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“The eyes are windows to our souls, seeing believes”. I’m sure you must’ve heard these phrases or any other of the many phrases that have to do with how important our eyes are. While eyes are a very important part of a person, protecting and taking care of them is the utmost. Beyond making use of proper prescription glasses for eye care, they are quite a good number of ways you can improve eyesight; no surgery, no implant.
Some simple but effective activities that almost everyone can do are known to protect and improve our eyesight. They are:
While feeding well cannot cure any eye condition, some certain foods have a positive impact on your eyesight amongst the many benefits of a healthy diet.
You must’ve heard that carrots are healthy for your eyes, this is because carrots contain nutrients such as vitamins and carotenoids. Vitamin A, C, E, and mineral Zinc are known to protect the macula that is responsible for central vision from deterioration. These vitamins and minerals are found in foods such as spinach, broccoli, strawberries, carrot, sweet potato, citrus fruits, and foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon.
Maintaining a healthy body involves taking care of your eyes. Exercising doesn’t only help you maintain a healthy weight, it also improves your eyesight. Type 2 diabetes which is more associated with being overweight or obese causes diabetic retinopathy which damages the tiny blood vessels in our eyes. This causes the back part of the eye to bleed, thereby harming our eyesight.
When you exercise frequently, you reduce the sugar level in your blood and as such reduce your risk of being diabetic which can lead to diabetic retinopathy.
Apart from diabetes, they are other chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis and high blood pressure that can cause defects in our eyesight. These conditions typically cause chronic body inflammation which can affect any part of the body, the eye inclusive. Inflammation of the eye is known as optic inflammation which causes pain in the eye and might even lead to loss of vision.
High blood pressure can be effectively treated with antihypertensive medications, a healthy diet, and regular exercise. However multiple sclerosis can’t be prevented but can be managed with proper medication and healthy habits.
Practicing good hygiene helps improve eyesight without glasses. Good hygiene is important in preventing eye infections. It is important to make sure you wash your hands thoroughly before handling contact lenses and touching your eyes. When you need to clean or replace contact lenses, make sure to always follow the manufacturer’s or doctor’s instructions.
It is also advised not to make use of eye makeup products that have been open for more than three months as old makeup products increase the risk of contracting an eye infection.
Most people know smoking is bad for our lungs and heart but do not know it also affects our hair, eyes, teeth, skin, and just about every other part of the body. People who smoke frequently are at high risk of developing cataracts and mucular detoriation of the eye. This is a result of the inflammation caused by smoking which affects our blood vessels.
Some eye defects are known to be hereditary, so taking account of eye health challenges your parents and grandparents had will help you take necessary precautions and have an understanding of your eye health.
Hereditary eye challenges include:
The eye is a very delicate organ, any little irritation could easily lead to challenges in our vision. When you are playing football, riding a bike, or doing a science experiment in school, it’s important that you make use of the appropriate eyewear to protect your eye.
Anytime there is a risk of exposure to chemicals, sharp objects, dust, or even a finger getting close to your eyes, it is advised that you wear protective eyewear.
Reducing the rate at which we use our computers helps improve eyesight even without glasses. Our eyes work throughout the day, giving it a rest for a while is advised when working on computers or focusing on one thing for an extended period of time to prevent eyestrain or fatigue.
People who spend a lot of time staring at computer monitors or mobile devices may wish to apply the 20-20-20 rule. That means every 20 minutes, you should stop staring at your computer and look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. This exercise can help to reduce eyestrain.
Taking regular comprehensive dilated eye examinations is the only way you can be sure your eyes are healthy. A comprehensive dilated eye examination can help detect conditions that may affect our eyesight early enough to manage them before they cause serious damage.
Taking a break for a couple of minutes isn’t enough for your eyes to get the required rest. Your eyes require regular, restful sleep.
The benefits of sleep to our health and wellbeing are unquantifiable. Not getting enough sleep can lead to dry, itchy, or bloodshot eyes. The eyes may produce fewer tears after a night of insufficient sleep. This may lead to eye infections. After a day full of intense visual activity such as reading a book or working on a computer, a good night sleep allows our eyes to rest and prevents eyestrain and fatigue.
While you may not attribute simple tasks and intentional actions such as maintaining a healthy diet, washing your hands, exercising, making use of protective eyewear, or practicing good hygiene as factors that can improve your eyesight, they play good roles in maintaining good eyes.
Please note that these ways to improve eyesight without glasses don’t cure any eye defect, however they help in protecting our eyes and taking care of our ability to see.
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This post is quiet helpful. Living with glasses is not fun at all, I’ll give your advice a trial.
Thank you.
Thanks! Please do.