Take a good care of your beautiful eyes

Healthy foods for a good eyesight:

·         Vitamin A containing foods, such as carrots, sweet potatoes and dark green leafy vegetables.

·         Vitamin  C containing foods and citrus foods, such as lemons, oranges etc.

·         Eggs are really good for eyes.

·         Nuts help our eyesight to remain healthy, especially almond as they have plenty of vitamin E.

·         Fatty fish such as tuna, salmon or trout are good for eyes.

·         Plenty of water.

Eye examinations are now available even on the internet! If you assume you have an eyesight problem, test yourself from any chart or images that are now available and consult your doctor soon.

Exercises for your eyes:

1.          Palming: Place your two hands over your eyes with the cup of your palm covering your eyes, your fingers on your forehead and the heel of your hand will rest on your cheekbone. Make sure you can blink freely and you are not putting too much pressure on your eyes.

2.          Figure of  8: Imagine a giant figure of eight in front of you about 10 feet in front of you. Now turn the 8 on it’s side. Now trace the figure of eight with your eyes, slowly. Do it one way for a few minutes and then do it the other way for a few minutes.

3.          Focusing: Put your thumb about 10 inches in front of you and focus on it. Now focus on something else about 10 – 20 feet in front of you. On each deep breath switch between focusing on your thumb and the 10-20 feet object in front of you.

4.          Zooming:  Stretch out your arm with your thumb in the hitchhike position. Focus on your thumb as your arm is outstretched. Now bring your thumb closer to you, focusing all the time, until your thumb is about 3 inches in front of your face. Now move your thumb away again until your arm is fully outstretched.

Eye problems:

1.          Vision problem: Most common problem of the eye. There are 4 types of vision problems observed-1. Myopia/Nearsighted, 2. Hyperopia/Farsighted, 3. Astigmatism and 4. Presbyopia.

2.          Floaters. These are tiny spots or specks that float across the field of vision.

3.          Dry eye.

4.          Tearing.

5.          Cataracts. They are cloudy areas that develop within the eye lens.

6.          Conjunctivitis.

7.          Glaucoma.

8.          Corneal disease.

9.          Temporal arteritis.

10.      Retinal disorder.

11.      Eyelid problem.

These are the common problems.

·            Nearsightedness (also called myopia) is a condition where objects up close appear clearly, while objects far away appear blurry. With nearsightedness, light comes to focus in front of the retina instead of on the retina. Learn more about nearsightedness.

·            Farsightedness (also called hyperopia) is a common type of refractive error where distant objects may be seen more clearly than objects that are near. However, people experience farsightedness differently. Some people may not notice any problems with their vision, especially when they are young. For people with significant farsightedness, vision can be blurry for objects at any distance, near or far. Learn more about farsightedness.

·            Astigmatism is a condition in which the eye does not focus light evenly onto the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. This can cause images to appear blurry and stretched out. Learn more about astigmatism.

·            Presbyopia is an age-related condition in which the ability to focus up close becomes more difficult. As the eye ages, the lens can no longer change shape enough to allow the eye to focus close objects clearly.