Because our eyes play such an important role in our lives and are such an important part of our bodies, we must understand how to keep them healthy, what problems they may have, and what solutions there are at the body and diet levels.
Foods:
- Citrus Fruits
- Orange
- Lemon
- Grapes
- Fish
- Sweet Potatoes
- Eggs
- Seeds
- Sunflower seeds
- Chia seeds
- Hemp seeds
- Flax seeds
- Carrot
- Leafy Greens
- Red peppers
- Broccoli
- Strawberry
- Nuts
- Peanut
- Walnut
- Lentils
- Brazil Nuts
- Almonds
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Ways to improve eyesight:
1. Eating Proper Diet:
A healthy diet always works for every problem, most of the things depend on consumption.
So the vision-related query also diet play a major role. We have listed the sources which can help us to improve our eyesight or to cure eye-related problems.
Especially the nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids work better which can be found in fatty fish such as salmon, tuna and halibut aid in recovering the problem like macular.
Also, lutein, zinc and vitamin E & C could be helpful for the problems like degeneration and cataracts.
For the eye the foods that are high in antioxidants like vitamin A & C and the foods like leafy greens vegetables and fish.
We have heard many times that eating a carrot is good for our eye health but the truth is that eating vegetables having dark leafy greens like spinach, kale and collard greens makes our eyes healthy.
2. Wash your hands and eyes regularly:
Cleaning is also a major thing to keep our eyes healthy because eyes are really sensitive so we need to keep them clean otherwise they could affect by germs or infections.
If you are using contactless lenses then it is mandatory to wash your hands before touching the lenses or while removing/putting them.
For contactless purposes, you also get instructions from the doctor.
Germs in your contactless lenses may lead to infections and could be harmful to your eyes.
Also in the morning the first thing we should do nicely clean our eyes, it removes our laziness and makes our eyes clean, it feels really fresh.
3. Quit Smoking:
Smoking is harmful to you if you are trying to achieve health-related goals, so it is also dangerous for eye health.
Generally, smoking leads to an increase the diseases like macular degeneration and cataracts.
Also, smoking consistently damages our optic nerves over time which can lead to blindness, so be cautious.
Again the thing is that when you smoke, you expose your eyes to a lot of oxidative stress and it could be hazardous too.
The longer you can go without smoking, the better your blood vessels will be, and inflammation in your eyes and throughout your body will decrease.
Quit smoking or don’t start at all. Smoking is harmful to your entire body, including your eyes.
4. Get proper rest:
Nowadays most of the work is done through the computer so we use it continuously likewise mobile we use so our eyes get tired so we need a proper rest.
Sometimes we continuously look at the screen without blinking leads to tiredness or eye stress.
A good rest increases the proper blood flow including eyes that’s why we feel good by taking a nap.
5. Wear Sunglasses:
Another reason to damage your eyes is Ultra violate (UV) rays.
Sun exposure can harm your eyes and increase your chances of developing cataracts, age-related macular degeneration and Pterygium is a tissue growth over the white part of the eye (which can cause blurred vision).
Sunglasses are not only for the look but also block around 99% of UV-A and UV-B radiations, which totally protects our eyes from UV rays.
Wraparound lenses shield your eyes from the sides. Polarized lenses reduce glare while driving but do not always provide additional protection.
6. Stay fit:
Exercise is the thing that keeps your body maintain and there is less probability of any kind of disease.
It increases blood circulation, which boosts oxygen levels in the eyes and aids in toxin clearance.
Exercise may aid in the prevention or management of diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
These diseases can cause vision or eye problems. So, if you exercise on a regular basis, you can reduce your chances of developing these eye and vision problems.
Exercise and a healthy weight can benefit your eyes as much as your waistline.
Too much sugar in your bloodstream causes damage to the delicate artery walls. So make sure to try to maintain your blood sugar.
So fitness directly helps to protect you from eye damage.
Eye Exercises:
Some eye exercises we should definitely try:
- Focus Change
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Focus on your finger and move your finger slowly at some point where you can focus then bring your finger back with a focus slowly.
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- Figure Eight
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Look on the floor and focus on any point and draw an imaginary 8 with that point.
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- Near and Far
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Put your finger at some point and then focus on your finger then look at some point far away from the finger at the same line then again focus on your finger, do it several times.
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Conclusion:
- Eyes are a very essential part of our life so we need to take care of it to do so the main part is to have a proper healthy diet as mentioned above.
- Along with that rest is much more important in order to keep it healthy.
- Also, try to wash it regularly throughout the day because most people continue to use their laptops or mobile.
- Eye exercise in the morning may improve your eye quality.
- While going outside try to put on sunglasses that will help you out.
- And one more thing tries to drink enough water throughout the day.
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