HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES

 WHAT IS IMPORTANCE OF EYE?

Your eyesight is one of your most important senses,80% of what we percieve comes through our sense of sight ,so taking care of eyes helps you to prevent disease  like cataract, glaucoma, vision loss as age progresses,Good vision contributes to improved athletic ability,better driving skills,improved learning,better quality of life ,Healthy eyesight keeps brain healthy so overall improving your quality life of individual

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF EYES

1.Eat balanced diet:

Have food which are rich in vitamin A like carrot,papaya,kale,sweet potato,spinach,broccoli etc,eating fruits and vegetable especially deep yellow and green leafy vegetable,ensure adequate amount of vitamin C,zinc,VitaminE,Omega3fatty acid should be taken,get your daily dose of antioxidant everyday 

2.Do excercise daily:

Excercise has indirect effect on eyes health as daily excercise decreases risk of diabtes,hypertension also lower cholesterol all this condition causes retinopathy that means affect normal vision of person so Excercise helps to keep your eyes healthy

3.Stop smoking:

Smoking damages blood vessel that supply to optic nerve ,thus damages optic nerve so no proper vision .Smoking also increases your chance of developing cataracts,age related macular degeneration

4.Decrease exposure of digital screen:

Laptops,mobile phone,tablets emits blue light which damages eyes over period of time,always keep screen 20 inches away from your eyes and limit use , after every 20 minutes stop using tsblets,laptop,mobile and give rest to your eye for 20 minute is rule of 20-20-20

                              

5.Take care of contact lens :

Remove your contact lens during sleep and while having bath as we should avoid making contact lens wet as this may habour bacteria,fungus which may cause sight threatening infection

6.Occasionally use sunglasses when you go out :

Exposure to sunlight can damage your eyesight and increase your risk of developing cataract,inflammation of cornea,pterygium so use sunglasses

7.Wash your hand before touching eyes:

Wash your hands with soap and dry them with towel this should be done especially in those who where contact lens as bacteria ,fungus may habour in hand than habouring in contact lens so causes serious infection of eye

8.Visit your opthalmologist occasionally:

Everyone needs a regular eye examations like vision test for near sightness,far sightness,astigmatism,check eye intraocular pressure for glaucoma etc

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