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Eye wear
Eye wear is a device that either improves vision or protects the eyes from dangerous materials.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 40-year old asked:
Doing home repairs myself now need protective eye wear?
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A 47-year old asked:
Why do people who are blind in one eye wear eye patches?
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A 45-year old asked:
Whats uv protective eye wear?
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A 30-year old asked:
Eye wear prescription, how long is it good for?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can a person blind in one eye wear contact lens in the seeing eye?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I accidentally looked in the direction of a UVC bulb for a brief (emphasis on brief) moment, and I wasn't wearing protective eye wear other than my glasses should I be worried? What should I look out for and at what point do I seek medical attention?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it safe to stare directly into the sun wearing uv protective eye wear?
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A 48-year old asked:
Do babies getting phototherapy use protective eye wear?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is the best protective eye wear whilst doing sports?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Is it ok for pregnant women to participate In viewing The solar eclipse with proper eye wear ?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Why do I get so many black spots on my face when I am under direct sun. Noticed a new one under my eye. Wear sunblock wear sunglasses sometimes?
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A 23-year old asked:
What do I do if only one of my eyes has bad eye sight? Wear contacts in one?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Small white dot on the brown part of my eye, I wear contacts, tearing, feeling of something there, no alergeries, redness, nonsmoker, no history, help?
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A 41-year old asked:
When will my eye dilation wear off?
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A 36-year old asked:
My eyes are soo itchy , but it's not pink eye & i wear contacts. Could that have something to do with it?
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A 33-year old male asked:
When I have my eye closed usually praying I see a black spot float down in my left side of side , I also sometimes see it with my eyes open but comes and goes a few times a day only the left side of left eye. I wear contacts also what is this?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I've been having constant dry eye, i wear prescription glasses and have headaches pretty much everyday. Could they be linked? I'm not sure why I have dry eye.
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A 21-year old female asked:
My eye is red and a little painful do I have pink eye? I wear contacts n i don't have any glasses what do I do? And a lil bit of discharge
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A 51-year old female asked:
I was exposed to a Glaucoma Laser Treatment (LPI) done on my mom. I was in the room with her & did not have eye protective wear Are my eyes damaged?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can I wear eye make up daily with chronic mild blepharitis?
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A 46-year old asked:
How long do you have to wait before you wear eye makeup again?
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A 30-year old asked:
Should it be okay to wear eye makeup while wearing colored eye contacts?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Why do I have a tingling and an itching feeling in my eye? I do wear daily contacts and change my pair daily?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Why does it hurt only in the corner of my left eye when i wear my contacts and take them off all of a sudden?
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A female asked:
URGENT: I wear eye contacts and I have kind of long acrylic nails glued. I'm scared to take them out without poking my eye. Help!?!?
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A member asked:
I'm recently seeing red ring around my eye And i wear contacts for almost two years now never had this problem but now I see it. I'm not sure what it is?
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A 35-year old asked:
I wear eye specticle with number 8 can I go for lezer surgery in this age of , 35?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it better to wear eye glasses all the time?
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A 34-year old asked:
How long does it take for eye dilation to wear off?
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A 31-year old female asked:
How long does a stye stays on your eye? Can you wear contacts while having a stye?
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