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PRIYANKA DEDHIA, OPTOMETRIST AND OWNER, CLASSIC VISION “OUR LIFESTYLES TODAY HAVE REALLY CHANGED AS COMPARED TO 20 YEARS AGO AND NEW TIMES NEED NEW HABITS. MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT WEARING BLUE LIGHT PROTECTION GLASSES IS A MUST BUT ADDITIONALLY PROLONGED USAGE OF SCREEN MUST BE AVOIDED. TAKE BREAKS, AVOID RUBBING YOUR EYES, REMEMBER TO BLINK, AVOID USING SCREENS IN A COMPLETELY DARK ENVIRONMENT AND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE BED TIME, THIS IS NOW KNOWN TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST SLEEP DISRUPTORS. THE PHENOMENON OF DRY EYES HAS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY WITH US SEEING MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WORK ON LAPTOPS FOR LONG HOURS COMING IN FOR TREATMENTS. TRY USING THE 20-20- 20 RULE, IT FORCEFULLY MAKES YOU TAKE TIMELY BREAKS. WEAR PROTECTIVE SUNGLASSES IF YOU ARE OUT IN THE SUN, HELPS PREVENT AN ENTIRE SCORE OF EYE AILMENTS. ALSO MAKE IT A HABIT TO HAVE AN EYE EXAMINATION AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR WITH YOUR OPTOMETRIST. SIMPLE STEPS LIKE THESE WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A MUCH HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE AND EYE HEALTH.” SARVASH KALRA, DIRECTOR, DAYAL OPTICALS INDIA PVT. LTD. “ONE HABIT INDIANS MUST CHANGE FOR BETTER EYE HEALTH IS REGULAR EYE CHECK-UPS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE INCREASE IN SCREENTIME. THEY SHOULD NOT GET AN EYE TEST ONLY WHEN THEY BUY A NEW FRAME, BUT GET ONE EVERY 6 MONTHS AT LEAST. EYECARE SHOULD BE PRIORITISED!.” RAMACHANDRAN PARTHASARATHY, EYEWEAR EXPERT “IF EVERY INDIAN ADOPTS ONE SIMPLE HABIT—CHECK EYES EVERY YEAR—WE CAN BUILD A TRUE EYE NATION. CLEAR VISION IMPROVES DAILY LIFESTYLE, ENHANCES LEARNING IN CHILDREN, BOOSTS PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK, AND PREVENTS AVOIDABLE VISION IMPAIRMENT.” 61 VISION PLUS INDIA EDITION