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Ray Hoffman, Cochrane
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Mountain View Optometry
404 1st Street W
Cochrane, AB T4C 1A5
(403) 851-2020
Mountain View Optometry
#5-600 Crowfoot Crescent NW
Calgary, AB T3G 0B4
(403) 286-0888
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VISION MATTERS IN SPORTS - PART THREE (RUNNING AND CYCLING)
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Two of my favorite sports...running and cycling, have unique vision demands. It doesn't get any better than Alberta in the summer if you want to climb a switchback on your mountain bike or train for a half-marathon in the suburban trails.
First and foremost consider protection. Two aspects exist in these sports- first, you should have eye wear that physically protects your eyes from harmful objects. A bug flying into the eye or a corneal abrasion from a branch hitting your eye at high speed on a downhill trail can be serious enough to cause permanent vision loss. The second aspect is ultraviolet light (UV). Our higher elevation and significant sunshine can cause sunburns to the surface of your eyes (a painful short-term condition) as well as contribute to cataracts, macular degeneration and eyelid cancers (in the long term, with repeated UV exposure).
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 Well, we are finally getting all that sunshine we were missing here in Southern Alberta. Look outside. We constantly see adults wearing sunglasses, but how often do you see kids protecting their eyes from the sun?
Harmful UV rays affect everyone's eyes, but we often forget that our children's eyes are more vulnerable than our own. This is due to the fact that children's eyes lack pigment in the lens of the eyes which help filter UV rays. Conditions such as cataracts and retinal degeneration are often attributed to prolonged exposure to UV rays during a lifetime.
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Are your eyelids itchy, red, or swollen? These annoying symptoms could be the result of a number of different conditions. Here we discuss three of the more common ones and the treatment involved for each.
Allergies - a very common cause of itchy eyelids. Exposure to allergy-promoting substances (called allergens) is what causes the symptoms. Seasonal allergies usually start in the Spring but can go all summer long in some individuals. Usually there are other problems also such as runny nose, sneezing and sniffling. Other substances such as animal hair, molds, dust, chemicals such as nail polish or makeup, certain metals like Nickel and perfumes are also common allergens. The best treatment is to avoid the allergen causing the problem. If this is not possible there are options for treatment including prescription eye drops that can be very effective.
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NEW LENS FROM ZEISS ADDRESSES "DIGITAL EYE STRAIN"
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It used to be that only "old folks" had trouble with eye strain after reading or using computers at close range. Now, eye doctors are seeing more of these symptoms in people of all ages including teenagers through young adults! Why is this?
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