The importance of annual eye examination is well beyond just making sure your vision is not blurry. Here are five reasons why eye examinations are important, and why you should have annual eye exams to safeguard your health and wellness.
1) Eye examinations help students perform well in school
80 percent of the children are expected to learn in and outside the classroom that requires good vision! It is related to our society now..
Remember the times you had to queue up and wait your turn for an eye check in school? Feeling nervous and unsure of what small letters are on the screen? Being simply told that 6/6 or 6/9 vision was fine but unsure of what those numbers entailed?
Dry eye is mainly caused by a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye. The effect of dry eye range from subtle to constant eye irritation to significant inflammation and even scarring of the front surface of the eye. If left untreated, severe forms of dry eye may even damage the vision. It is usually addressed as dry eye syndrome, dry eye disease, or 'dry eye', alternate medical terms used.
Myopia, also known as shortsightedness, has been a great concern to many parents. Noticeably when their own kids are spending many hours in front of 'hard to put down' gadgets. Also, after realizing their own kids have been changing glasses with new 'stronger, thicker and clearer' prescription every year without fail.
Studies and researches on myopia has been ongoing intensively for many years and till date, in the recent find...
Let's reverse Pre-Diabetes
Pre-Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, yet it is not high enough to be considered Type 2 diabetes. It is a stage prior to Type 2 diabetes. Studies have shown that a few changes in lifestyle can reverse pre-diabetes as well as reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes. These changes includes adopting a healthier diet, regular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight.
Diabetes is a condition that impairs the body's ability to process blood glucose, otherwise known as blood sugar. In Singapore, the estimated number as a nation, 1 in 9 Singaporeans has diabetes. Singaporeans above the age of 60, 3 in 10 Singaporeans elderly have diabetes. This is a serious health concern raised by our Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during his National Rally in 2017.
