Happy National Sunglasses Day

 

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Protect your eyes and elevate your style with your favorite pair of shades. Whether you're lounging at the beach, driving in the car, or just enjoying the great outdoors, make sure to wear your sunglasses to shield your eyes from harmful UV rays. Not to mention, they make a great fashion statement.

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Eyedioms

 

1. “Passing through the eye of a needle” is a phrase used to describe an exceedingly tricky situation.

2. Keep one's eye on the ball is to concentrate fully on doing something

3. Not a dry eye in the house means everyone is emotional and or crying

4. A wandering eye is when someone tends to look at and desire another other than one's committed partner.

5. A ball that has eyes, in baseball, is a weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders, allowing the batter to take a base.

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Safety For Father's Day

So, you have finally decided on the perfect Father's Day gift for Dad. You walk into the hardware store and see the display of beautiful, shiny new tools, and the best accessories to go with your gift choice, but is the best accessory there? Probably not, most people forget safety, glasses, or goggles. These could be the most important gift of all.

2.5 million Americans suffer an eye injury, and more than half of those occur at home. 

10,000 injuries occur each year that require medical attention, related to power tools. Most injuries occur when eye protection is worn, but not properly fitted or not worn at all.

Shavings from wood or metal flying into the eye is the most common type of injury associated with power tools. Dirt, dust, pollen, and wood can irritate your eyes and cause long-lasting damage.to your sight. It is highly recommended by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, that every household have at least one pair of ANSI-approved protective eyewear. 

If you use a lawnmower, leaf blower, drill, or similar power tools, you need protective eyewear. These glasses should have a snug, wrap-style frame, to decrease the likelihood of small, airborne particles getting behind the lenses. 

If you wear corrective lenses, you can buy goggles that fit over your glasses. But a better and more comfortable choice is to buy a pair of customized safety eyewear with polycarbonate lenses from an optical shop. 

Sources:

www.preventblindness.org

www.centracare.com

www.safevision.com

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Side Effects of Under-Eye Filler

 

Under-eye filler, also known as dermal filler, is a cosmetic procedure that uses hyaluronic acid to treat dark circles and bags under the eye. Treatment consists of injections and is widely considered a safe procedure.

The under-eye area may have a hollowed look due to:

• Genetics
• Volume loss due to aging
• Environmental and health factors such as excessive sun exposure.
• Habits such as cigarette smoking can affect the skin internally and externally.

Any medical procedure involves risks, but the risk can be minimized by having a highly trained and experienced doctor do the procedure.

 

After the procedure, some bruising is expected, since the under-eye area is thinner with lots of blood vessels. Swelling is also common. Infection, allergic reaction, and the development of nodules and bumps under the eye are a possibility. There are more serious, but rare side effects including blindness.

Some of the signs of serious side effects include:

• Pain or itching
• Headache
• Tenderness
• Numbness
• Although it is rare, filler can be injected into a blood vessel or artery causing blindness (Ophthalmic Artery Occlusion).
• Tyndall Effect (describes the way light scatters under certain conditions. In the case of under-eye fillers, the filler is injected too close to the skin's surface can cause the area to have a light bluish hue as well as swelling under the eyes).

HGTV star Christina Hall revealed she had experienced an inflammatory reaction to under-eye filler last year. "Some of my issues include Inflammation, autoimmune issues, unexplained skin rashes, joint and muscle pain, dry eyes, GI issues, SIBO [small intestinal bacterial overgrowth], acid reflux, brain fog, hormone imbalances, swollen lymph nodes, and adrenal fatigue. I had all my under-eye filler dissolved as it was causing an inflammatory reaction."

Sources:

www.oppenheimermd.com

www.goodhousekeeping.com

www.myvision.org

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