1-) Anti-fatigue eyeglasses are used to prevent eye strain (False)
Anti-fatigue eyeglasses have no use. Eyeglasses are prescribed only when there are refractive errors in the eyes. (True)
2-) Smoking causes cancer but doesn’t harm the eyes. (False)
Smoking may cause severe vision loss by harming ocular vessels and the retina. (True)
3-) Wearing eyeglasses causes rapid increase in diopter values. (False)
Wearing eyeglasses will not cause an increase in the diopter values of your eyeglass prescription. On the contrary, it will provide better vision for you by preventing lazy eye (True)
4-) I don’t have high eye pressure because my eyes don’t hurt. (False)
High eye pressure does not usually involve pain. It causes a sneak loss of sight. It will lead to blindness if left untreated (True)
5-) Carrots are good for the eyes (False)
A person with a balanced diet will not have better vision by eating carrots (True)
6-) Wearing eyeglasses will treat my refractive errors. (False)
Eyeglasses are tools that provide clearer vision. They do not cause any improvement or worsening of refractive errors (True)
7-) We can directly look at the sun or solar eclipse through a good pair of sunglasses or smoked glass (False)
Directly staring at the sun will harm the macula and cause irreparable damages. (True)
8-) TV or computer viewing damage the eyes (False)
TV or computer viewing for long periods of time will cause eye strain but not any organic ocular diseases. (True)
9-) Flashes of light are normal at advanced age. They will disappear in time (False)
Floaters or flashes in your vision may be the signs of a retinal tear, thus require immediate attention of your ophthalmologist. (True)
10-) Crossed eyes in children may clear up in time, so it is necessary to wait until school age. (False)
Children with crossed eyes or poor vision in one eye should start receiving treatment at an early age. If treatment is delayed until school age, a severe condition of lazy eye will develop which is very difficult to treat. (True)
