Sam Farah Md (Bronx, NY 10461-4580)

• Is it ok to wear contacts before my annual eye exam?

  You should take your contacts out a day or two before your annual exam so that they can test the real condition of your eyes. The exam will detect whether you have got any eye problems or whether your vision has become worse or not.

• How to relieve computer eye strain?

  To relieve computer eye strain, you'd better get a pair of computer glasses which are specially designed for computer use.

• Can I wear contacts if I have a slight prescription?

  You can wear contacts even if you have a slight prescription. Just go to your doctor and have an eye exam. He will prescrible the contact lenses that fit you well.

• Will sunlight harm your eyes after dilation drops?

  Yes. More sunlight including the harmful light will get into your eyes after dilation. Then it will cause damage to your eyes. To avoid this, you should wear protective glasses when you go outside.

• Why do I feel hard to focus with my new glasses?

  That's because your glasses aren't made to fit you properly. You should take your glasses back to your optician and let the worker recheck your glasses to see whether they've given you a wrong prescription.

• Can you get blind if LASIK surgery goes wrong?

  There are few risks that you get blind after you have lasik surgery even if it goes wrong. Unless you get infection after a lasik surgery and you don't go to see your doctor in time, then you may go blind.

• What would happen if I accidentally wore soft contacts to sleep?

  If you sleep with soft contacts, they will dry your eyes out and make them irritable when you wake up in the morning. You may get eye infection because the contacts in your eyes will get dry and dirty. And you may feel pain to take them out.

• Are contact lenses uncomfortable at first?

  Yes. When you wear contacts for the first time, you may find uncomfortable in your eyes. It is quite normal to have that feeling because you need time to get used to them.

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