Monday, August 31, 2015

Ways In Taking Good Care Of Your Eye

By Daphne Bowen


Human beings are gifted to be born with five senses. These are the sense of touch, smell, hear, and sight. If one suddenly fails, a person will definitely have a difficulty in doing all the things he or she would want to do. This is why we really need to take good care of the body parts that gave us these senses in order for us to maximize its use until we grow old.

One of these senses that human beings rely so much is the sight. We can definitely say that our eyes are very important for us. With this, San Antonio eye specialists never fail to remind us to take good care of it. If not, there is a big possibility that we cannot see all the beautiful things anymore. We cant see the birds flying freely. Gone are the days where you see the sunset and sunrise. Lastly, you cant see the face of your love when he laughs, cries, and make fun faces.

But with the kind of lifestyle that we are living right now, it is so hard not to abuse our eyes. There are people who need to stare at their computer monitors for the whole day so they could do their work. Some do a movie marathon to let out their stress. Add the improper diet. Thus, it is now really hard to keep our eyes healthy.

But do you know we can still prevent our eyes from failing by doing certain things. One thing we could do is to give it a rest time. So stop facing your monitor for quite a few minutes and divert your visual attention to other objects. If you still have time to stand up and go to a different place for a while, then do it. It is good to look at objects that are refreshing such as plants or any green or nature colored objects.

This does not only apply to those people who are staring at their computer. This also applies to those who are reading a very thick novel or their scholastic books, those who are writing essays and articles for their assignments, and many others. By looking away for how many minutes will help you not to get an eye strain.

If you do such mentioned activities, assure that you have a well lighted space. Your eyes can see clearly on the areas that are well lighted. The organ pressures itself to see things clearly on dark lighted areas which can definitely cause eye problems.

Yes, it is really good to have a well lighted area but it is also not good to look intently in all the intense light. Staring at these will damage the cells in your retina. This is why ophthalmologist never advices you to stare intently at light bulbs or directing binoculars or telescopes to the sun.

Never neglect eating foods which are very rich in Vitamin A. Researches has shown this nutrient really helps protect certain eye cells from any toxic damages. The foods which are rich with this nutrient are watercress, spinach, and carrots. If your body does not have enough Vitamin A, you will surely get night blindness.

But the very best thing to do is to have regular eye check up. This is very much applicable to the people who have genetically eye problems. So before you get one, visit your ophthalmologist so to give you the right treatments and instructions in avoiding eye problems.




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