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Is Emo Hair Bad for Your Eyes?

SodaHead Living 2012/05/16 18:00:00
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Side bangs, also known as "emo" bangs, are popular with women (Nicole Richie) and men (Justin Bieber). And let's not forget emos. So imagine the panic when an optometrist told The Daily Telegraph that the emo hair style could cause lazy eye, or amblyopia.

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"If a young emo chap has a fringe covering one eye all the time, that eye won't see a lot of detail," Andrew Hogan of Australia told the tabloid. "And if it happens from a young age, that eye can become amblyotic."

But msnbc.com ontacted Dr. Leonard Press, the New Jersey eye specialist who co-authored the clinical practice guidelines on amblyopia for the American Optometric Association, and he scoffed at the scoop, saying it's really only a problem for people younger than 7 years old.

"The story would only be true," he said, "if you had somebody young enough, and if that person never looked out of that eye -- if it was blocked 24-7. The reason it’s false is that you don’t have that constant deprivation." We're inclined to think that it's safe to get as "emo" as you want to with your hair, assuming you're over 7. What do you think?
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  • Pierce 2012/07/11 18:37:07
  • Selina 2012/06/19 17:25:07
    No
    Selina
    that like saying that just having hair is bad for your eyes
  • riptide115 2012/06/11 04:42:00
    No
    riptide115
    No who's. Emo at 7 lol!;p
  • tobe 2012/06/06 14:31:49
    No
    tobe
    emo didn't start this trend and its been going on for years. I wouldnt want my hair in my eyes but i don't think it'd cause me to get a lazy eye either.
  • brooke. 2012/05/31 19:20:28
    No
    brooke.
    i dont see howw..
  • Tdog 2012/05/29 01:09:59
    No
    Tdog
    Nup, emo hair is very pleasing to mine eye.
  • RasHooD 2012/05/27 12:47:45
    No
    RasHooD
    +1
    not at all
  • mrsgrint<3 2012/05/26 20:55:49
    No
    mrsgrint<3
    +1
    My eyes are fine
  • Tennessee3501 2012/05/26 20:36:24
    No
    Tennessee3501
    +2
    Science fiction is always popular!
  • dog 2012/05/25 21:06:38
    No
    dog
    +2
    No it's hot
  • Funboy 2012/05/24 12:49:41
    No
    Funboy
    +1
    Why should it be? Pretty stupid to say so.
  • helli.candy 2012/05/23 11:37:26
    No
    helli.candy
  • Jade_vengeance 2012/05/23 02:36:01
    No
    Jade_vengeance
    +1
    Ive had "emo" hair for YEARS and nothing is wrong with my eyes
    0_o
  • VictorianBabe 2012/05/23 01:36:18
    Yes
    VictorianBabe
    It explains why I now have a lazy eye. Lol
  • AkaiKiba18 2012/05/22 23:18:23
    No
    AkaiKiba18
    I kinda like it
  • kylie 2012/05/22 16:48:56
    No
    kylie
    i love EMO hair i think its sext that you can't even see their eyes.
  • 2585661 2012/05/22 02:08:21
    No
    2585661
    but being an emo is lame and over done. No one respects the emo.
  • lillilolilove 2012/05/21 22:54:31
    No
    lillilolilove
    eeh yeah its fine its cute i like it i know people who have a fringe and has had it for a while there eyes are fine
  • Wabbleyuw 2012/05/21 14:21:22
    No
    Wabbleyuw
    Just wear it correctly.
    If you so wish to have your hair in your eye, just do it for a photo or so.
    Many people with bangs prefer to keep it out of their eyes anyway. Be it by cutting it just above the eyes or keeping it side-swept.
  • Laura 2012/05/21 11:54:13
    Yes
    Laura
    DAMN IT....!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CLICKED ON NO....!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO NO NO.
    No it doesn't. Why should it...???
    My hair is always in my face and it never bothers me.
  • Retard Buggsy 2012/05/21 11:49:34
    No
    Retard Buggsy
    I dont think so....!!!!!!!! It's just cool.....!!!!!
  • xxx 2012/05/21 07:16:11
    No
    xxx
    +3
    Are stupid questions bad for your brain?
  • aidet 2012/05/20 20:11:49
    No
    aidet
    +2
    no one even with "emo" hair has their eyes covered ALL the time...
  • Hothooves 2012/05/20 06:58:14
    Yes
    Hothooves
    +1
    but not many 7 year olds have emo hair. Teenagers shouldn't have to worry.
  • beach bum 2012/05/20 01:39:02
    No
    beach bum
    nope
  • Cameryn 2012/05/19 23:33:12
  • Crimson 2012/05/19 15:56:35
    No
    Crimson
    +2
    If it's like over your eyes, covering them and you have to strain your eyes to see through your hair strands and cry in agony each time your hair pokes you in the eye then yeah definitely, that can cause some eye problems.

    if your hair is like Pookie, then no.
  • KyoriYuki 2012/05/19 13:39:56
    No
    KyoriYuki
    I've always had my hair over one eye, the style i have practically revolves around the side bang, I started wearing it like this since 5th grade when I started growing it out so my bangs and hair could be the same length.
  • Dave 007 2012/05/19 12:14:20
    Yes
    Dave 007
    +2
    It's stupid and that girl in the pics looks like a clown. Youth is waisted on the youth.
  • Lexii A... Dave 007 2012/05/19 19:15:11
    Lexii Acosta
    +3
    That's mean D: I don't think she looks like a clown. Why? Cause of the turquoise greenish hair? ._. shes rockin the emo hair in my opinion! xD
  • Victori... Dave 007 2012/05/23 01:34:36
    VictorianBabe
    Haha that's funny. And a but true....
  • WoymnRule. 2012/05/19 11:53:30
    No
    WoymnRule.
    I thought that you were allowed to have your hair the way you want!!!
  • American Idol 2012/05/19 08:18:20
    No
    American Idol
    Why yes?
  • Mrs. Prince Royce 2012/05/19 05:15:44
    Yes
    Mrs. Prince Royce
    +1
    you can't even see your eyes with emo hair!
  • KyoriYuki Mrs. Pr... 2012/05/19 13:40:37
    KyoriYuki
    +1
    depends what style
  • Mrs. Pr... KyoriYuki 2012/05/19 17:47:03
  • GreenDay+MCR=<3 2012/05/19 01:54:11
    No
    GreenDay+MCR=<3
    i dont think so
  • El Prez 2012/05/19 01:27:50
    Yes
    El Prez
    +2
    It ia also bad for EMO. Too many chemicals ruins hair.
  • Mrs. Pr... El Prez 2012/05/19 05:16:48
    Mrs. Prince Royce
    Bberry true!! lol
  • greenmydaychemicalromance 2012/05/18 22:36:36
    No
    greenmydaychemicalromance
    +1
    thats f*cking dumb!
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