Myth: Reading in dim light damages your eyes.
Truth: While reading in dim light can strain your eyes and cause discomfort, it doesn’t cause long-term damage. Your eyes may feel tired, but no lasting harm will be done.
Myth: Sitting too close to the TV hurts your eyes.
Truth: Sitting close to the TV won’t damage your eyesight, though it may cause eye strain. Children can sit closer because they have better focusing ability.
Myth: Using computers and screens all day will permanently damage your eyes.
Truth: Prolonged screen time can cause digital eye strain or dry eyes, but it doesn’t cause permanent damage. Following the 20-20-20 rule can alleviate discomfort (every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds).
Myth: Wearing glasses weakens your eyes.
Truth: Glasses don’t weaken your eyesight. They correct refractive errors, helping your eyes focus properly, but they don’t affect the health of your eyes negatively.
Myth: Carrots are the best food for your eyes.
Truth: While carrots are good for eye health due to their vitamin A content, a balanced diet rich in leafy greens, fish, and other nutrients is better for overall eye health.
Myth: Eye exercises can improve your vision.
Truth: Eye exercises can help with certain vision problems, like eye coordination, but they don’t correct refractive errors like nearsightedness or farsightedness.
Myth: Only people with poor vision need to get their eyes checked.
Truth: Regular eye exams are important for everyone, even if you don’t need glasses. Some eye diseases, like glaucoma, don’t have noticeable symptoms in their early stages.
Myth: Contact lenses can get lost behind your eye.
Truth: It’s impossible for a contact lens to get lost behind your eye because a thin membrane called the conjunctiva covers the white part of your eye and connects to the inside of your eyelids.
Myth: You don’t need sunglasses on cloudy days.
Truth: UV rays from the sun can still penetrate clouds, so protecting your eyes with sunglasses is important even on overcast days.
Myth: LASIK surgery is risky and often fails.
Truth: LASIK is one of the safest and most successful surgeries, with a very high satisfaction rate. Complications are rare and usually minor when the procedure is done by a qualified surgeon.