When Can I Watch TV After Laser Eye Surgery? Most people will admit that TV has played a huge role in their lives, providing countless hours of entertainment from their childhoods right into their later adult years. But with the introduction of new media and platforms – which have seen us streaming films and sports on our laptops, tablets, and even phones – watching television has become our default option for switching off and unwinding, day or night. So, with…
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Digital Devices Are Great – But At What Cost To Our Eyes?
Like many lucky people I received an iPad for Christmas.
Regular readers of this blog will know that, although not quite falling into the “technologically challenged”category, I am still lagging a bit behind……
Top Tips to Prevent Damage to Your Eyes in the Summer
Top Tips to Prevent Damage to Your Eyes in the Summer Who doesn’t love Summertime? Whether you’re lounging on a beach somewhere, hanging out with friends in the local beer garden, or sunbathing in the back garden, the sun has an incredible ability to lift our mood. But it can also be a danger – to our skin, our hydration levels, and our eyes. Many of us put a lot of thought into looking good for the Summer. People start…
Practical Tips For Naturally Brighter & Whiter Eyes
Practical Tips For Naturally Brighter & Whiter Eyes What is often the first thing you notice about someone when meeting them for the first time? Or the last thing you remember when they walk away? Why, their eyes, of course! As humans, we are automatically drawn to the eyes of our fellow beings. Whether they are six feet tall or four; bald or thick-haired; in their twenties or their eighties – there is something about clear and shining eyes that…
Screen fatigue: How to care for tired eyes
Screen fatigue: How to care for tired eyes Chances are you’ve got to the end of a long day of working at the computer and felt like using your eyes to look at anything is an effort. Overall, you feel tired, drained, and like all you want to do is rest. But when you finally do shut them and go to bed, you realise you still have a tonne of energy and can’t sleep a wink. This is a typical…
What do your eyes reveal about who you are?
What do your eyes reveal about who you are? Everyone has heard the saying “the eyes are the windows to the soul”. It’s been so overused in advertising and daily speech that it’s almost lost all meaning. But like most cliches, there’s a reason it has stuck around in the public consciousness. Mentioned in the bible in Matthew 6 22-23, and being very similar to proverbs in several languages, such as the French, ‘Les yeux sont le miroir de l’dme’, “The…
Are glasses bad for your eyes?
Are glasses bad for your eyes? Glasses as we know them today—framed lenses with sides, or temples, that sit on your face as opposed to being held up by your hand—have only been widely available for the last hundred years or so. Yet, by the sheer number of people who wear them today, the endless number of styles and shapes available, and the ease with which you pull them on and off and wipe a smear on the lens, you…
Staying hydrated — And why it’s important for your eyes
Staying hydrated — and why it’s important for your eyes You know when you’re dehydrated. No matter what you do and how many litres of water you drink, you just can’t seem to take enough fluid in. This is weird when you think that dehydration is when more water leaves the body than enters the body. The thing is, though, whereas water can only enter the body through one inlet in your face, it can leave the body in many,…
