20 Myths About Eyes
Eyes are most precious organ of our body. Eyes adds vision to our life. About 80 % of what we perceive comes through the eyes. Our memories are made 80 % by images. The eye comes with information about the depth, distance, shape, color and movement of the objects.
Today many people have blindly accepted many vision related myths without thinking much on it. Following article tries to debunk Top 15 most common vision or eyesight related myths which are still prevalent in our society.
“The vein of the iris can show a person’s health”. Similarly to the fingerprints, the veins of the iris are very personal and cannot display the health of the owner.
Eyes are most precious organ of our body. Eyes adds vision to our life. About 80 % of what we perceive comes through the eyes. Our memories are made 80 % by images. The eye comes with information about the depth, distance, shape, color and movement of the objects.
In our generation many people have blindly accepted many vision related myths without thinking much on it. Following article tries to debunk Top 20 most common vision or eyesight related myths which some people are still believe in.
- Contact lenses are better than Wearing Glasses. Wearing glasses is far safer option than using contact lenses. Glasses are not only cheaper but also easy to maintain than contact lenses. Glasses don’t stick on your eyes the way contact lenses do. Wearing and removing contact lenses is also a tedious and time consuming job.
- Reading in the dark is bad for your vision. Although reading in dim light can cause tiredness to your eyes, but no harm can be caused.
- Some exercises for eyes can improve your vision. Eye exercise do relax your eye but can’t improve vision. Any other efforts is a needless waste of time and does not bring any benefit. It is recommended to live a physically active life and have a balanced diet for keeping your eyes healthy.
- The eyes can “wear out”. You can not “wear out” they are actively using them.
- Older people eyesight is improving, as they get second sight. The “second sight” means the ability of people to see better as they get older. The reason for this vision improvement is that the lens of the eye is affected by increasing cataract.
- Frequent sex (or masturbation) can lead to blindness. Enjoying active sex life and mastuurbation don’t make you blind. However sexually transmitted venereal diseases like syphilis, if left untreated, can lead to blindness, dementia and death. That is how this myth was born.
- Sitting close to the TV is bad for your vision. There is no evidence that it is harmful to your eyes. Sitting to wherever is most convenient. The eyes may get tired of sitting in front of TV at a short distance, if the light in the room is too dim.
- Wearing glasses is harmful to the eyes. In fact, in order to see well, you need to find glasses with a doctor. Points that do not suit you, do not harm your eyes.
- If you need glasses, your eyes are not healthy. Need glasses has nothing to do with the health of your eyes. You just have some normal variation in the size or shape of the eye or a change that normally occurs with age.
- Glasses can affect vision in some time. Wearing glasses has never declined. In fact, all a matter of habit. But not wearing glasses can worsen your eyesight.
- Crossing the eyes produce strabismus. The incorrect eyes’ posture is the result of developmental impairments. Crossing the eyes for amusement is not dangerous.
- Blind people have a sixth sense or any talent. Most people with perfect vision do not pay attention to senses like sound, smell and touch in their daily activities. Blind people automatically start adopting, practicing and relying on other body senses. This is not a sixth sense; it’s a result of hard work and continuous practice.
- There is no need to check the eyesight before you are forty years. The eye disease may occur at any time. Everyone should receive regular eye tests, even if you don’t have any vision related problems. Early diagnosis is better to treat any disease. There are eye diseases that are treatable. Glaucoma, for example, is one of those things that appear before you banging forty.
- LASIK Eye Operation Cures Eyesight. Lasik don’t cure eyesight permanently. Though painless it is still a risky operation and comes with heavy future side-effects. It is much better to continue wearing glasses or contact lenses than burning your sensitive eyes under a laser. I still don’t understand why doctors call Lasik, a safer option? Many people opt for LASIK operation to get rid of glasses as they believe this will boost their personality. It makes no sense to risk your precious natural eyesight just to boost personality. So stop fighting over it and remove the world ‘LASIK’ from your Life. If you still don’t want to compromise on natural vision and fashion then visit your nearest optical stores and ask for a stylish frame which suit your personality type. Stylish glasses looks attractive on most people, then why not wear them?
- Doctors can do eye transplants. It is impossible to transplant a whole eye. It is connected with the brain optic nerve. If it is cut, it will not connect again. So full eye transplant sounds good only in fiction and movies. When doctors figure out how to do a brain transplant, they will be able to transplant the eye. However eye parts like corneas can be transplanted.
- Scientists have created a “bionic eye”. Researchers working on a microchip, replacing the damaged retinal cells in the central vision. Other scientists have tried to find out a way to connect the camera directly to the brain. The eyes and brain do not work as a computer and a video camera. Even if you get a bionic eye, it still is not possible to connect it to the brain.
- The sun is not harmful if wearing sunglasses or if developed strabismus. Solar ultraviolet light can damage the sensitive cornea, retina and lens. Looking at the sun, you may be not only a headache and a temporary distortion of vision, but a permanent impairment of the function of eyes. Never look at a solar eclipse. Direct sunlight can make a person blind in less than a minute.
- Eat a lot of carrots to improve vision. Good nutrition is important for overall health, including your eyes. But Only a small amount of vitamin A, contained in the carrots, is necessary to maintain good vision.
- The vein of the iris can show a person’s health. Similarly to the fingerprints, the veins of the iris are very personal and cannot display the health of the owner.
- Nothing can be done to prevent vision loss. Regular inspection of eyes, healthy life style, and respect for the eyes can help you protect most precious sensory organ. If there are any problems with your vision, you should immediately contact an ophthalmologist. If the disease is detected at an early stage of development, it can either prevent or slow down. So start caring your eyes to preserve their good natural health.