Orbis Hong Kong hereby lists some warning signs of eye diseases and tips for keeping your eyes healthy, to prevent the decline of your sight.
Visual problems of Hongkongers
Do you like watching dramas or playing video games? Do you stay up late? City dwellers often spend prolonged time on their smartphones, which secretly jeapordizes their eye health. Given that most people do not conduct regular eye examinations, it is often too late for prevention by the time they have been diagnosed with eye diseases!
To raise awareness about eye care and potential eye diseases amongst the Hong Kongers, Orbis partnered with The Hong Kong Ophthalmological Society to conduct a study regarding “Warning Signs of Eye Diseases amongst Hong Kong people” through an online survey, which received 6,253 valid responses this September. The survey results show that...
52% of respondents
had never received comprehensive eye exams from ophthalmic specialists
44% of those
who received eye exams had done so 5 years ago
Many people mistakenly believe that eye health equates to seeing clearly, but eye diseases often come without any early signs, and deprive us of our ability to see. Orbis urges the general public to conduct eye checks regularly, and people aged 50 or above to conduct annual eye checks.
Risk Factors for Eye Diseases
Lack of sleep
Prolonged periods of computer use
Prolonged periods of video gaming
Lack of regular eye examinations
Live Broadcast of Regular Eye Examinations
Unlike eye tests before prescriptions and eyeglasses, comprehensive eye exams consist of checks by optometrists and ophthamolgists with technologicaly-advacned equipment. The whole exam only lasts 30 minutes, and you can identify symptoms of potentially serious eye diseases afterwards.
Do You Experience the Following Symptoms?
Warning Signs That Trouble Hong Kongers
Eye tiredness
Itching
Dry eye
Warning signs may indicate potential eye diseases. If you experience frequent warning signs, get your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist.
Check your risk for eye disease now!
Using the wrong methods to protect your eyes, such as rubbing or massaging them, may do more harm than good!
Constantly rubbing your eyes may cause eye diseases such as conjunctivitis, chalazion, keratoconus, and even retinal diseases. Furthermore, excessively straining our retina may cause it to tear or break, leading to retinal detachment.
Tip 1: 20-20-20 Rule
For every 20 minutes spent looking at a screen, rest for 20 seconds by looking at an object 20 feet away! Recharge to relieve pressure on the eye.
Tip 2: Sufficient and Quality Sleep
Playing video games and watching dramas may be leisure activities, but do not allow our eyes to rest! Using our eyes excessively may lead to gradual visual loss. Remember to sleep for 8 to 10 hours a day to let your eyes relax adequately.
Tip 3: Be Aware of Indoor Lighting
Make sure that indoor lighting is sufficient when you use your electronic devices! Using electronic devices with bright lights and colours under dim light may cause our pupils to dilate, which may affect eye health in the long run.
Tip 4: Regular Eye Exams
Using electronic devices burdens our eyes and increases risk of eye diseases. Prevention is better than cure! Visit an ophthamalogist annually for a comprehensive eye exam for early diagnosis, treatment, and control of potential eye diseases.
Caring for Hong Kong Eye Health
Community Eye Care Workshops and Talks
Eager to host an eye care workshop or blindfold experience where your members/clients can develop empathy and teamwork by discovering the daily problems facing the blind? Take the first step to learning more about eye health issues such as myopia, dry eye, glaucoma, cataracts, etc, by contacting us today!
