By 72, N.C, CCB Editorial Staff 

If you stop by Nurse Tosin’s office during this month she will help you seek healthy eyes.

Nurse Tosin is promoting National Eye Care Month, this January. 

According to the flier outside of the Nurse’s office it gave some tips on how to keep your eyes healthy. It states: 

• Cut down on screen time,
• Wear sunglasses, 
  • Always wear your glasses if needed, 
• Eat eye healthy foods like green leafy, and vegetables proteins and omega-3 fatty acids.
• Get regular eye exams 

¨In the month of January we check 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders eyes to make sure their eyes are healthy,¨ Conwell school nurse, Nurse Tosin said.

Fun facts about your eyes, according to Nurse Tosin’s flier:

• “Your eyes focus on 50 different objects every second
• A normal eye can distinguish approximately 10 million different colors,
• The most complex organ after the brain is the eye with 1 million nerve bundles
• 8 oz of your learning is obtained through your vision,
• Eyes can not be transplanted because they are connected to the brain via the optic nerve which can not be reconnected if served,
• If your eyes were a digital camera they would be 576 megapixels – an iPhone is only 12 megapixels”

For more information please visit the Health room on the second floor.

Posted By 72, N.C, CCB editor