In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’ve included an article about the eyes and the heart. Did you know a dilated eye exam can change your life?
While enjoying all the yummy heart-shaped sweets, remember how nutrition affects
your heart and eye wellness. Try a few more strawberries and a few less chocolates.
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but the eyes are an even better window to the heart. Examining the retina and retinal blood vessel can indicate vascular changes in other organs of the body. Changes in the retinal blood vessels are often seen in patients with hypertension, diabetes, and other diseases. The retina is best seen through a dilated pupil. It is common at Westside Optometry to have a picture taken of the retina. The doctors can refer to this baseline photo in the future.
Protective Sportswear
Basketball is the leading cause of sport-related eye injuries according to Prevent Blindness America, Roughly 6,000 Americans each year report eye injuries from basketball. Basketball also leads the 15 and older age group for eye injuries.
The best recommendation for eye injury prevention is wearing protective eyewear that meets the ASTM standards.
The type of eye injury varies depending on the sport but the most common include corneal abrasion, blunt trauma, fractured eye socket and detached retina. The most common injuries occurring on the basketball court are abrasions caused by fingers scratching the eye and surrounding tissues.
What many players, parents and coaches do not realize is that the majority of injuries occur during practice and not during games, making it crucial that kids wear protective equipment for practices and games. More than 90% of all eye injuries can be prevented with the use of appropriate protective eyewear.
