FALLACY OR TRUTH?
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#1. “BABIES CAN SEE CLEARLY AT BIRTH”
#1. “BABIES CAN SEE CLEARLY AT BIRTH”
FALLACY
VISION AT BIRTH IS NOT
YET CLEAR.
FIXATES 8-10 INCHES AWAY.
TRUTH:
#2. EXCESSIVE EATING OF CARROTS IMPROVES VISION.
#2. EXCESSIVE EATING OF CARROTS IMPROVES VISION.
FALLACY
EATING TOO MUCH CAN LEAD TO CAROTENEMIA. FOODS RICH IN VITAMIN A, LIKE CARROTS AND GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES, HELPS IN EYE FUNCTION IF EATEN IN MODERATION.
TRUTH:
#3. THE MOST COMMON FORM OF COLOR BLINDNESS IS THE INABILITY TO PERCEIVE RED-GREEN.
#3. THE MOST COMMON FORM OF COLOR BLINDNESS IS THE INABILITY TO PERCEIVE RED-GREEN.
TRUTH
ONLY 8% OF THE POPULATION HAS A FORM OF COLOR VISION DEFICIENCY (THOSE WHO CAN ONLY SEE BLACK AND WHITE).
ADDT’L INFO
#4. CATARACTS CAN BE SURGICALLY REMOVED ONLY WHEN THEY ARE “RIPE”
#4. CATARACTS CAN BE SURGICALLY REMOVED ONLY WHEN THEY ARE “RIPE”
FALLACY
CATARACTS DO NOT “RIPEN”. SURGERY IS INDICATED WHEN POOR VISION HINDERS NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITY.
TRUTH:
#5. READING INSIDE A MOVING VEHICLE WILL CAUSE EYE STRAIN.
#5. READING INSIDE A MOVING VEHICLE WILL CAUSE EYE STRAIN.
TRUTH
THIS PRACTICE IS NOT GOOD FOR THE EYES BECAUSE IT MAY CAUSE EYE STRAIN. THE EYE WILL KEEP ON FOCUSING AND REFOCUSING, WHICH GREATLY FATIGUES THE EYES
ADDT’L INFO
#6. WASHING THE FACE AFTER READING OR WORKING TOO LONG HARMS THE EYES.
#6. WASHING THE FACE AFTER READING OR WORKING TOO LONG HARMS THE EYES.
FALLACY
NO SCIENTIFIC BASIS.
TRUTH:
#7. PEEPING (PANINILIP) MAKES ONE DEVELOP A “KULITI” OR STYE
#7. PEEPING (PANINILIP) MAKES ONE DEVELOP A “KULITI” OR STYE
FALLACY
STYE IS AN INFLAMMATION OF THE OIL GLAND OR THE EYELID CAUSED BY BACTERIA.
TRUTH:
#8. SLEEPING WITH WET HAIR CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS.
#8. SLEEPING WITH WET HAIR CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS.
FALLACY
NO SCIENTIFIC BASIS.
TRUTH:
#9. WATCHING TOO CLOSE TO THE TELEVISION OR MOVIE SCREEN CAN DAMAGE YOUR EYES.
#9. WATCHING TOO CLOSE TO THE TELEVISION OR MOVIE SCREEN CAN DAMAGE YOUR EYES.
FALLACY
MOVING TOO CLOSE TO THE TELEVISION MAY BE A SIGN OF POOR VISION AND SHOULD BE EXAMINED.
TRUTH:
#10. PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND ARE ALWAYS IN TOTAL DARKNESS, SEEING NOTHING AT ALL.
#10. PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND ARE ALWAYS IN TOTAL DARKNESS, SEEING NOTHING AT ALL.
FALLACY
THE MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND HAVE SOME RESIDUAL VISION WHETHER IT IS LIGHT PERCEPTION, COLOR PERCEPTION OR FORM PERCEPTION.
TRUTH:
#11. FORCING YOUR EYES TO CROSS CAN LEAD TO PERMANENTLY CROSSED EYES (“BAKA MAHIPAN NG HANGIN”)
#11. FORCING YOUR EYES TO CROSS CAN LEAD TO PERMANENTLY CROSSED EYES (“BAKA MAHIPAN NG HANGIN”)
FALLACY
FORCING THE EYES TO CROSS WILL NOT CAUSE PERMANENT CROSSED EYES. MOST COMMON CAUSES INCLUDE REFRACTIVE ERRORS AND NERVE PROBLEMS.
TRUTH:
#12. PLUCKING AN EYELASH WILL CURE A STYE
#12. PLUCKING AN EYELASH WILL CURE A STYE
FALLACY
PLUCKING AN EYELASH WILL NOT CURE A STYE BUT MAY CAUSE FURTHER INFECTION. STYE IS AN INFLAMMATION OF THE OIL GLANDS OF THE EYELID.
TRUTH:
#13. URINE AND BREASTMILK CAN CURE CONJUNCTIVITIS
#13. URINE AND BREASTMILK CAN CURE CONJUNCTIVITIS
FALLACY
PUTTING URINE AND BREASTMILK INTO THE EYES MAY WORSEN THE CONJUNCTIVITIS.
TRUTH:
#14. STARING AT SOMEONE WITH SORE EYES DOES NOT MAKE YOU MORE PRONE OF GETTING THE INFECTION
#14. STARING AT SOMEONE WITH SORE EYES DOES NOT MAKE YOU MORE PRONE OF GETTING THE INFECTION
TRUTH
A PERSON CANNOT GET INFECTED BY MERELY LOOKING AT SOMEONE WITH SORE EYES. IT RESULTS FROM VIRAL INFECTION, BUT CAN ALSO BE FROM BACTERIA OR ALLERGEN.
ADDT’L INFO
#15. WEARING EYEGLASSES AT AN EARLY AGE CAN RUIN EYES.
#15. WEARING EYEGLASSES AT AN EARLY AGE CAN RUIN EYES.
FALLACY
WEARING EYEGLASSES CAN CORRECT REFRACTIVE ERRORS SUCH AS NEARSIGHTEDNESS AND ASTIGMATISM. WEARING EYEGLASSES DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE NATURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE EYES.
TRUTH:
#16. WEARING EYEGLASSES CAN MAKE EYE PRESCRIPTION/GRADE HIGHER.
#16. WEARING EYEGLASSES CAN MAKE EYE PRESCRIPTION/GRADE HIGHER.
FALLACY
EYEGLASSES CAN CORRECT REFRACTIVE ERRORS SUCH AS NEARSIGHTEDNESS, FARSIGHTEDNESS AND ASTIGMATISM, HELPING ONE SEE MORE CLEARLY.
TRUTH:
#17. EYE MISALIGNMENT (CROSS-EYED) CANNOT BE OUTGROWN.
#17. EYE MISALIGNMENT (CROSS-EYED) CANNOT BE OUTGROWN.
TRUTH
IT'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT CHILDREN CAN OUTGROW EYE MISALIGNMENT (CROSS-EYED). EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT CAN IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND HELP PREVENT LONG-TERM VISUAL IMPAIRMENT.
ADDT’L INFO
#18. WEARING EYEGLASSES CANNOT CURE EYE DISEASES.
#18. WEARING EYEGLASSES CANNOT CURE EYE DISEASES.
FALLACY
EYEGLASSES ARE DESIGNED TO CORRECT REFRACTIVE ERRORS LIKE NEARSIGHTEDNESS AND FARSIGHTEDNESS BY HELPING TO FOCUS LIGHT CORRECTLY ONTO THE RETINA.
TRUTH: