Health: Eye Care Fantasy (1972)

[Music] [Music] [Music] You all have beautiful eyes. Really very beautiful eyes. And they're one of the most important parts of your body. Without them, you couldn't see all the beauty and the wonder of the whole world. The sky, the trees, people, cities, especially the cities. Your eyes are most important to you there. It's important for you to be able to read signs like these. Your eyes help you to do many things. In fact, everything you do, you use your eyes to do. From the time you get up in the morning to the time you go to bed at night. Let me show you. [Music] You shouldn't rub your eyes too much. Why not? Because your eyes are very delicate and you can hurt their surfaces by rubbing them. See how careful that cameraman is with his lens. Well, that lens is thousand times sturdier than your eyes are. That's just how delicate they are. And that's why you have to be so careful with them. What's wrong? I have something in my eye. Come with me. The safest way to remove a speck from your eye is to rinse it under cool running water. Now, come on. Put your hand down here and then put your face all the way down to it. Try to blink it out. Is it gone? Yep. There are hundreds of different ways people see the world because your eyes are so complex. If just one little tiny thing is wrong, your whole vision could be thrown off. This is called peripheral or side vision. It means that you can't see things in the center very clearly. This is called central or tunnel vision. You can only see things in the center clearly. This is what is called nearsightedness. It means that you can't see things in the distance very well. This is what the world looks like if you're [Music] farsighted. If everything was dark, you wouldn't be able to see anything at all. But when there is light, you can see. The light goes through the lens of your eye and focuses an image on the back of your eye on a place called the retina. In some people's eyes, the light isn't focused on the right place. The light is focused here instead of on the retina. They need glasses. See why glasses can focus the light on the right place and bring everything back into focus like this. There are glasses for each of these kinds of vision. Glasses are very important. Would you please spell the second word from the top? I can't see it too well. Is something wrong with your eyes? I don't know. Maybe. May I take him to see an eye doctor? Certainly. [Music] Doctor, this boy can't see too well. All right, let's take a look at the problem. Tim, is the blackboard easy for you to read or difficult? Difficult. Is your reading easy or difficult? Easy. Okay. So, it's only the the blackboard that's giving you trouble. Let's take a look. Look at the chart. Now, I'm going to look inside your eye. Keep looking at the chart. Tim, I want you to continue looking through this instrument while we shine the light into your eyes. Is it getting easier to read for you? Yes. Very good. Now, let's block off the right eye and work on the left. Is the chart getting easier to read again? Yes. Fairly good there for you? Yes. And this is about the best there? Yes. And with both eyes open, the chart is easy for you to read. Yes. Here's the prescription for his glasses. I'll fill it immediately. [Music] What kind of rims would you like? Rims. Let's see. See things far away. Good. When you're young, it's often hard to tell if you need glasses or not. But if you are getting headaches and can't see too well or don't feel good when you try to see something, tell your teacher or your parents. You may need glasses. I do for reading. I couldn't read a thing without them. Of course, the best thing you can do for your eyes after keeping them open all day is to give them at rest at night and close them and go to sleep. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music]