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How does it happen for a person to have both nearsightedness and farsightedness in each of the eyes?

It is called anisometropia in which there is a difference in the refractive powers between both eyes. About 6% of children 6-18 have this problem. With a major degree of anisometropia, the brain cannot able to reconcile the difference in images coming from the two eyes. It develops a preference for the image coming from one eye and suppresses the image from the other eye and, in time, the brain loses the ability to "see" the image from that eye.

Why there is a line in my glasses lens?

Since you are sure they are not bifocals and not a crack, it may be something wrong with your glasses. You should take your glasses back to have them checked.

Are non prescription reading glasses bad for your eyes?

Ready-made reading glasses are one-size-fits-all. They have the same power in each eye. Most commonly, we do not have the same prescription in both eyes for best clarity.However,they are great for a back up when travelling, or kept in the glove box of the car. They are great in the garage or hobby workshop where a good pair may get ruined by grease and dirt. They are better economically if you lose your glasses every second week!They are cheap and cheerful for what they can do. But they are best used only for very short periods to avoid eyestrain and headaches.

Are white sunglasses fashionable this summer?

white sunglasses are not so fashionable this year. First of all, the white is not a color that suits everyone. It's too bright, sometimes can't make your skin look great. Secondly, it can't go well with many colors of your clothes. Here I want to recommend some tips if you insist to wear your white sunglasses. You can dress in red-and-white or white-and -black. Clothes in these colors can match your white sunglasses. Besides, the burgundy is pretty fashionable this year.

Why Are My Eyes Always Red and Glossy?

Your red and glossy eyes may be caused by serious eye tiredness. If you are a current computer user, you need to rest your eyes every half an hour. You can look at the distance for five minutes or move your eyeballs from up to down and from left side to right side. You also need to drink a lot of water. Usually your symptom will go away on their own if it is not caused by serous eye infection or trauma. If you want to protect your eyes from the reflection and glare of computer screens, you'd better buy a pair of computer glasses right now. But now Firmoo is holding a charitable activity to help those low-income people who need a pair of glasses. If you are one of the low-income people, please do not hesitate to apply for a pair of free glasses (with shipping fees included). If you want to know more about this, the name of activity is called pass love from person to person. Hope you good luck!

How do people with glasses scuba dive?

You can buy prescription goggles or wear contacts while wearing mask.

what insurance does lenscrafters accept?

LensCrafters accepts EyeMed Vision Care and most major vision care plans, including Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Humana and many more.As always, it's best to confirm your benefits with your plan provider. Independent Doctors of Optometry* may accept different plans and should be contacted directly.

What are the long term effects of eye herpes?

It is really bad for you to suffer herpes on eyes. You need to treat it well through the medical care. Or else, you may have many bad effects. The eye herpes is a kind of nature serious eyelid skin disease. The trigeminal ganglion is a varicella zoster virus that infects the undergoing radiotherapy or immunosuppressant therapy of the patients. It is vulnerable to the disease incidence after lifelong immunity and rarely recurrence. It may cause the corneal damage. It may cause the pitting corneal epithelium erosion, accompanied by perception dull. It can lead to spurious dendritic keratitis and corneal lesions located in the peripheral part. For the performance of the dendrite spot, corneal stroma diffuses edema, fluorescein staining but not to steroid treatment. What's worse, it will cause the glaucoma which affect your eye vision. You need to treat it as soon as possible.

How do you know if you have blurred vision ?

It is understood that you can't distinguish things clearly if you get blurry vision, and the early symptoms are lacrimation induced by irritation of the wind, be afraid of light etc.Then, go to the hospital to have a check-up so that you can find out what's wrong. Making sure it's shortsightedness or other eye diseases, and choose right therapy method.

Can you wear sunglasses in court?

Well, this is quite a funny question. I believe that nobody dares to wear sunglasses in court, because as you can see, the court is a place of honor and justice. As a matter of fact, you should abide by the rules and try to be serious, if you really try to wear sunglasses in the court, you will be asked to take them off, otherwise, you will be taken out of the room. Trust me. Sometimes, we need to take account of the occasion and place.