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Myth: Eating carrots for good vision

It is very common belief that Vitamin A is good for eye health, but the truth is that you receive a good amount of Vitamin A through natural food sources if you are eating a balanced diet.

Myth: Reading in dim light or candle light may lead to poor vision.

It’s true that medical experts say that reading in dim light can tire the eyes, but it does not impair vision.

Myth: Sitting before a computer screen can hurt the eyes.

Focusing on any object for long hours may give you blurred vision or headaches, which is only temporary and will not lead to any permanent damage to the eyes. Most likely, the reason why eyes may hurt after prolonged sessions at a computer is because we don’t blink enough. Blinking helps to keep eyes moisturized. It also helps to take a break every two hours and move about.

Myth: Kids don’t need to wear sunglasses.

Actually, kids need to wear sunglasses more often than adults. It is critical to protect children’s eyes with sunglasses or prescription sunglasses as child’s eye is sensitive and allows 70% more UV rays to enter the retina of the child’s eye.

Myth: Eye exercise can do away with the need to wear prescription glasses for corrective vision.

There is absolutely no scientific basis to support this theory that eye exercise can do away with the necessity of prescription glasses.