.
· An interior examination of the eyes to rule out other eye problems like cataracts, or macular degeneration.

How often you should have you eyes checked is another consideration. Eye care experts recommend that adults have a complete eye examination once every one to three years. Things to take into consideration about time between exams are: age and risk factors for eye issues, and if you currently wear corrective lenses. Seek eye care more often if you already wear corrective eye wear.

It is important for children to have routine eye exams as well. A few guide lines for children and eye care health are:

· Have their first eye exam by six month of age if there are no issues, a second eye exam by age three. Children need a second eye exam at age three.
· Have an eye exam before starting school. This is critical as 80 percent of information children receive in the classroom is through visual means.
· For risk-free children who do not wear corrective lenses, should have an eye exam every two years until they are 18.

There are some children who have higher risk factors for vision problems and may need corrective lenses even earlier than six month, or may need more frequent eye exam throughout their childhood.

· Children with a history of premature birth and or low birth weight.
· Developmental delays
· Eyes that are turned or crossed
· Family history of eye disease
· History of Mother with infection while expecting the child.
· Any child with corrective lens needs a yearly eye exam

Nothing is as precious as the gift of vision. Protect your eye and keep them healthy with regular eye examinations.

The Doctors at Central Nassau Optical understand that life gets in the way of even the most important appointments, that is why they are willing to bring quality eye care to you.

Corporate offices Senior Citizens, Whatever the reason you cannot come to us we can come to you.

On February 26, 2010 we will be at the Long Island Business Expo from 10:00am until 5:30.
Come and see for yourself what a state of the art Winnebago has to offer.

We will be having sales on Sunglasses, prizes and promotions.

The Mobile Eye Doctors are idea for any work place or group. The full service mobile state of the art eye examination center is set inside a Winnebago. All the tools necessary for a full and comprehensive eye exam is found inside this custom and comfortable setting of the traveling Winnebago. A phone call can arrange for your work place, senior citizen center, or other location to have a visit from the Doctors and their support staff.

As needed, the staff will include with the optometrist, opticians and others ready to serve your groups needs. The Mobile Eye Doctors even has your eye glass frames onboard with hundreds of styles and choices of lenses offered to you at a spectacular price. Don’t want glasses; discuss with the Doctor and his support staff about selecting contact lenses, also a specialty of the Mobile Eye Doctors.

Talk to your work place group or other organization about planning a visit from the Mobile Eye Doctors today. They offer extended Vision benefits program for family members and most insurance plans are welcome.

There really is nothing more critical to your health than caring for your eyes. Your eyes not only allow you to see the beautiful world around you, they allow you to be a part of the world. Protecting your vision is important. Eye examines can also help detect issues with your health you did not know you had.

Failure to maintain proper eye health can make life difficult, and uncomfortable. Leaving an eye issue untreated can lead to sight loss. Don’t become so busy with the everyday things of life that you fail to care for the health of your eyes. Take a few minutes to make a phone call to arrange for the Mobile Eye Doctors to come to you. Talk to your employees, co-workers, and other group members about setting up a day for everyone to have a chance for a comprehensive and professional eye exam. Then make that call, after all, sight is a precious gift, one you do not want to loose.

Your eyes, nothing is more important to your quality of life than caring for your eyes. In our busy days so often we just don’t have enough hours in a day to do all we need to, and we let little things slip. Don’t let caring for your eyes be one of the little things, it can turn into a big issue if you fail to keep your eyes healthy.
Some of the reasons eye examinations are so critical is:
Exams monitor vision. We all are subject to vision change as we age; a good eye exam will help to keep our vision in check.
Check for eye disease. You may not see or feel anything wrong, but eye disease can silently be robbing you of eye sight. Early detection means correcting or heading off possible eye sight loss.
You eyes are mirrors to you body. Eyes can help detect health issue in other parts of your body. Your eye doctor can alert you to issues that may need the intervention of your main medical provider.
Failure to monitor these issues with a yearly eye exam can result in diminished eye health, vital warning signs about other health issues being over looked, and possibly lead to eye sight loss.
To save sight and keep your eyes healthy, a visit to an eye clinic for a check up is advised. When you get an eye check up, the things your vision specialist will look for are:
Refraction of the eye. This shows if there is an issue with being nearsighted, farsighted, or astigmatic. These issues are corrected by prescribing eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Strabismus, or the alignment of the eye will be checked. If the eyes are working together properly, you have no issue. If not, eye treatments will correct they alignment of the eye.
Two critical diseases of the eye that will be checked for are glaucoma and diabetic eye disease.
Checking the eye’s blood vessels or retina, overall health condition of the eye will be checked.
Taking care of your eyes is not just about knowing if you need glasses of not, it is about protecting your vision. Proper eye care is essential for your health and well being. Knowing your eyes are healthy and working properly gives you peace of mind as you know you have done what is best to care for you sight.

Our Mobile Eye Doctors unit is the most convenient way to treat your organization to the best eyecare available. We bring our staff to you, in a fully equipped RV that includes all of the tools necessary for us to perform comprehensive eye examinations. Hundreds of frame styles and a full range of spectacle lenses are offered at spectacular prices.