{"id":831,"date":"2019-10-04T12:27:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T04:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mataasia.com\/blog\/?p=831"},"modified":"2019-10-04T12:27:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T04:27:55","slug":"maintaining-good-eye-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mataasia.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/04\/maintaining-good-eye-health\/","title":{"rendered":"MAINTAINING GOOD EYE HEALTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"block-rich-text col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-offset-0 col-md-offset-0 col-sm-offset-0 col-xs-offset-0 \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h2><b>Healthy Eye Habits<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Many vision problems occur naturally with age and with no obvious signs or symptoms. An important way to help prevent eye health issues from progressing\u00a0is by scheduling an annual exam with your eye doctor. 80 percent of all visual impairment is treatable. 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