Lifetime Eyecare Associates

Does dehydration affect my eyesight?

It's true. If you are going through a spell where your contact lenses are struggling to stay in place or are no longer comfortable because your eyes are so dry, a good question to stop and ask yourself is if you are getting enough fluids.When you are dehydrated your eyes also lose the ability to make tears. It's fairly obvious that your eyes need to use your body's moisture in order to cry. But, it's not just your inability to respond appropriately to that sad movie that is impacted when tears can't be produced. You need your tear ducts to work properly to help you clear out your eyes from any debris, mucus, or dirt specs floating in the air that accidentally find there way into your eyes. Tears wash away the foreign objects in order to keep your eyeballs nice and clean.

How to make computer screen better for eyes?

If you look at the computer for a long time with little rest, your eyes will get tired easily. What's worse, you will get short sighted easily. You could adjust the computer screen parameters to the suitable index which could make your eyes feel comfortable when looking at it, neither too bright nor too dark. You could then wear the computer glasses to protect your eyes.

What are symptoms of eye inflammation?

Well, it seems that your eyes are not in good conditions. So, as far as I know, the most common symptoms of an eye inflammation consists of the following, such as watery eyes, itchy feelings, red eyes, bloodshot eyes, as well as excessive eye discharge. Anyway, as long as you have these symptoms in the same time, you are probably having an eye inflammation. Good luck.

Why do my eyes hurt when i roll them?

Well, you mean you would like to rub your eyes? If so, then if is normal for you to feel hurt, because as you can see there would generate some bacteria if you try to rub your eyes with your dirty hands, which may results in some infections and hurt feelings. Because your hands are dirty and could give your eyes infections, you should know infections could make your eyes pain, watery and dry. Anyway, try to get some eye drops now.

Can people with ocular rosacea wear contacts?

No, you'd better not wear the contact lenses when you have the ocular rosacea which may let the ocular rosacea be more serious. A few pathology with conjunctivitis,marginal blepharitis and corneal vascularization cause the ocular rosacea. If your cause of ocular rosacea is the corneal vasculariztion, you must not wear the contact lenses which will be worn directly on the surface of the eye balls. Wearing the contact lenses will make you lose water quickly at the eyes. You could even get the infection or inflammation because of the invisible bacterium. What's worse, the corneal will be damaged because of the not enough breathe through. Before you want to wear the contact lenses, you'd better go to the professional eyeglasses store to have the eyes exam to see whether you could wear the contact lenses. Then you could have a clear understanding.

What are the risks with contact lenses?

Wearing contact lenses put you at the risk of several conditions, such as eye infections and corneal ulcers. These can be developed very quickly and be very serious. In rare case, it can cause blindness.

Why does my eyes swell when i cry ?

We all know that after crying our eyes can be swelling. But why? Because Tears contains tannic acid which can stimulate our eyes (or more specifically, eyelid ). Crying not also can increase intraocular pressure, but also cause eye discomfort. Tears are salty. So sometimes we eat too salty vegetable can also cause eye puffiness.

How many pairs of sunglasses should i own?

Actually, it depends your habit. In my opinion, as many pairs as possible. Since the sunglasses nowadays are either protective necessity or fashion icon, I think you need to have at least two pairs. However, if you are really a forgetful person, you can leave each place where you stay a spare pair at hand. Hope this helpful.

Where to buy black glasses like ugly betty's?

Well, it seems that you are quite into the type of glasses Betty wears in the TV series. So, from what I know, the type of glasses she wears is called nerd glasses, with red frames. which could be commonly seen around us. Actually, nowadays, nerd glasses is so popular that you could easily find lots of them at every optical stores. Perhaps you would like to have a look at Walmart vision center, also a good option.

Do you know an online vendor who carry lenses that cover only intermediate and close ranges?

Nearly every online shop offer the lenses that cover intermediate and close range. However, I do not know if there is a online shop which ONLY offer lenses covering intermediate and close ranges.