About Aging Eye Care
Aging eye care with Eyewear, Eye Exams and Vitamins
Good eye care is important for maintaining good eyesight as you grow older. Having great vision is essential to enjoy life to the fullest. However, careless eye protection, as with any other parts of your body, may result in serious vision problems. So, don't take your perfect eyesight for granted.
Protecting your eyesight, preventing injuries and reducing the risk of some eye diseases need healthy habits. A healthy lifestyle can help you to improve your chances of avoiding eye diseases that can permanently impair vision. It isn’t easy but the rewards are lifetime, healthy eyes.
What is a healthy lifestyle? It means protecting your eyes from any situations that may endanger them. This can be wearing sunglasses or other safety eyewear while doing risky activities. If you wear contact lenses you may want to practice good hygiene.
You’re also careful with any
works that may cause eyestrain. It means also visiting your
eye doctor regularly
for a yearly eye examination. The lifestyle also means regular aerobic
activities complemented with balanced diets, rich in vitamins and antioxidants.
Wearing Protective Eyewear for Eye Care
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Many eye injuries happen on the job, during sports or even recreational activities. You need to wear eye protection such as safety glasses or safety goggles if you work with power tools or chemical stuff both in industrial setting, around your house or even at swimming pool.
Direct exposure to UV rays
from the sun may also contribute to eye diseases, particularly cataracts and
age-related macular degeneration. To protect your eyes from the sun you can wear
sunglasses that screen ultraviolet light. There are
designer sunglasses that
blocks 97% of both UV (A) and UV (B) light.
The Importance of Contact Lens Hygiene
Bad hygiene can lead to complications caused by bacterial infection in the delicate structures of your eyes. To prevent any kind of eye infections always follow manufacturer guide for wearing and caring for your contact lenses.
Make sure you clean, disinfect and store your lenses with proper, recommended solutions. If you wear
disposable contact lenses discard the lenses in a timely way as per manufacturer
recommendations.
Eyestrain Prevention
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Any close-up work such as reading and computer work can result in eyestrain. If you suffer from eyestrain your eyes may feel irritated, sore or tired, followed with blurred vision.
To prevent eyestrain make
sure you have sufficient light directed at what you’re doing. If you sit in
front of computer monitor all day take eye breaks by closing your eyes, blinking
or lean back occasionally. You may also wear special glasses or contacts that
are right for computer work.
Having Yearly Eye Examination for Eye Care
If you’re 50 or older, visit your eye doctor for an eye examination, at least once a year. Even if you have no problem seeing there are several eye diseases that have no symptoms during their early stages. An experienced eye doctor is able to recognize and treat them before it’s too late.
In addition to diagnosing and
treating common eye problems you can also keep your eyeglass or contact lens
prescription up-to-date. If you’re lucky your
eye doctor may find non-eye related diseases during the eye test.
Balanced Diets and Aerobic Activities
Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) found that vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc and copper taken in high doses reduced the risks vision loss due to macular degeneration. You can find the eye vitamins and minerals in a diet rich, containing antioxidants, in dark green, deep yellow, or orange fruits and vegetables.
By staying active you boost both your heart rate and blood circulation. This is especially true for any aerobic activities such as jogging, walking or swimming. The activities provide required eye care by maintaining the health of crucial eye structures, such as the optic nerve.
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