The study below on the delicate part of the body will expose:
Certain harmful practices done against the eye
Certain eye defects you knew little or nothing about. An example is cataracts.
How to prevent computer, laptops, television and even your smartphone screens from damaging your eyes.
Measures to take to prevent eye issues up to 70 years and beyond
The eye and nutrition.
Brief description of the eye connection
The eyes are at work from the time you wake up to the time you close them for sleep. They take in tons of information about the world around you: shapes, colours, moments, creatures and more than that, they send the information to your brain for processing so the brain knows what is going on outside of the body.
The eye is about as big as a tennis ball and sits in a little eye socket in the skull (a bone framework enclosing the brain). The front part of the eye is protected by the eyelid. It helps keep the eyes moist and clean by blinking a number of times a minute. This is both a voluntary and involuntary action. The eyelashes work with eyelids to keep dirt and other unwanted stuff out of the eyes. The white part of the eyeball is called sclera. It is made of tough material and has the relevant role of covering most of the eyeball.
The cornea is a transparent dome, present ahead of the colored part of the eye. The cornea aids the light focus as light makes its way through. Behind the cornea is the iris which is the colourful part of the eye. When we say a person has blue eyes, this means the person has blue iris. The pupil, an opening in the iris help hits the lens. The lens sits behind the iris and is clear and colourless. Its function is to concentrate light beams on the back of the eyeball, a part called the retina.
Harmful practices against the eye
There are some common practices we do against this delicate part of the body called the eyes. They include the following:
Sitting too close to the television
Reading while lying down with your book held too close to the eyes.
Reading in an environment with dim or insufficient lighting.
Reading in a shaky or moving environment e.g. in a moving bus.
Playing in a sandy and windy place.
Using mascara or liquid eyeliner that is at least 6 months old as it is a breeding ground for germs that infect the eyes.
Sharing of eye make-up with an infected eye which can result in cross contamination.
Rubbing the eyes due to allergies that cause itching, instead of using eye drops.
Looking at the spark of a welding machine as very bright light can cause retina damage.
Sitting in the sun for too long without sunglasses.
Prevention of eye damage/problems even up to 70 years and beyond
The commonest eye damage issue which is common against ageing people and could also be hereditary is called muscular degeneration. Muscular degeneration is the leading cause of permanent vision loss among elderly people who gradually lose their central vision. With time, an individual with muscular degeneration may find it difficult to drive, read or recognize familiar faces. This is because the eye muscles have undergone series of abuse and stress thereby making it difficult to focus and detect images around it.
Below are 11 steps to help prevent muscular degeneration
Eat enough leafy green vegetables such as raw spinach. Just a half cup of raw spinach taken three times a week is good.
Take a multivitamins. Take multimineral supplements like centrum silver, unless your doctor advises otherwise
Don’t smoke at all.
If you already have muscular degeneration, consult your physician.
Eat fish or take a fish oil supplement- two fish oil capsules everyday if you don’t eat fish.
Exercise regularly and stay at healthy weight.
Eat fruits and nuts daily.
Reduce your intake of fried carbohydrates e.g . potato, white bread etc.
Keep your cholesterol level and blood pressure under control.
Wear suitable sunglasses outdoors to block ultraviolet rays and blue light.
Have regular eye examinations. You can prevent computer screens, smartphone screens or tablet screens from damaging your eyes.
A study by the American academy of optometry found that working for just 2 hours on a laptop caused a significant increase in eye pain and vision problems. The first step out of this is admitting that you have a problem (a first world problem). Now, there are recommended easy ways to protect your eyes during media binger:
Try not to use your cell phone in direct sunlight. Grey backgrounds are easier on your eyes than white ones.
Reduce glare by cleaning your screen and making sure that it is not the most brightly glowing thing in the room.
Sit at arm’s length away from your laptop or computer. The screen should not be tilted and should be positioned right below the eye level.
Remind yourself to wink the eyes. Screens have a means of making you forget to do that.
Practice a 20-20-20 break. Every 20 minutes, 20 seconds should be given in order to check-out what is happening 20 feet away from you.
Purchase a pair of glasses designed specifically for computer use.
More points on the eye and nutrition
Added sugar: It is important to cut down on added sugar in your diet. Added sugar is found in items such as fizzy drinks, cakes, chocolates and other sweet foods. You do not need to cut down on the natural sugars found in foods like fruit and milk.
Controlling your blood sugar (glucose levels)
Controlling your cholesterol levels
Tightly controlling your blood pressure
You can add the following to your diet:
Peanuts, almonds and raw spinach
Vitamin C can be gotten from citrus fruits, fresh tomatoes and strawberries.
Zinc can be gotten from sea foods, eggs, red meat, beans, nuts and yoghurt . Zinc is highly concentrated in the retina and plays a role in the production of melanin, a pigment that protects the eyes.
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