As parents we naturally want to protect our children from harm. Young children can be very inquisitive and unpredictable and at times the risk of accidental injury is high. Thankfully most childhood spills and knocks result in little more than injured pride and a few tears but sometimes more serious injuries occur. Eye injuries unfortunately are among the more common types of injury seen in young children.

Every year, thousands of young children have accidents that cause childrens eye care injury. About half of these happen at home or during sporting activities. Many of these injuries cause sight damage or even blindness. Over 90% of eye injuries seen at hospital emergencies result from carelessness and lack of childrens eye care, and most are so easily avoidable.

No matter how careful you are as a parent, you can’t supervise a child every split second and you can’t keep them wrapped in cotton wool. Reducing risks to a child’s eye safety is all about recognizing and avoiding potential eye hazards.

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology over 40% percent of childhood childrens eye care injuries occur during sports or recreational activities. Among the more common findings:

- Baseball is the number one cause of sports-related injuries for 5 to 14 year olds.

- Basketball is the most common cause of eye injuries for 15 to 24 year olds. Most injuries come from contact with fingers and elbows.

At home the most common causes of eye injuries to children include:

- Accidents with sharp toys and objects such as forks, knives and pencils. Even a rubber band or a paperclip can be dangerous at times.

- Injury from harmful household chemicals and cleaners. Alkaline based cleaners such as dishwasher detergents can be particularly nasty to eyes.

- Falls from stairs and furniture or when playing with toys.

- Yard accidents such as stones and debris thrown up by lawnmowing or hammering.

There are many simple steps you can take as a parent to prevent most eye injuries:

Make sure your child wears proper eye protection when playing sport. It’s especially important if your child already has poor vision in one or both eyes. Eye protectors with polycarbonate safety lenses should be worn for active sports such as baseball, basketball and hockey among many.

At home or in the yard it’s vital to keep cleaners and other harmful chemicals stored securely out of your child’s reach. Keep children out of areas where lawnmowers or other powered equipment is being used. High speed debris thrown up and hitting an eye can cause major damage. Make sure there are no sharp edges on benches or around play areas and keep all sharp or pointed objects and toys out of young hands.

if you suspect an eye injury to a child seek medical help urgently. A penetrating injury or a direct hit to the eyeball can severely damage the inside of an eye even when there is no evidence of external injury.

As well as being watchful, it’s just as important to set your child a good example. Using protective eyewear yourself when working with tools and power equipment is an excellent way to teach children the value of eye safety. Help keep your child safe and make sure they can see long into the future!

We use to think people with eyeglasses are nerds and geeks sometimes we perceive them as stupid, ineffectual or unattractive person. Those who have such an uninteresting personality with a non-social hobby or pursuit and find them so peculiar. These kind of people most of us would like to laugh at and get bullied all the time at school but who said you would never fall in love in an overly intellectual person with such a pretty face? Let’s start with the misconception.

The word Geek is defined as a person regarded as irritating, foolish, inept, and clumsy person or a person who is accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept. While the word Nerd means an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession. Overall a person with Large Reading Glasses are considered as a “comically unpleasant creature”.

But most of us think people like them are good, shy and smart that’s why most people would like to imitate the same image. Wearing eyeglasses creates a “Halo Effect” in a person adding a mature and intelligent personality which enhances their looks to the extent that most of us even wear just the Designer Frames to have that angelic look.

Just for the looks people wear them even without the need of any vision correction.
We can’t blame them even eyeglasses became a fashion statement. One of the reason’s why you’ll find fashionable Designer Reading Glasses out in the market today, both for men and women to satisfy and complete the Halo Effect.

I remember being one of the bullies at school and we make fun of the kids with “Four eyes” but in the end I end up wearing them. Not for the looks but to protect my eyes from too much use of the computer.

I’ve learned my lessons anyway not to tease girls you hate cause you may never know you’ll fall for them. Just like they said “The more you Hate the more you love.” How Ironic…
One reminder though don’t look deep into their eyes cause you’ll definitely fall in love. Cupid might shoot you in the heart and you’ll end up sleeping with them.

Magnification dated back in the early 9th century. Abbas lbn Firnas was the one who devised a way to produce very clear magnifying glass by shaping and polishing them into round rocks. Emerald glasses and China’s smokey quartz have been used as the early corrective lens and glare protection in the past.

In 1284Salvino D’almarte produced the first wearable reading glasses . Spectacles use different kind of lenses depending on the condition of the person’s eye. Convex lenses were used to correct both hyperopia(farsightedness) and presbyopia(symptom of aging) while concave lenses treats myopia(nearsightedness). However the famous American Scientist, Benjamin Franklin have both defects which requires him to use bifocals invented in 1784 to treat both myopia and presbyopia.

Eyeglasses evolved from reading stones to the hystorical types of spectacles; pince-nez, monocle and lorgnette. Over time it became more lighter and durable as they found a way to make plastic reading glasses as clear as glass that would provide better vision correction to modify the focal length of the eye and alleviate the effect of nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism without the risk of breaking.

Glasses can be a major part of personal expression sometimes they are just for building up identity. Like Elton John and Dame Edna Everage, to Groucho Marx and Buddy Holly they were known for their unique eyewear. Sometimes seeing without them makes them unknown in the public like used by our favorite superheroes Wonderwoman and Superman hiding in their alter ego as Clark Kent or Diana Prince respectively. An example of a halo effect is seen on the stereotypes where those who wear eyeglasses are intelligent to the extent that people wear designer eyewear without any reason at all just to have that smart and mature look. But most of the time they find people wearing glasses to be nerdy and geeky which turns them into wearing contact lenses due to peer pressure.

People like wearing contact lenses than eyeglasses because they feel good and comfortable. contact lenses may cost more than the eyeglasses but they cost less than the surgery without the discomfortof wearing an eyeglasses.Because they are in direct contact with our cornea It requires careful maintenance, safety and precaution. Proper cleaning and disinfection should be done before wearing this type of lenses to avoid infection.

Just like medicines buying or wearing prescription lenses is recommended. Opthalmologist or optometrist uses professional lensmeter to correctly verify the prescribed lens to be used measured in diopters rated at +1.00 to +4.00 diopters. For myopia negative diopter strengths are used.

Persons, who have the following vision problems such as astigmatism, myopia, or farsightedness, need prescription eyeglasses. Although it may sound like common sense, sometimes it’s not that easy to spot who needs prescription eyeglasses.

Here’s a short but telling list of mannerisms you could be subconsciously doing. Any combinations of these are signs that you need to have your eyes examined.

• If you find yourself consistently sitting too close to, the television set to see clearly.

• If you hold a book too close that it’s almost touching your nose.

• If you use a finger to follow along while reading.

• If you squint when you look into the distance.

• If you tend to tilt your head to see better.

• If you frequently rub your eyes.

• If you notice, you’ve become more sensitive to light.

• If you find that, your eyes are constantly tearing.

• If you close one eye in order to read, watch TV or see objects better.

If you see yourself, or any member of your family exhibit a combination of these mannerisms, have your eye check up with a licensed optometrist.

Don’t fall into the temptation of self prescribing or picking discount eyeglasses. You’ll end up damaging your eyes. That said, as you get older, you should have regular or annual eye exams. This will stop any early eye condition from worsening. Don’t think a one kind of prescription eyeglasses works for all kinds of eyes. You’ll get headaches, and make the problem permanent.

Ok, now you’ve got your eye condition properly diagnosed. You’re ready to pick your very own pair of prescription eyeglasses, what are the tips to remember? Should the frame be fashionable or frugal?

Well, if you are buying only one pair of prescription eyeglasses, it’s better to pick a classical pair.

Ask that your lenses be scratch resistant.

If your are buying for your child, whose prescription changes often, just keep changing the lenses so the prescription warrant this rather than to keep changing the frame.

You can resort to buying cheap frames, but you can not compromise on the quality of the lenses. If you need prescription eyeglasses, it’s always wise to go to a licensed optometrist. Protect your these two most precious resources.

If you are in the market for some fashionable prescription eyeglasses, you don’t have to look very far. There are literally hundreds of websites out on the internet that offer many different frame styles, as well as lens shapes and colors. Many of these websites will let you take your prescription that you have received from your Optometrist and enter the data online, and within two weeks you have a brand new pair of prescription eyeglasses in your hands.

A very popular frame style that is making a comeback is the Retro Style. That is that 50’s look with the thick, black frame and clear lenses.

Rimless frames are another favorite style of prescription eyeglasses. They have a thin gold or silver wire frame and the lens is completely rimless. The lens is usually amber or gray in color.

The half rimless style is just that-the top of the frame is thin wire and it is connected to the lens. The bottom half is completely rimless.

Other favorites include Jeweled frames, wood frames, and then there are the ever so durable bendable-framed prescription eyeglasses. They are made from titanium and are extremely hard to break.

Now let’s move on to the lenses. Prescription eyeglasses can come in several different colors or tints.

* Yellow tinted lenses are beneficial in dimmer situations.

* Amber is a light brown color and is highly recommended to filter out blue light.

* Gray is the most requested. It keeps the natural colors in focus while reducing the glare substantially.

* Rose is pinkish and not recommended by optometrists. It is an option, but not very comfortable on the eyes.

Then after deciding on frame style and lens colors, a person needs to choose the lens shape. It can be a square lens, oval, circle, and There is even website that offers star and heart shaped lenses for the bold at heart.