OUT you go, dear, into the fresh air. Better still, out to the mountains with you and walk. Breathe. Air like wine. Look -- the rolling hills of Ireland.

Sorry to sound like a scoutmaster, but shocking research has apparently discovered the reason for an increasing proportion of the world's kids growing up into specky four-eyes. Those types who said kids who stayed indoors with their nose in a book were right. Not about the nose in a book -- about being indoors.

Famous musician Elton John is among the famous Lasik surgery beneficiaries who now enjoys a better vision. To correct his poor vision, Elton decided to take the help of Lasik surgery in 2003. Now after the surgery, he does not trouble himself with problematic glasses, unless they belong to his stage outfit.

There are endless food myths parents use every day to get their children to eat nutritious food – 'spinach will make you strong like Popeye', 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' and 'eating carrots helps you see in the dark'.

More than often glasses or uncomfortable contact lenses have come to the rescue but now with Lasik eye surgery, unclear vision is a thing of the past. Lasik surgery is all about reshaping the cornea through laser to correct major visionary impairments including myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia. Statistically seen, between 92 and 98 percent of Lasik eye surgeries are successful and allow you to enjoy proper vision for the rest of your life. Many celebrities with vision problems like nearsightedness or farsightedness have undergone Lasik eye surgery.

Blue eyes contain low amounts of melanin within the iris stroma; longer wavelengths of light tend to be absorbed by the underlying iris pigment epithelium, and shorter wavelengths are reflected and undergo Rayleigh scattering. The type of melanin present is eumelanin.

Ever wondered about the several hours you spend with your eyes constantly rivetted on your computer screens, laptops, cell-phones, television... all an inescapable part of our hectic daily lives, and the toll it takes on your eyes?

What’s worse is that trapped in this fast-pace, we have ready excuses of not finding the time to take care of them. But there are some easy everyday tips that you can follow for healthy eyes. Here’s what to do...

A teenage boy damaged his eyes while playing with a handheld laser pointer that he had bought over the Internet, according to a case reported on Wednesday by the British Medical Journal.

The lad suffered dark spots, known as central scotomas, and loss of image sharpness after shining the green diode laser beam into his eyes, a trio of specialists from the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital concluded.

Fifty years ago, when the laser was invented, we couldn't imagine how this clever beam of light would revolutionise our daily lives.

It's my guess that the next 50 years will bring at least as many amazing changes again - making today's medicine seem as sophisticated as bleeding people with leeches.

Lasers once seemed to belong to the world of sci-fi and futuristic thrillers.

A man has been saved from losing his eyesight and the possible use of his legs, thanks to an eye test.

Eric Whapples, aged 62, was shocked after a visit to his local opticians led to the diagnosis of a blocked artery in his neck.

Lindsey Vonn, 2010 Vancouver Olympic Gold medalist and 3-time overall World Cup Champion Skier, had LASIK performed by Dr. Robert K. Maloney of the Maloney Vision Institute and now has better than 20/20 vision.