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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for contact lenses
  1. Never Buy Decorative Contact Lenses without a Prescription Video (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    ... Why Do You Need a Prescription for Colored Contact Lenses? Even if you have perfect vision, you need ... scar, vision damage and a drooping eyelid." Halloween Contact Lenses Can Be Scary for Your Eye Health Real ...
  2. Treatment of Increasing Myopia in Children Video (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)  
    ... myopia (nearsightedness) is typically treated with glasses or contact lenses. Refractive surgery, such as LASIK or PRK, is ... use may be between 0.01% and 1%. Contact lenses: Multifocal contact lenses have also been evaluated for ...
  3. Progressive (High) Myopia Video (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)  
    ... glasses in younger children or, in some cases, contact lenses. Refractive surgery, such as Lasik, is generally reserved ... and axial length elongation. Orthokeratology (is when a contact lenses worn over night to change the shape of ...
  4. What Is Dry Eye? Video (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    ... near cigarette smoke. It is painful to wear contact lenses . You have lots of tears in your eyes. ... reading and other activities that reduce blinking Using contact lenses for a long time Having refractive eye surgery, ...
  5. ... UV protection. Even if you wear UV absorbing contact lenses, wear quality sunglasses that offer UV protection. Even when you wear sunglasses, wearing a wide-brim hat and sunscreen can help further protect you from sun exposure. ... FDA Follow FDA on Facebook Follow FDA on ...
  6. Sports and Your Eyes Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Eye Institute)  
    ... Everyone should wear protective eyewear. Ordinary prescription glasses, contact lenses, and sunglasses won’t protect you from injuries. Most protective eyewear can be made to match your prescription. For the best protection, use eyewear made of ultra-strong ... NIH Policies Accessibility Nondiscrimination ...
  7. Healthy Vision Tips Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Eye Institute)  
    ... if you’re putting in or taking out contact lenses. 6. Gear up. Playing your favorite sport? Using chemicals during science class? Mowing the lawn? Wear the right protection to keep your eyes safe. Many eye injuries ... NIH Policies Accessibility Nondiscrimination ...
  8. LASIK Video (Food and Drug Administration)  
    ... to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The goal of this Web site is to provide objective information to the public about LASIK surgery. See other sections of this site to ... Follow FDA on Facebook Follow FDA on ...
  9. Get an Eye Disease Screening at 40 Video (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    ... your current vision examination appointments for eyeglasses or contact lenses . Getting your eye health screening at 40 is much like getting a mammogram or colon screenings at age 45. All adults should take similar steps to maintain ... Us About the Academy Jobs at the Academy ...
  10. Corneal Laceration Video (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    ... tape this piece to the area around the eye. Wear this to protect your eye until you get ... corneal lacerations can be prevented by using protective eye wear during high-risk activities . Diagnosis If you have ...
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