Myopia

Journal Entry 1 I personally have myopia. I am negative 3.75 on each eye and wear eye contacts everyday. There are many things that are annoying about being myopic: wearing contacts, not being able to see without them, feeling blind without them, making sure you always have an extra pair of contacts on you in case you lose one. One of the more frustrating aspects of being myopic is whenever you are not wearing your contacts or glasses and you run into someone you know – and you have no idea who it is. When I wake up in the morning, I bring my contacts to the dorm-bathroom, without wearing my glasses. On that short walk, people often say “good morning” and I respond without having a clue of who said hi. This past Tuesday morning (the 27th of…

Spherical Traditional lens are the typical, rounded design of contact lenses, which can correct near-sightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia). Google contact lens are smooth spherical cell, they constructed a new LCD-based contact lens display, which also corrects myopia and hyperopia. In term of spherical, both of these lenses provide somewhat same type of treatment and corrections. Improves health As technology moves further into health treatment, and advanced digital diagnosis…

Put down Your Cellphone As our society developing, we attach more and more importance to the development of technology. Cellphone is one of the most typical products in our society. We all like using cellphone, not only because it is convenient for us to communicate with others whenever and wherever, but also that we can find lots of fun into it, such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. We should admit that cellphone is interesting and convenient, and it really helps us a lot in our lives;…

lens, is thicker at the edges and is thinner at the center (Roberts). If you have a distortion similar to farsightedness or presbyopia, you would need to wear a positive lens. For a distortion like nearsightedness you would need to wear a negative lens (Klein). Lastly, knowing what type of eye distortion you have helps you to know what kind of lens you need that can ultimately correct your vision. When the eye cannot focus on an object clearly it has a type of distortion so it needs another lens…

The author of Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk, once stated, “The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close up” (Chuck, n.d.). His statement highlights a condition I call a myopic perspective. Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a condition in which a person can clearly see objects close-up while objects in the distance look blurry (“Myopia,” n.d.). A myopic perspective is a similar impairment limiting people’s psychological viewpoint or internal vision versus their physical…

Websites are a key element to every business in today’s market. It is a company’s domain where they provide information to people who surf the web looking for a product or service. In order to entice users to the site and have them return to it you must be extremely creative and update the site continuously. Companies design websites to communicate with users by providing useful information and creating awareness on products and services. Millions of internet users surf the web on a daily basis…

It is likely for Chris to develop Myopia, a form of shortsightedness, where the light from a distant object is focused in front of the retina rather than behind, which can explain why she has clear near vision but blurred distant vision. Glasses and contact lenses are most common in treating mild myopia symptoms, which refocus light rays on the retina to accommodate for the shape of the eye. If Chris’ case is diagnosed as extensive, she could be recommended to have LASIK refractive surgery,…

Contact lenses for hard-to-fit eyes Have you ever had trouble when it comes to wearing contact lenses or been told that you simply can’t wear them? Don’t give up just yet as it may just be a case of having what’s known as “hard-to-fit” eyes. This doesn’t mean you can’t wear contact lenses; you just need to know your options. Want to find out a little more? Then read on as we discuss reasons for having hard-to-fit eyes along with a number of possible contact lenses for hard-to-fit eyes. There…

Have you ever wondered when there comes a point in time where one might be able to see tiny germs without the use of a microscope? Well the time has come, scientists have created a type of bionic lens that allow humans to zero in on the tiniest of objects without the assistance of a third item such as the microscope. For hundreds of years, scientists have been using the microscopes to make major discoveries such as proving the existence of minuscule living organisms that cannot be seen to the…

Do you like being blind? I know that I do not find it enjoyable. This is the reason why I decided that I wanted to become an optometrist. Ever since I starting wearing glasses in the fourth grade, my life has become a little more difficult without them. So now, I have decided that I will help others with the same problem. It does not hurt that with more technology coming out, and kids playing on them more that the kids’ eyes will worsen. 1. When I become an optometrist, my job will be to help…