Andrew Hogan, a leading Tasmanian optometrist and education director of the Optometrists Association of Tasmania, is warning that the fashionable emo haircuts and hairstyles – you know, the ones with long lopsided fringes that sweep or hang across one eye – can cause long-term damage to eyesight. Children and teenagers are particularly at risk.
Although the trendy styles are extremely popular and many people find them to be unique and stylish, any cut or style that obstructs your vision with your hair can result in amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye.
Hogan explained, “If a young emo chap has a fringe covering one eye all the time, that eye won’t see a lot of detail,” he said. “And if it happens from a young age, that eye can become amblyotic.”
While birth to seven-years-old is typically the age when visual development is most vulnerable, new research indicates that vision can still be affected at later stages, including into the teenage years.
And the longer you wear the hairstyle obstructing your vision, the weaker you are making that eye, and the higher the potential risk.Continue Reading
