Caring For Your Eyes and Eyesight

Our vision has a direct impact on our life and the quality of our life. Even if you have 20/20 vision, taking steps to be kind to your eyes can affect your long-term eye health.

Ways to care for your eyes daily:

• Always get an annual eye exam. Eye problems can creep in over time and you may not even be aware of them until they have reached a more serious stage, such as Glaucoma. A good optometrist can diagnosis and detect early signs of eye problems or eye disease with a simple painless eye exam
• Use the 10-10-10 rule. If you are doing lots of close-up work such as reading or using a computer screen for hours, take time out to look away and focus on a distant object. This helps give your eyes a break and prevents over straining your eyes
• Cucumber or tea bags kept in the refrigerator can be used on tired eyes to reduce puffy eyes and help to relax the surrounding muscles of the eyes
• Drinking plenty of water helps reduce tired and puffy eyes
• Using good lighting is very important. Good strong light helps improve vision and reduce eyestrain
• Healthy eating such as incorporating fruits, green leafy veggies, tomatoes, and spinach in your diet

Supplementing your diet with vitamins. Adding daily vitamins such as A, C, E, B complex and folic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin and choline which can aid in different ways to keeping your eyes healthy

• Splashing cold water on the eyes help relax them and reduce puffiness