03/19/2026
📌👀Myth and Facts📌👀
📌Myth- If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way.
👀Your eye muscles allow you to move your eyes in all directions. Looking left or right, up or down, won’t force them to remain in those positions, just as crossing the eyes won’t force them to stay that way. Crossed eyes may result from disease, uncorrected vision, or from muscle or nerve damage.
📌Myth - People who are color blind see in black and white.
👀Most people who are color blind see partial color. The most severe form of color blindness, in which everything is seen in shades of gray, is uncommon. Most people with color blindness have difficulty distinguishing between greens and reds.
📌Myth - Sitting very close to the TV can damage your eyes.
👀 While sitting very close to the television may cause eye strain or give you a headache, it will not damage vision in children or adults. However, habitually sitting close to the television may signal that the person is nearsighted and, in fact, needs glasses.
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