Are you on the lookout for ways on how to maintain healthy eyes? They say the eyes are the windows to your soul and they’re also one of the primary, important senses needed for quality of life. Knowing how to maintain healthy eyes will help not only keep a better eyesight but also keep your eyes away from serious eye conditions. We list down nine essential tips for maintaining eye health.

How To Maintain Healthy Eyes | Follow These Easy Tips

Here are 9 resolutions to set to maintain the health of your eyes this year!

1. Eat the Right Foods

Eating foods rich in nutrients like lutein, omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, and vitamins C and E will definitely promote healthy eyes. Moreover, these nutrients will keep away age-related health problems like macular degeneration and cataracts. Food items recommended for eye health include leafy greens, eggs, citrus and berries, almonds, and carrots.

2. Stop Smoking

Smoking may not be a side effect known to many, but it does affect one’s eye health. Just think about the harmful chemicals you introduced to your body from smoking. By kicking the habit, you reduce the risk of getting cataracts, macular degeneration, dry eyes, and even diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is a complication arising from diabetes, which will cause vision problems.

3. Wear Sunglasses with UV protection

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Did you know that UVA and UVB (ultraviolet) rays can cause serious damage to your eyes? Think of it as invisible heat rays your eyes will absorb, especially during summer days. Continuous exposure will lead to skin cancer of the eyelids, cataracts, and pterygium, or an abnormal growth on the white part of your eyes.To protect your eyes, choose sunglasses that block out 99-100% of both UVA and UVB rays.

4. Wear Protective Eyewear

Notice how athletes in high-risk sports or employees in hazardous workplaces or jobs wear protective eyewear? It’s not because of fashion. High-risk sports like ice and field hockey, racket sports, lacrosse, and baseball expose athletes to the risk of getting eye injuries, especially when there’s contact involved. People who deal with tools, chemicals, and metal and glass bits might encounter work accidents that could harm the eyes too.

5. Don’t Sleep In Contacts

It can be quite tempting to sleep in with them, more so during those nights were you can’t be bothered with freshening up. However, leaving your contacts in, especially with your eyes closed, can cause eye infections. More so, eye infections from improper contact lens use may cause blindness.

6. Fresh Contacts Solution

It is very important for you to pay attention to the expiration date and main ingredients of your contacts solution. This goes the same for contacts solution that has been reused. Use only the solutions recommended to you. Check the expiration date, labels to determine if there are any potential allergens, and throw out a leftover solution from your case after putting on your lenses. Lastly, always store your lenses in a clean case with fresh solution. This way, you reduce your eyes’ chances of getting an unnecessary infection.

7. Take Breaks from Electronics

Adapt the 20/20/20 rule to avoid digital eye strain. To protect your eyes from Computer Eye Syndrome, take a break from your computer, laptop, and even mobile phone every 20 minutes. Rest your eyes by looking at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Looking at something green that far away can also help relax your eyes a bit.

8. Visit Your Eye Doctor

The best way to protect your vision is by having regular visits to your eye doctor. Your eye doctor may be able to catch eye conditions or you may not be aware of. Some of these do not exhibit any telling or physical symptoms, and it may be too late for you if it fully progresses. Your eye doctor will also conduct regular eye exams to check your vision as well.

9. Take Only Doctor-Approved Nutritional Supplements

Scientific studies showed certain supplements can be taken for certain eye conditions such as macular degeneration and dry eyes. But before buying a popular supplement you have seen in an ad or upon recommendation by a friend, ask your doctor first. Use only high-quality supplements. The supplement may either produce little to no effect or could cause adverse ones. Your eye doctor can also suggest eye supplement brands that suit you.

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Knowing how to maintain healthy eyes should be one of your big promises to yourself this year. Losing your eyesight quality or function can be prevented by strictly following prevention tips. Also, your eye doctor can also share ways on how to improve eye health. Be Well in 2018!

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