3rd International Conference on Optometry

Glasses are more popular than ever before as a fashion statement. Despite their increased celebrity, some people who use glasses do not wear them. Regardless of the reason, failing to wear your glasses can have substantial short- and long-term consequences. Squinting, headaches, and fatigue Squinting , headaches, wiping your eyes and exhaustion are all indicators that you may need glasses. You might stumble into or trip over items if you don't wear glasses, you won't be able to see far away or up close (more on that later), and you'll have problems reading or seeing at night. The age-related warning indicators differ. Increased risk of injury When someone who needs corrective glasses refuses to use them, they are not operating with the best possible vision. Because sight accounts for about 90% of a person's reaction time while driving, getting behind the wheel without glasses increases the danger of injury to both the driver and others. Long-term effects Inc...

Your sight is precious to your daily life, and therefore the thought of losing it is an alarming one. It’s necessary that you simply perceive a number of effective ways in which to appear once your eyes, so as to avoid experiencing vision loss. Even simply an easy eye examination each 2 years is the distinction between healthy eyes and suffering vision problems. Common causes of visual impairment include embody polygenic disorder , macular degeneration, traumatic injuries, infections of the membrane or tissue layer, glaucoma, and inability to get any glasses. Less common causes of visual impairment are vitamin A deficiency, retinopathy of prematurity, vascular disease involving the retina or optic nerve including stroke, ocular inflammatory disease primary or secondary malignancies of the eye, congenital abnormalities, hereditary diseases of the eye, and chemical poisoning from poisonous agents such as alcohol. Good h...

  Are there any Exercises for Glaucoma Patients? Any kind of aerobic exercise (such as walking, swimming, biking or working out on stationary machines) is good for your heart and blood flow, which in turn is great for glaucoma patients. If aerobic exercise is good for your brain then automatically it will be good for glaucoma. If you start doing the exercise you can find the greater difference in eye pressure after diagnosis. Weights with low level are good and patients with mild cases of glaucoma can do their regular weight training. The most important one to remember while lifting the weights is you need to breathe. People can reduce their vision loss from glaucoma by controlling their blood pressure, maintaing healthy weight and being physically active. Following these can also help to prevent diabetes and other health problems which will be a high risk for glaucoma. Recent evidence indicates that regular exercise can reduce eye pressure. Those who begin to start the exercis...

Is Nutrition Important for Good Vision?   Having a diet low in fat and rich in fruits vegetables, whole grains can not only help your heart stay healthy even it helps your eyes to be healthy. Your eyes depend on small arteries for oxygen and nutrients just as heart depend on larger arteries. Keeping those arteries healthy will help your eyes. An ophthalmologists suggested that “Some nutrients keep the eye healthy overall, and some have been found to reduce the risk of eye diseases,” The first ingredient on your multivitamin table is Vitamin A which keeps your eyes healthy.   Deficiency of vitamin A can cause night vision problems, severe dry eyes, which can lead to eye infections and vision loss. Vitamin A plays an important role in the bone growth which helps you to fight with pink eye symptoms and makes your immune system strong. Carrots are a well-known source of vitamin A. Sweet potatoes provide even more vitamin A, Dr. Taylor said. “A sweet potato has more than 200...