Protect your eyes.

Here are a few tips to protect your eyes and maintain a good vision.

1.Eat Healthy

First step towards protecting your eyes, begins with a healthy diet.Eating a well balanced diet helps you in maintaining a healthy weight, thereby preventing diseases like Type II diabetes.

Eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids,lutein,zinc and vitamin C & E.These nutrients prevent cataracts and macular degeneration.

2. Wear Sunglasses

Protect your eyes from the harmful effects of sun’s  UV rays by using sunglasses. Over exposure to sunlight can cause macular degeneration and even cataracts.

3.Quit Smoking

Smoking causes cataracts, macular degeneration and optic nerve damage.It is best to avoid smoking and keep a host of problems away.

4. Take short breaks

If you spend longs hours sitting before a computer screen it could cause blurry vision, dry eyes ,eyestrain and headaches. To avoid all this, rest your eyes every 20 minutes- 30 minutes by looking away from the screen for 20 seconds. Get up every 2 hours and move around.

5. Visit your eye specialist regularly.

Whether you have an eye problem or not, it is a good practice to visit an eye specialist regularly.Simple eye tests can help detect changes in your eye health and also other health issues like diabetes and glaucoma.

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