Ten things to do with eyes
 Together with age, our eyes are drier due to the lack of mucous membrane and lubricant. This prevents your eyes from keeping water. Therefore, you should pay attention to oil pump for the eyes by supplying omega 3 rich in sea fish.
The eyes are very sensitive; therefore, it is necessary to take good care of them. In fact, it is not difficult to do this.
• Sight test
• The eyes also need regular testing but not quite often. This may help to discover sight problems in time and slow the eye-aging process. The first test should begin before 5 years old. From then on until 19, there should be another test to discover failing sight as well as other sight problems.
• At the period from 20 to 30, one more test should be conducted. Then from 30-40 you should go for testing for 2 more times. Regular sight test help to discover in time the problems such as glaucoma, spotted retina, caused by getting aged. Being discovered in time, these problems can be curable.
• Over 40, the eyes should be tested every 2-4 years. Over 65, there should be one time every 2 years for sight test. Patients of diabetes or having family members get these sight problems should follow optician's guide.
• Sun glasses:
• Sun glasses not only prevent your eyes from crow's feet due to regular squint but cataract or spotted retina by ultraviolet rays also. It is good to wear sun glasses whenever you go out not just in the summer.
• It is advised to have good pair which is made of special material and totally against the sunlight. According to the ophthalmic optician, the turquoise and violet light waves do harm to retina. Sun glasses with the color of amber, yellow orange or brown can make special effect on preventing these rays.
• Safety goggles:
The workers at roadwork or in industrial zones. should wear safety goggles as they often work in dust and small metal pieces. Even when you do some errands at home such as hanging a picture, painting walls or painting your nails, it is good for you to wear safety goggles.
• Using contact-lenses properly:
It is advised to have 2 pairs of contact-lenses for alternative use in case of eye inflection. If not, the minor inflection may turn out to be serious. You should check the solution regularly to make sure that it is in use.
• Supplement the eyes with nutrition:
Many may think that only vitamin A is essential for the eyes. In fact, lutein is needed to prevent spotted retina. Lutein exists much in green cabbage. In addition, you need omega 3 to prevent dry eyes. However, you should not have omega 6 existing much in vegetable oil since it prevent omega's effect.
• Lubricate the eyes:
There exists an amount of oil around the eyelids to help the eyes get wet. With the process of getting old, our eyes are drier due to the lack of mucous membrane. Consequently, lachrymal glands will appear more and we weep tears continuously. Omega 3 can deal with this problem easily.
Moreover, heart and breath cause dry eyes especially you stay in front of fans or air-conditioner. It is the best to prevent the direct air current to your face.
• Stop smoking:
Smoking cigarettes increases the frequency of cataract, spotted retina and damages the optic nerve system. Could it be evident enough for you to give up smoking?
• Enjoy yourself:
Any work asking for intensive concentration will decrease the frequency of blinking eyes. And the jobs asking for staying long at the computers and internet surfing are the leading harms to the eyes.
• Staying healthy and moderate:
Doing exercises is considered good for blood circulation and release pressure at the eyes.
One more thing to keep in mind is that if there is any problems with the eyes, minor or serious, come to see the opticians.
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