#Vision Protection

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Importance of World Sight Day

World Sight Day: The Importance of Eye Health and How You Can Take Action

World Sight Day, observed annually on the second Thursday of October, aims to raise awareness about eye health and how to combat vision impairment and blindness. This day highlights the importance of vision protection and the need for easy accessibility to eye care services worldwide. A large percentage of people around the globe are suffering from some form of eye disorder. From cataract to macular degeneration and myopia to presbyopia, with eye care awareness and best practices, many eye conditions can be prevented from progressing and causing permanent damage.

Vision Care and Awareness:

World Sight Day focuses on various activities specific to eye and vision health, such as encouraging governments, organizations and communities to take action toward better eye care facilities, awareness campaigns, free eye examinations, outreach programs and educational initiatives to highlight the importance of vision health and the impact of visual impairment on individuals.

The World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a near or distant vision impairment, with at least 1 billion of those cases being preventable or treatable. The goal of World Sight Day is to make communities and individuals aware of these preventive measures and treatments that can preserve the quality of their vision and protect their sight.

Steps to Protect Your Vision:

Go for regular vision screening and eye examinations

Wear UV protection sunglasses when outdoors during the day

Take a nourishing and eye health promoting diet

Limit screen time

Follow the 20-20-20 rule

Stay hydrated

By engaging the public through social media, fundraising and community activities, World Sight Day can help shed light on eye health issues and create greater awareness about the benefits of practicing healthy eye habits, so everyone can enjoy the gift of sight.

[kids-worldfun]

3 Tips to Safeguard Children's Vision During Screen Time

Even if you’re a parent who limits your kids’ time in front of screens between learning and entertainment, they still end up spending way too much time on electronic devices. This is not necessarily a bad thing, considering that they’ll do this all their lives. However, you have to make sure their vision is not affected. For this, we put together several eye-friendly habits you can encourage at…

[courtsopticaltrinidadtobago]

Protecting Your Vision During the Festive Seasons

Eye and vision safety during festivals

During the festive seasons, eye protection is often overlooked amid the excitement and celebrations. The vibrant displays of fireworks, dazzling lights and traditional ceremonies are wonderful experiences but pose potential risks to our eyes, if adequate safety measures are not taken. Protecting our vision is paramount to ensure safe and joyous celebrations. Trinidad and Tobago has many festivals throughout the year. So, here are some tips to help you protect your eyes so you can enjoy all of them while ensuring proper eye safety.

Use Protective Eyewear - When participating in activities such as decorating the Christmas tree, using power tools or bursting firecrackers, keep your eyes well shielded with protective eyewear like safety glasses. Fireworks can pose a significant risk to eye safety. Therefore, a protective eyewear is a must when handling them. Also, make sure to keep a safe distance when using firecrackers.

Use Decorations Cautiously - Handle fairy light and other Christmas decorations, especially those made of glass or other breakable materials with care. Broken pieces of glass and decoration material can enter your eyes and may cause irreversible damage.

Use Cleaning Chemicals Carefully - Deep cleaning the entire house is an important part of festival preparation. When using cleaning products and substances around the house during the holiday season, be mindful of the potential spills and splashes that can enter your eyes. Wear protective eyewear if necessary and always follow the manufacturer’s instructions for safe use.

Candle Safety - Be careful when lighting candles and keep them in sturdy holders and away from inflammable materials. Avoid placing them in areas where they can be easily knocked over.

These simple safety measures will keep your and your family's eyes safe so you can enjoy a safe and joyous festive season.

[forestoptical]

The visual field test aims to diagnose or monitor various eye conditions and how sensitive your vision is in different visual fields. It’s usually a simple and painless procedure that helps you take charge of your eye health and prevent eye-related conditions.

[couch-house]

little comic for disability pride month! HoH rouge is a headcanon i've had for a while but I never do anything with it... tragic... well now I've changed that :)

[courtsopticalguyana]

Five Glaucoma Prevention and Care Awareness

What is Glaucoma and are you at risk?

Glaucoma is a potentially blinding eye condition characterized by damage to the optic nerve, often resulting from elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). While there is no surefire way to guarantee the prevention of glaucoma, several steps can be taken to significantly reduce the risk and detect it early, when it's more manageable.

Regular Eye Exams: Annual eye exams are crucial, especially if you have a family history of glaucoma. Eye exams like eye pressure tests can detect early signs of glaucoma before the damage becomes too severe.

Know the Risk Factors: Understanding your family history, age, and ethnicity can help you assess your risk. African-Americans, Hispanics, and people over 60 are at higher risk of developing glaucoma.

Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle: A balanced diet combined with regular exercise, and controlling conditions like diabetes can reduce your risk of developing glaucoma.

Protect Your Eyes: Eye injuries can increase the risk of glaucoma. Make sure to wear protective eyewear when you are in a high-risk environment.

Quit Smoking: Smoking can contribute to glaucoma development, so avoiding or quitting cigarettes altogether is advisable.

While glaucoma prevention is not always possible, early detection and proper management can help preserve your vision. Therefore, it's essential to prioritize eye health and follow adequate preventive measures to protect your eye and vision health.

[courtsopticaljamaica]

Why to Invest in Eye Health Care?

Eye and Vision Health Care

Investing in eye health care is not just a matter of maintaining good vision; it is a crucial investment in one's overall well-being and quality of life. Here are few compelling reasons why we need to prioritize and invest in eye health:

Preservation of Vision

Maintaining good vision is essential for carrying out daily tasks such as reading, writing, cooking, driving, and so on. Many eye conditions, like glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration, are progressive eye diseases and can lead to irreversible vision impairment if left untreated. Regular eye examinations can identify these conditions in their early stages, allowing for timely treatment and management.

Investing in regular eye check-ups will ensure that any early signs of eye issues can be detected and treated on time. This is essential for preserving eye health and preventing vision loss.

Overall Health

Eye health is often linked to systemic health issues such as diabetes and hypertension. A comprehensive eye exam can detect signs of these conditions, enabling early diagnosis and treatment. By managing potentially serious health issues early on, you can save money in the long run by avoiding expensive treatments. Even eye conditions when treated in their early stages are often less expensive than addressing advanced or irreversible damage. Taking care of your eyes can be a critical component of managing your overall health.

Enhanced Productivity and Improved Quality of Life

Good vision is vital for living a good quality life with high productivity. Clear vision allows you to complete your tasks without straining your eyes or making too many errors. Correcting vision problems with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery can significantly improve work efficiency and reduce eye strain. Clear vision enables us to enjoy hobbies, participate in sports, and appreciate the beauty of the world around us. By investing in eye health we can continue to enjoy these activities well into old age. Investing in eye health can boost productivity and job performance and can significantly contribute to one's quality of life

Vision problems can lead to frustration, anxiety, and even depression. Investing in eye health care can not only help preserve your eyesight, but will also help maintain emotional well-being by ensuring that you can see and engage with the world around you. Regular eye check-ups should be an integral part of everyone's healthcare routine, ensuring bright and clear days.

[fantastic-nonsense]

society if Two-Face was Batman's arch-nemesis instead of the Joker:

[higgsbison]

POV you posted cringe at the daily guild meeting

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Glaucoma is an eye condition caused by progressive damage to the optic nerve. A fluid known as aqueous humor is produced as well as drained by our eyes. Aqueous humor is an important component that provides nourishment to the eyes while keeping it inflated. If the eye's draining mechanism does not properly  let out this liquid from the eyes, the build-up fluid leads to an increase in the eye pressure levels. This increase in eye pressure, also known as intraocular pressure, leads to optic nerve damage.

If the condition is left unchecked and not treated on time, it leads to permanent vision damage and in worst cases, complete blindness. People with a family history of glaucoma should stay extra vigilant and must go for regular eye examinations to ensure the safety and good health of their vision.

You are also at a higher risk of developing glaucoma if you have diabetes and high blood pressure. It is important to diagnose this eye condition at its early stages to stop vision damage from getting worse. Find out more about glaucoma here

[bergilandbante]

"I can't help but wonder if someone protected you."

"I want to cling to your kindness like a pathetic child."

"Humans looove their families, right? So try to get along!"

[zarnzarn]

The doors to Olympus are sturdy and strong, given everyone's preferences for drama and slamming said doors open and sending them cracking into the wall whenever the opportunity arises. Which is why it's a surprise when they creak open during the once-a-decade pantheon meeting; less so because no entity worth their salt would take so long to open the doors, and more so because everyone who is anyone is already there.

But if everyone is being honest with themselves- which no one is, usually- these gatherings are boring enough that the bland conversation is dropped immediately in favour of craning their necks to catch a glimpse of whatever is coming to relieve them of their boredom.

When the doors finally open however, several of the pantheon murmur in surprise.

"Odysseus," Athena whispers, wide-eyed as she pushes herself off her throne to her feet. It is him- in the king's garb he was buried in but the face he has when he reached home, hair till the shoulders and speckled with grey, face oddly blank. His feet are transparent.

"What are you doing here, sceptre?" Poseidon booms, hair the color of a stormy sea. Zeus, beside him, looks reserved, observing the ghost with something approaching curiosity- eyes flicking to the lightning scars on his daughter's face and back. "Your time has long passed, and Hades-"

"It is a temporary agreement," Odysseus says curtly, barely sparing him a glance as he approaches his patron. "Athena."

Her armour clinks as she steps forward and the gods all twitch, trading glances. Owls are silent creatures- to have her aspect so affected to make noise was... uneasy to say the least. She even holds herself different than usual, something like confused delight shining in her eyes. "How did you-"

"Did you sleep with my wife?"

The throne room is silent. Several jaws drop.

Athena straightens back up, blinking in surprise. She looks a bit shifty, some of the nymphs closest whisper to each other, which- well, almost every single god present owed some part of their existence to the mere story of Odysseus loving his wife.

Would he fight his own patron goddess over it in front of Mount Olympus, though? He certainly was unbalanced enough; Athena herself looked rather uncertain of her odds, even though-

"Are you addled in death, King of Ithaka?" Artemis drawls, looking amused. "Did you forget that your own patron is celibate? Whatever rumor you-"

"No, I-" Athena says suddenly, shifting her spear to her other hand. "I did."

Artemis chokes on her breath and several assorted divine beings gasp in shock and the rest shouting for explanations, although everyone is nearly drowned out by Aphrodite's loud, "WHAT?"

Odysseus inhales sharply and pinches the bridge of his nose. "I cannot believe you."

"She asked-" Athena starts, only to be drowned out by the din of various beings screeching and shouting about the scandal.

"ATHENA!" Hera hisses, peacock tail fanning behind her sharply as she pushes herself up. "Explain yourself!"

Athena half-turns to face her, face creased in a frown. "Mother, I-"

"LET ME REPHRASE!" Odysseus cuts in loudly, and the shouting settles down into silence. He walks to his patron, eyes blazing. "I cannot believe," he throws his clenched fists wide as he growls the last word, "-you took Penelope to bed-" Athena surprisingly stays still as he reaches her, mouth falling open as he grabs her by the chiton to yank her down, uncaring of the gasps of horror from all around as he snarls, "-before you ever kissed me."

And then Odysseus grabs Athena by the face roughly and kisses her.

This time Aphrodite's shriek cannot be escaped by anyone.

"Aphrodite, please," Zeus says a few moments later, wincing as his throne reforms around him, stained oddly pink. Quite a few minor entities have discorporated, and the ones nearest to her are still trying to regenerate their hearing. "Control yourself."

Their eyes land back on where Athena has dropped her spear- dropped her spear, Ares in the corner seems to be having some minor hysteria over this, well warranted- and is also on the floor, still being thoroughly kissed by that insufferable, mannerless hero of hers, perched on her stomach to reach. Zeus inhales in fury, Poseidon close behind him as the shock wears off, lightning crackling around his fingers as he opens his mouth to shout- of all the indignities-

"If you two ruin this for me," Aphrodite thunders, warping in front of them and glaring. "I will make you both regret it."

Both gods visibly blanch at the threat, taken aback for one brief moment. Threats from Aphrodite are far worse than any of her more violent siblings, at the end of the day.

Zeus visibly gathers himself just as Athena's helmet clatters to the floor, and he gains a second wind immediately, eye twitching as he spreads a hand to the spectacle in the middle of the hall. "WHAT MANNER OF DISRESPECT IS THIS? TO BARGE INTO OUR MEETING AND THROW ONE OF THE OLDEST GODDESSES TO THE FLOOR LIKE A COMMON WENCH-"

"Zeus," Hera says quietly. Everyone falls silent, although it's not quite enough to stop the two tangled together on the ground. She clears her throat, which finally seems to get through to Athena, who had finally seemed to have gotten over her shock enough to reach out, hands hovering over Odysseus hesitantly. Still, at the noise she seems to remember herself, pushing herself up on an elbow and dislodging him enough to break their necking. He pouts at her, but Athena's eyes are too glazed over to notice, heaving for breath.

Hera opens her mouth to speak, crown manifesting on her brow as she steps in front of the throne, but closes it as the door rattles again.

This time, the spectre shimmers with a faint hint of scales that comes with a freshwater nymph's heritage and excited whispers starved for drama explode across the room as the Queen of Ithaka steps into the room, skirts hitched in her hand and panting as if she'd been running.

"Your Graces," She bows respectfully before entering, Spartan princess through and through, until she catches sight of her husband and Athena, the former of whom seems to have taken the opportunity to start kissing the wisdom goddess again, fingers in her curls.

"What are you doing?" She snaps, rushing over. The entire courtroom holds its breath. She slaps her husband upside the head, making him yelp and move back to shoot her a betrayed look. Athena looks even further dazed than before, cheeks red. "Argos has more manners than you! No wonder Lady Athena wanted nothing to do with you- ah, hello, darling, by the way."

"Penelope," Athena murmurs hoarsely, and the Queen of Ithaka leans down to kiss her as well.

Odysseus chuckles, then jumps with everyone else as Hera slams a hand down on the throne elegantly, cracking it to the base.

"Ah, goddess-" He says, clambering off Athena to bow.

"Silence," Hera interrupts, holding up a hand, eyes cold. "You will not say anything to me apart from an explanation. My agreement for your release from Ogygia was due to the assurance that your marriage was one of the truest I have ever witnessed, conveyed by Athena herself when bartered with all of us to let you go. Tell me, was it a ploy? Because from the disgraceful looks of it, this seems to not be the case in the slightest."

Odysseus frowns, face twisting in confusion. "Athena bartered with...?" He turns to look at his patron, who stares back, unspeaking. His eyes flicker to the lightning scar over her right eye as Penelope traces it with horrified eyes and a gentle thumb, and understanding seems to dawn.

For a moment, rage seems to fill him, glaring with a hatred towards Zeus that everyone whispered later wasn't met by the god king with anger, but a flicker of remorse- before he visibly throws it away behind Athena's old smile and bows.

"God-queen," He says formally, gracefully. Hera twitches a bit, and they'll all talk later about how odd it was to so clearly see Athena's younger mannerisms in the man, down to the curl of the letters. "My marriage to Penelope has never been false, never been broken, this I promise you." He takes Penelope's hand and squeezes it for emphasis, and she raises them as acknowledgement. "But... can you not argue that Athena has been part of our marriage all this time? From its start, where she advised me on courting and her on what to look for, to the twenty years she spent with both of us- me on the battlefield and Penelope in the court; to say nothing of how she helped raise our son and lived in our palace in the days after. And is she not so unbearably beautiful that even my Penelope couldn't wait-" He shoots a glare at her, which Penelope returns with a smile. "-when the chance was presented? How can you fault us for disgrace, after being so long apart from our wife?"

Hera raises both eyebrows at the impudence, the kind of disbelieving expression that hides a warning to tread carefully. "So you claim to be both married to Pallas Athena?"

"In every way that matters except legality," Odysseus says, fearlessly. He is dead, after all, what much can you do to a shade that they didn't already put him through when alive. He is sort of worried about Athena, though, as they both help her back to her feet, Penelope busy whispering compliments and updates and endearments in turn- she's not usually one to be quiet in face of a problem.

Hera tilts her head. "Ah, but you see. I need the legality, if I am to finally-" A helpless, excited smile pulls at her lips once, twice, before unfolding into a bright grin, peacock tails unfolding to their full wingspan. "-finally arrange for a marriage for my eldest daughter who has not once- oh finally, I can hardly believe this day has come-"

"I do not like the way you grabbed her, Sacker of Troy," Ares steps forward as Hera starts ranting half to herself, half to an equally loud assemblage of joyful entities about wedding arrangements, eyes narrowed.

Odysseus barks an incredulous, loud laugh, gesturing to Athena with a slightly crazed look in his eyes. "This lady has broken- and I do not exaggerate- every single bone in my body before I saw my sixteenth year. I have punched her a hundred times in the face when she taught me how to fight. We'll survive, thanks."

"That is fair," Ares steps back, hands raised.

"What duties will you provide as spouses, Ithakan Queen?" Hestia questions, stepping forward.

"Oh, the same we did when we were living," Penelope huffs a laugh. "Keep her busy, make her laugh, be of mild frustration to her, love her well, worship her-"

"I do not. Need to know," Hestia closes her eyes and raises a hand to cut her off, stepping back. Around them, the din catches speed and volume as no further objections arise, excitement spilling into the air.

"What is happening?" Athena says faintly, looking around as if she was just waking up.

"-oh, and we can get out the decor once more! Hebe, Aphrodite, loves, do you remember where we kept the fountains-"

"-finally, a reason to celebrate! Call them all out of hiding-"

"-can't believe this is finally happening, oh sister, what songs should we-

"Why am I getting married," Athena says with much more alarm and horror. She turns to Odysseus and shakes him by the shoulder, eyes wild. "What did you do?"

"Nothing!"

"How is this nothing? Do you have any idea the headache-"

"Athena, sweetheart, will you consider changing into that beautiful piece you made for the ceremony?"

Creakily, she turns her head to Hera, disbelief pasted across her face. "Mother," She says slowly. "They are both dead."

"Oh, I'll make a deal with Hades or something, you hush!" Aphrodite leans forward and snaps, before her irritation melts back into a manic joy. "Oh, what paint shall we do?"

Paint, Athena mouths, looking afraid for possibly the first time since her conception.

Penelope laughs and tugs on Athena's hand to make her turn, tucking dishevelled curls behind her ear. She wonders if the goddess knows how beautiful she is when she's flustered. "Take us away," She whispers. On Athena's other side, Odysseus leans against their patron with a besotted, helpless smile as he stares up at her, her helmet and spear in hand. She'd missed Athena like a limb, missed her deep laugh at night when they'd discussed the day's court, the dry jokes, the hands over hers as she weaved- but Odysseus wasn't himself without her, happy though they were in Hades' lands together, all of them.

"I'm-" Athena wavers, then looks around once more at all the excited screaming, something unreadable flashing in her eyes. Almost against her will, her eyes fall to Zeus, who is sitting silently and staring back at her. Poseidon looks like he still wants to start a fight, but clearly by his wary looks below can tell he will be heavily outnumbered by the overexcited crowd to not try, but Zeus just stares back at her, face blank of any emotion.

"We ask you formally this time," King Odysseus says, walking in front of her to take her attention away, holding onto her hand. His voice has strength in it, drawing the eyes of the murmuring crowd, but he's deaf to it as he stares up at her.

"Will you be our wife?" Queen Penelope asks, joining him, watching their beautiful patron shudder for breath she does not need as her eyes flick to one of them and then the other.

"Yes," She whispers and cheers erupt all across Mount Olympus.

"Finally!" Odysseus complains, and then pulls her down once more to kiss her, all three of them fading at the edges as one of the generous gods present there- who seems to realize that they're not very inclined to stop anytime soon- thankfully teleports them away into a nice room with a large bed.

"Finally," He whispers as he breaks apart to lay her down, cupping her face, voice heavy with the longing of a full lifetime and more. Penelope circles to the head of the bed and starts undoing Athena's braid, staring at them both lovingly.

Later the ones closest will murmur, as the silhouettes faded away, that tears had slipped from proud Pallas Athena's eyes as she placed one hand against Odysseus' cheek, trembling.

"I missed you," She will whisper back, and all three of them fade away to their own story, yet to be made.

[tending-the-hearth]

a version of chronicles of narnia where those closest to the kings and queens get put into a sleep when the pevensies are brought back to their world, from which they're awoken only when their beloved four rules return, something à la sleeping beauty.

so the pevensie siblings return to narnia, and logically, it's been thousands of years. their closest friends, those they viewed as family, are, to their knowledge, dead, and they are completely alone now.

until peter and caspian encounter each other in the woods, and are about to get into their fight. it's the moment where peter's back is turned, and caspian has his word raised. lucy is screaming, tears in her eyes, susan and edmund are too far away to do anything, and there's a moment of chaos before caspian's strike is blocked by a larger, longer sword.

oreius, completely disgruntled and still very out of the loop, but only focusing on the fact that his king, his friend, his son, is in danger, glares daggers at caspian, not looking away for a second, even as tumnus gathers a now-relieved, sobbing lucy up in a tight hug, and edmund and susan shriek with joy upon seeing the beavers and mr. fox.

and any feeling of tension or fear immediately seeps out of peter, who drops the rock he had picked up, and stumbles to his feet and to oreius' side, being able to lean on the centaur for the first time in a year, and not have to worry about his safety or his siblings' safety. and oreius, without taking his eyes off of caspian and his followers, just puts an arm around peter.

and caspian remembers. he remembers the stories of the high kings and queens of narnia, and their beloved inner circle, and the absolutely terrifying centaur who called them sons and daughters of his heart, and he can't quite help but think about how utterly fucked he is.

[paladibun]

Fellas, is it gay if

[the-random-phan]

Ectoberhaunt Day 13

Isekai: Old Hero New World