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Long hair and eye
I have long hair that comes on my face, is it true that if hair comes in front of eyes causes damage to vision? Thank-you doctors in advance.
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Hair coming in front of eyes won't lead to visual disturbance. But avoid anything causing obstruction to see properly.
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At your age it won’t hamper your vision
But avoid hair coming in front of eyes
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It is always better to see in good light conditions as otherwise there may be continuous strain on the eyes. That can lead to asthenopic symptoms like headache etc. Hair in front of eyes per say does not lead to refractive error.
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It's more of a concern in infants and young children ....but at this age won't affect your vision
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Not to worry but take care they don't block your field of vision
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during development of vision long hair can cause problems but once vision is developed it's nothing to worry about , still need to take care of your hair so that they don't block your field of vision.
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Long hair, may not block light completely ,but sometimes the tip of the hair can touch the cornea, causing grittiness and foreign body sensation in the eye.
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If bulk of hair blocks the vision > 50% may affect — in infants and young children .. at 54yrs it won’t affect any vision
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Dr. Charu Tyagi
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
21 yrs exp
Noida
Long hairs constantly irritates ur eyes, comes in visual field,leads to more eye infection.You can pin ur hair or keep them short.
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Dr. Digvijay Singh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
18 yrs exp
Gurgaon
No this is a myth.
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