Eye are really the precious and important part of our body, and so much that weaker vision would eventually shape a person’s lifestyle in long run and hence it is important take care of and prevent from degrading it. And apparently there are also many factors that can cause harm to your eye like pollution, pollutant, stress, less sleep, harsh light exposure and even in some cases even certain medication or cosmetics could always pose a possibility to cause harm.
However, you can take some precautions; make a daily routine or habit to keep your eyes healthy and even it is help you keep your odd out to cause muscle degenerations, which is an inevitable aging effects. Here are some handy tips to help you maintaining good health of your eyes.
Eat right: food has always been an ultimate and tasty ways you keep your healthy. Especially those food that contains omega-3 fatty acids, lutein, zinc, and vitamins C and E might help ward off age-related vision problems such as macular degeneration and cataracts and hence it is wise to add food items like Green, leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale, and collards, Salmon, tuna, and other oily fish, Eggs, nuts, beans, and other non-meat protein sources, Oranges and other citrus fruits or juice, Oysters and even pork.
Smoking: Now you may have heard this many time and for many reasons have been bombarded such suggestions but this one it more valid one. As smoking makes you prone to get cataracts, optic nerve damage, and macular degeneration, and if you’ve tried to quit smoking before and started smoking again, keep trying, then the more times you try to quit smoking, the more likely to improve eyes health.
Cool Shades: Here is some tip with a style! It is crucial to get right kind of sunglasses will help protect your eyes from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays as too much UV exposure makes you more likely to get cataracts and macular degeneration. Choose sunglasses that block 99% to 100% of both UVA and UVB rays, properly wraparound lenses help protect your eyes from the side and for the best use polarized lenses that reduce glare when driving. And in case if you happens to wear contact lenses, it is better to get some offer UV protection or wear sunglasses for more protection.
Screen timing: It is the most common this era that everyone is having as working or starting screen could cause you eyestrain, blurry vision, trouble focusing at a distance, dry eyes, headaches, neck, back, and also shoulder pain too. And it is better if you cut down the screen timing to manageable or negligible if possible. And in case due to work and condition you can be do that, then at least wear antiglare glasses for a while, so it would not cause any irritation. It is also suggested to make you amend to sit in proper position so that it cause any strain staring the screen continuously.
Besides all the measures, it is always better to make a routine checkup to keep your eye’s health healthy!