Distilled from the advice of eye
experts across the country, and provided by Family Eyecare Clinic:
- Feed your eyes good food.
Vitamins A, C, D, and E are especially important for both adults
and children who want good eyesight. Eat lots of green, red, and
yellow vegetables. Good fats, such as fish oil, are necessary,
too.
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- Don't make your eyes work
to hard! Wear the correct contacts lenses and glasses. Keep your
prescriptions up to date.
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- Protect your eyes from
injury. Wear top quality, shatterproof glasses and sunglasses.
Wear safety glasses for hazardous work and sports, and always
follow work safety rules.
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- Keep your eyes clean!
Bacteria can easily cause painful and damaging infections in your
eyes. Be very careful putting on and removing makeup, inserting
contacts, and keep tissues used for sneezing away from your eyes.
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- Keep your blood pressure
normal. Have it checked regularly. Use natural means to lower it
when possible, drugs when necessary.
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- Don't smoke. If you are
around smokers, you are smoking.
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- Give your eyes a break!
Look away from close work like sewing and computer screens
frequently. Blink often when doing close work to keep your eyes
moist.
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- Do “eye yoga.” Blink
slowly, look gently as far as you can left, right, up, down, and
at your nose.
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- Wear sunglasses during high
ultraviolet light times of the day; mornings and afternoons.
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- Make sure you have your
half-hour eye checkup every year at your optometrist. Children
should be checked before school starts for near- and
farsightedness, astigmatism, Amblyopia (lazy eye) and general eye
health. Adults should be checked for near and farsightedness,
glaucoma, cataracts, and other issues with aging eyes.
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What to do in an eye injury medical emergency?
Call 911 or visit the emergency room first.
Then make an appointment with the Family EyeCare Clinic for
after-care and evaluation! It's important to have your eyes
checked for further damage, even if your pain goes away.
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