Notarangelo Vincent, MD

Can reading glasses damage my eyesight if i don't need them?

Reading glasses won't damage your eyesight,they will make it easier for you to enjoy reading. But if you have a very low prescription,you don't have to wear them most of the time.

Are red sunglasses in fashion in 2012?

Red sunglasses make people look good because of the bright color. However, red sunglasses are not suitable for women with white skin. If your skin is white, you can try. They will make you look fashionable and attracting. But if you have dark skin, I do not advise you to wear a pair of red sunglasses. The color of red will make your skin look darker and dirty. Therefore, before you get the sunglasses, you can try ones in eyeglasses store to check if you look great with red sunglasses.

Does blurry vision go away?

Blurred vision is an ocular symptom. Blurry vision is the loss of sharpness of eyesight, making objects appear out of focus and hazy. It is really a severe eye problem. Blurred vision has several common causes: glaucoma, eye infection (inflammation, injury) and floaters. Some bad habits also cause blurred vision, such as over-time wearing contact lenses and drop certain eye drops too much. Now we got known the causes of blurred vision, it's time to solute it. First, get away from eye drops and allergy pills that can causes side effects of dry eyes and blurred vision. Second, avoid getting some other eye problems in that blurred vision is the common symptom of them. Third, try reading glasses, they can be prescribed or bought off the rack at your local store. Forth, go to see a doctor as soon as possible and there could various treatment options to choose from, depending on the severity of your situation.

Is it strange to wear glasses while running?

No. People who have vision problem cannot see clearly without glasses while running, thus glasses can help them see better while running. If they don't wear glasses, they may find it hard running on the rugged road. What's more, glasses can protect their eyes from wind and other particles getting into eyes. Maybe some people find it uncomfortable running with glasses on because glasses may fog up or fall off. However, as long as you feel comfortable to run with glasses on, don't care what other people think.

How to wear turtle beaches with glasses?

No, it is not normal for you wear the turtle beaches with your eyeglasses with not comfortable feeling. Your ear behind position may be painful because of the pressure. In order to make you feel comfortable when wearing the turtle beaches with eyeglasses, you could maintain a comfortable position for the glasses. That is the main key for you to feel comfortable to wear.

Do glasses make people look more mature?

Yes, wearing eyeglasses can make you look more mature if you wearing the proper eyeglasses frames. For men, a pair of black framed eyeglasses or metal framed eyeglasses are good choices for a mature look. Besides, you shall also wear clothes properly in a man way so as to make you look mature. What the most important thing is your temperament that to make you look mature.

Is rose water any good for eye health?

Well, rose water could do a lot of good to your health as well as your eyes. It could simply make your eye skin more soft and moist, and perhaps it could make your eyes less tired, serving to relieve your eye strain. Just try to apply rose water around your eyes but do not let it in your eyes. As to eye health, you could resort to some vitamins.

How to prevent eyes from watering when cutting onions?

Well, generally speaking, you should know that it's normal to have watery eyes when you cut onions. As we know that there are kinds of objects which have the irritant function. So when you cut them, it will irritate your tear system and make you just like cry. In my opinion, you can breathe through mouth while cutting onions and the mouth is open. From my own experience, after trying this I stopped shedding tears and you know I suggested it for lot of peoples and it is working like anything. Maybe you can have a try. Also, you can just console it with your eye doctor, maybe he can give some advices.

Can thyroid cause watery eyes?

Yes, it is very possible for you to get watery eyes because of thyroid problems. Once you get the thyroid problems, you will have many following problems. You may have the eyelid late fall, retreat rabbit eye and eyelid pure exophthalmos or exophthalmos with different degree of hyperthyroidism by controlling the hyperthyroidism in the early stage. What's more, you may have the moderately active disease includes the continuous eyelid, eyelid shrinking, late fall exophthalmus and some soft tissue. Your eye will get watery which will be so uncomfortable. You could take notice of such disease. You'd better use the eye drops to moisture the eyes and make the eyes get comfortable. In addition, you could also use the warm compress to make the watery eyes get released. You’d better eat more food with vitamin C which will make your eyes look bright and make your eyes vision get clear. You need to have the good rest for the eyes.

Why do my brown eyes turn a lighter color in the light ?

This is maybe just a normal phenomenon in the visual sense. When your eyes are looking at light, or when a light beam enter into your eyes, part of the light is absorbed by the eyes, and part of the light is reflected out. In such condition, your eyes may appear a lighter color because of the light the eyes adsorb. But in fact, your eye color does not change at all. This is just a kind of optical phenomenon which you do not have to worry about. However, you should not usually let light directly shoot into your eyes in case that there are ultraviolet rays or infrared rays which can do harm to your eyes.