CONTACT LENSE: ENHANCES VISION AND FASHION?

“My son, Asher, was admitted in the hospital for 3 days after suffering from the symptoms of astigmatism, an eye disease.” says Mrs. Araceli Fuentes.

         Mrs. Fuentes added that after consultation, the doctor advised that his son should wear eyeglasses as an aid since the problem occurs in his son’s vision.

        Asher is a sportsman. He is currently one of the best swimmers in their university. According to him, having an eye problem is really a hindrance during practices and doing chores. It bothered him everytime he thought that the competition was approaching. Due to this reason, Asher tried to look for an alternative solution and he found contact lens.

While wearing contact lens, Asher discovered that the new visual devise is not only a solution for his eye problem but it can also be used for cosmetic and therapeutic reasons. It provides better side of vision, enhances appearance, and comfort in fulfilling daily activities. He also stated that an advantage of contact lens is that, it will not slip off, get wet, or fog up which can easily happen in glasses. Moreover, Asher emphasized that contact lens can also be used for fashion. It gives a more elegant look unlike eyeglasses. For him, wearing contact lens is more practical than glasses to sporty type of person like him because aside from it is an eye problem solution and hassle-free, you can also select what kind of color or design fitted for your personality.

Some of the fashion icons use contact lenses nowadays to enhance their feature. The purpose is to dramatically change the color of their eyes. These lenses are perfect for Halloween, role playing, practical jokes and parties with so many designs.

        According to the research, contact lenses are those pieces of plastic letting a person to see without wearing glasses. They can be used as a substitute of eyeglasses and to rectify hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, and aphakia. These lenses can also provide an artificial refracting surface to the human eye and can control nearsightedness and farsightedness. Another thing that a person must keep in mind will be when it comes to contact lens; there should be a strong relation between an ophthalmologist, an optician, an optometrist and the wearer.

        Before wearing contact lenses, the doctor must examine first the eyes whether they are healthy enough to wear the devices or not. If the eyes are healthy enough, then the fitter can use contact lenses but should learn how to use and care the devise for vision.

HAIR MAKEOVER: The MOST IN-DEMAND Hair Care

Getting exhausted with your old appearance? Consider ideas for new hair trends!

Hair has been the most noticeable feminine feature. Hair specialists believe that it conveys self-image, self esteem, and confidence. Hair also affects the overall appearance of a person because it can ruin even the most expertly applied make-up just like having a dirty, tangled and greasy hair.

People especially women have different tastes when it comes to hairstyles. For older ones, they want to have a short haircut for them to look younger. For adults, most of them want to have a hairstyle fitted for their career. For housekeepers or mothers, short haircut and long straight haircut is the most suitable. According to them, it is easier for do household chores having these types of haircut especially the short haircut while long straight haircut can be tied up easily. For businesswomen, their hairstyle depends on the type of work they’re into. Commonly, they use to have hairstyles appropriate for formal occasions or gatherings. Lastly, for teenagers and young adults, they tend to follow some of the most famous hairstyles.

For the most commonly desired haircuts, here are some of the in-demand styles from hair experts.

1. MODERN EMO HAIRCUT. It has long swept bangs in the front. This bang is swept around the forehead on either side. The opposite side is traditionally short and designed in a funky way. This type of haircut adds shape around the face to give a defined and confident style.

2. LAYERED HAIRCUT. It has well- shaped layers; hair will not fall too heavily across the face. This type of haircut adds shape around the face to give a defined and confident style.

3. PIXIE CUT. It is a short choppy style of haircut, or a nearly shaved head. It can be done with spikes or even a layered cut. The first effect of this type of haircut is the youthful appearance it presents.

4. LIFTED LAYERED BACK STYLE. This type of hairstyle is short in the back and long in the front. The front is either layered or straight. It can be worn by those with curly or wavy hair.

5. BOB HAIRSTYLE. The type of hairstyle wherein the hair is typically cut straight around the head at about jaw-length, often with bangs at the front.

6. PONYTAIL. The other type of hairstyle wherein the hair is pulled to the back of the head and often held with a hair tie or ribbon.

7. HIGHLIGHTED HAIRSTYLE. Highlighting hair is a great way to incorporate color in which only chosen parts of hair are being applied with the desired hair color.

8. BLONDE. It is another type of applying hair color. The only difference is that in blonde hairstyle, the color of the hair is completely changed by the desired color.

9. LONG CURLY HAIRSTYLE. The simplest hairstyle today. It is commonly used by women who wanted to look simple yet striking.

In deciding what type of haircut or hairstyle you want to have, there are still important matters that you need to consider.

• BE REALISTIC- consider the time you’ll be spending everyday in arranging the type of hairstyle you want to have.

• WHAT TYPE OF HAIRCUT YOU WANT TO HAVE- the hair will always look its best if the person wearing it knows how to carry the style.

• WHAT TYPE OF PRODUCT YOU WANT TO APPLY- knowing the best product like hair color will add attractiveness to your hair.

• FACE SHAPE- the hairstyle you want to have must fit to the shape of your face. It should make you look prettier and fresher.

• WHAT TYPE OF HAIR YOU HAVE- some type of hair won’t fit in to the haircut. Short haircut will look heavier to persons with bulky hair.

• BODY SIZE- for big personalities, short haircuts are not suitable for you. Instead, select long hairstyles because it will help you look thinner.

“FIGHTING MALARIA IN AGUSAN DEL SUR”

Malaria was one of the alarming diseases encountered by the residents in Agusan Del Sur due to the regions abundant source of water. According to the study, some 84% of the 308 barangays in Agusan Del Sur in Mindanao were classified as endemic for malaria. This disease may occur to any person who was bitten by a mosquito which possibly carries malaria. These mosquitoes usually live in areas specifically to the regions with waters. It is a human threat that has relentlessly taken human life.  

Farming is the prime source of income of the residents in Agusan Del Sur. Farmers usually leaves home before sun rises and come back after sun sets. In between this period of time, they were into the farm watering and cleaning their crops using water from irrigations wherein some of these irrigations were stock-up. This situation becomes the reason why people were prone to malaria.

When cases of malaria continuously increased, the Barangay Health Workers, COMBHEA organization, health experts like midwives and doctors, government officials together with the residents of Agusan Del Sur have hand-in-hand decided and agreed to fight malaria through general cleanings. All the possible areas where mosquitoes lived was checked and cleaned-up. For the malaria victims, relatives and friends were encouraged to take the patient to the hospital directly, if symptoms of malaria occur, for proper medications and advised to be extra careful and always clean the environment.

Through the help of Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) with the coordination of the Department of Health (DOH) Provincial Government of Agusan Del Sur, community trust fund have established for the malaria control projects (Mary Joy Bardillas).The Agusan Del Sur Malaria Control Project (ADSMCP) decided to create a subcomponent of community participation in order to sustain the project goals. ADSMCP also have micro-enterprise development program which was considered an appropriate intervention for the barangay health workers because it will serve as a tool for the institutional strengthening of the Barangay Health Workers Organization (BHWO). The project also have the community-based approach wherein information about local knowledge of malaria, its transmission, treatment and prevention were gathered in order to incorporate these informations into community interventions through seminars lead by BHW’s, DOH, and provincial government officials. The project has become a bridge in building-up new organization in Mindanao called Community-Based Health Educators and Advocates (COMBHEA). It is composed of youths in every barangay. The main purpose of establishing this organization is for the youths to learn more about malaria disease and other problems which concerns our health, apply the learnings, inform and assist the community based on what they have learned. COMBHEA has not only gained self-awareness but also knew the significance of having a healthy environment for a healthy living. More importantly, youths have been very useful in disseminating the informations about malaria. They were the ones who informed the community to always clean the surroundings and check the possible places where mosquitoes may live.

The Agusan Del Sur Malaria Control and Prevention Project helped reduced the transmission of malaria in hyper endemic areas by raising community awareness of malaria prevention strategies; establishing a community volunteer program for malaria control utilizing existing barangay health worker networks; and developing a community-based financing scheme to sustain malaria control activities.