MYTH or FACT

TRUE or FALSE

The whole eye can be transplanted.

2

TRUE or FALSE

It is impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze.

TRUE or FALSE

Astigmatism can't be fixed with Lasik.

1 3 4 5

TRUE or FALSE answers:

A contact lens can be lost behind the eye.

1. No, the eyeball cannot be transplanted. The nerves just won't reconnect — just like you can't transplant the brain.

2. Yup, it is impossible. Those muscles that squeeze the eyelids closed just can't be controlled during a sneeze.

3. Astigmatism can be fixed. In fact, Dr. Bagan and Dr. Strinden have done it thousands of times.

4. No, but if you see better with glasses, you might start to prefer them.

5. No, it can't. The tissue that lines the surface of the eyeball, and the inside of the eyelids, comes together and prevents anything from going too far back.

TRUE or FALSE

If you start wearing glasses your eyes will become weaker.

More eye facts and myths:

Your eyes grow rapidly after birth, then stay the same size throughout your life. It would be nice if our ears and noses would cooperate the same, but they keep getting bigger as we age!

An eyelash grows slowly and falls off after about five months, then is replaced by a new one.

Nearsighted means just that: you can see up close, but distant things appear blurry.

A common eye injury is an abrasion from a mascara wand – it hurts!

The eyebrow is not just there to make us look good. Its function is to channel sweat away to the side so it doesn't run into the eye.

Almost half our brain is taken up with processing vision.

Cataracts are not just a problem for old people. Dr. Strinden and Dr. Bagan have done tens of thousands of cataract surgeries on patients ranging in age from the very young to 102.

There is a syndrome called “computer vision syndrome.” Those of us who work staring at a screen for hours a day can experience discomfort in the form of a tired feeling, eyes burning, wishing we could just close our eyes for awhile. Vision can also seem blurry. This is due to some drying of the eyes from staring so much and not blinking enough, and also from the effort it takes to use the muscle that focuses the eye at that screen. The solution? Just quit! No, not your job — just look away from the screen at something in distance for a couple of minutes when the eyes feel fatigued.

Dr. Strinden, Dr. Swanholm and Dr. Bagan (pictured left to right above) love raising their families in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Their philosophy is to treat their patients like family — spending time to get to know them, ensuring all questions are answered and all options discussed. Together they have 50 plus years of experience and offer the latest in LASIK/refractive surgery, laser assisted cataract surgery with multifocal intraocular lens implants, and complex eye disease management.

Like us on Facebook and visit our website at baganstrindenvision.com to see all the benefits of becoming part of the Bagan Strinden Vision family!