8 Tips To Improve Your Eye Health
If there is one thing we take for granted in our busy lives it is our eyes. We use them every day and they function fully in a blink of an eye. You just need to open your eyelids and you are ready.
Here are some tips you can add to your everyday activities to improve your eye health.
Have a Good Nights Sleep – Your eyes can process 36,000 pieces of information an hour. Don’t you think they deserve a rest? While we sleep is the time when our eyes rest and also the time when our eyes can restore tears to help prevent dry eye throughout the day. Not enough sleep can cause light sensitivity, dry eye, or involuntary twitching (known as myokymia) that occurs when the muscles around the eyes don’t get enough rest.
Eat Your Greens, Oranges, and Your Yellows – A diet high in vitamins A, C, and E are good for the cells in the eye. Lutein is also important for its anti-oxidant properties and can be found in green leafy vegetables and in yellow vegetables like pepper and corn. Make sure your diet includes healthy foods like oily fish that have omega-3 fatty acids like Tuna, Salmon, Sardines, Anchovies, dark leafy greens, citrus fruits, and carrots.
Get Regular Eye Check-Ups – 23 million American adults have never had an eye exam. Your eyes need specialized care, as they are one of the most sophisticated organs in the body. My recent eye exam showed that I could develop glaucoma, which is why I have now scheduled an eye checkup every six months.
Protect Your Eyes From UV Light – Every time you go out in bright light you should wear a pair of sunglasses with good UVA and UVB protection. UV rays of the sun can cause macular degeneration, and cataracts and can even cause temporary blindness. Look for sunglasses with a label that says “100 percent protection against both UVA and UVB” or “100 percent protection against UV 400.”
Give Your Eyes a Break From Screen Time – Eyecare professionals recommend using the 20-20-20 rule, taking a 20-second break every 20 minutes by looking 20 feet away, to help reduce the risk of digital eye strain and limit screen time.
Know Your Family’s Eye History – Eye disease is often hereditary. If any family member has been diagnosed with an eye disease, then you would need to let your ophthalmologist/optometrist know that.
Eye Exercise – Here is a simple eye exercise. Stare at a distant object for 15 seconds, then look at an object near you for another 15 seconds. Repeat this cycle 4-5 times.
Fresh air – Fresh air directly supplies oxygen to the corneas in your eyes, because they lack their own oxygen supply mechanism. So do let your eyes soak in as much fresh air as possible.
Take these simple steps to keep your eyes healthy. With these tips, you can definitely lower your chance of developing a problem that could hurt your vision.