Name: Eye Doctors Debunk 15 Vision Myths | Debunked
Uploaded: 2022-05-06T23:43:45.000Z
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"If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way."

And you don't get them from rubbing your eyes.

No, you don't get them from any of those things.

I am the optometrist at the Honolulu Eye Clinic.

I've been in private practice here in Hawaii for 13 years

working alongside this wonderful lady here.

And today we are here to debunk myths about vision.

debunking myths that we used to think were true.

And my oldest son reads in the dark all the time.

My mother, obviously knows I'm an ophthalmologist,

Because people need good light to see better,

they assumed maybe that when you're reading in the dark,

maybe they thought that was straining your eyes.

People confuse those issues with damaging your eyes.

"Eating carrots will improve your eyesight."

So, it was basically a campaign during World War II

Wong: Vitamin A is very important for the metabolism

those are the common ones that we all consider important

Wong: All of these vitamins can help halt

that don't have any macular degeneration.

"Wearing someone else's glasses will ruin your vision."

it can ruin their vision if it is completely off.

of the connections between the eyes and the brain.

So kids under 13, they are in a special period

of their vision development called the critical period.

that children wear anybody else's glasses.

But for adults, it's a little bit of a different story.

Bossert: With adults, it isn't going to harm your eyes,

"Sitting too close to the TV is bad for your eyesight."

And it doesn't harm an adult's eyes, either.

So, when I have a parent ask me that in the exam,

so that we can actually check their child

and just see if it's a habit that the child has

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