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5 Healthy Habits To Pick Up for Better Eye Health

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Improve Your Eye Health by Practicing These 5 Healthy Habits

Are you doing everything you can to protect your eyes? These five tips can help you improve your eye health.

1) Adopt a Hands-Off Policy

When your eyes are tired or itchy, rubbing them is a natural reaction. Unfortunately, rubbing your eyes can irritate them, injure your corneas (the clear tissue that covers your iris and pupils) or even cause a serious corneal condition called keratoconus.

Keratoconus occurs when the cornea becomes cone-shaped and can be caused by excessive rubbing. Symptoms included blurred or distorted vision, sensitivity to light, and difficulty seeing in low light.

Do you find it difficult to keep your hands away from your face? Most of us touch our eyes and faces many times throughout the day without even realizing it. During one study of face touching at The University of New South Wales, researchers discovered that participants touched their faces an average of 23 times in an hour. Fifty-six percent of those touches involved mucous membranes like the eyes.

Touching your eyes transfers bacteria from your hands to your eyes and provides a convenient way for germs to enter your body. As a result, you may become sick or develop an eye infection. Fortunately, it's easy to avoid these health issues by washing your hands frequently and avoiding touch your face and eyes.

2) Step Away from Your Screens

Digital technology makes our lives easier and much more interesting, but it's not without a few drawbacks. In addition to concerns about social isolation, spending too much time looking at laptops, desktops, tablets, e-readers, or cellphone screens can cause computer vision syndrome.

If you have this syndrome, you may experience dry eye, blurred vision, eyestrain, headaches, and neck and shoulder pain. Taking regular breaks from the screen and using the 20-20-20 rule recommended by the American Optometric Association can help. After looking at a screen for 20 minutes, look at an object 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.

3) Improve Your Contact Lens Habits

If you've ever worn your lenses longer than recommended or reused solution, you may have paid the price. In fact, eye irritations and infections are common in people who don't follow good contact lens hygiene. Severe infections can even lead to temporary or permanent loss of vision.

Making these simple changes can help you protect your eyesight and improve the comfort of your lenses:

  • Don't wear your lenses longer than your optometrist recommends.
  • Use rewetting drops specially designed for contact lenses.
  • Wash your hands with soap and water before handling your lenses.
  • Don't use water to clean or store your lenses or reuse solutions.
  • Stay away from over-the-counter contact lenses during Halloween.
  • Give your eyes a break and wear your eyeglasses occasionally.

4) Wear Sunglasses Year-Round

Sunlight affects your eyes no matter what the season. Prolonged exposure to sunlight can increase your risk of cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, cancer in your eyes, and skin cancer on your eyelids.

Wearing sunglasses that protect your eyes from the harmful effects of ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B rays can help you avoid these conditions. Check the tags and labels when you shop for sunglasses. Avoid glasses that don't offer 100 percent protection from UV light. For maximum protection, choose wrap-around styles that limit the amount of light that can reach the tops and sides of your eyes.

5) Add More Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet

A diet high in fatty, fried, and sugary foods isn't good for your overall health or your eyes. Foods that contain these nutrients can help you protect your eyesight:

  • Beto-Carotene and Vitamin A. Carrots, sweet potatoes, eggs, spinach, butternut squash, and milk all contain healthy amounts of beta-carotene and vitamin A. Eating these foods can keep your eyes moist and reduce your risk of night blindness and eye infections, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
  • Zeaxanthin and Lutein. Found in kale, honeydew melon, spinach, peas, yellow squash, oranges, and mangoes, these nutrients can protect your eyes from the effects of the sun.
  • Vitamins C and D. Vitamin-C rich foods, like oranges, peppers, tomatoes, and papaya, can lower your cataract risk, while foods high in vitamin D may reduce your risk of macular degeneration. Foods that contain vitamin D include tuna, salmon, sardines, liver, cheese, egg yolks, and fortified orange juice, milk, and cereal.

Regular eye examinations are an important part of protecting your eye health.

Sources:

PubMed: American Journal of Infection Control: Face Touching: A Frequent Habit That Has Implications for Hand Hygiene, 2/15

American Optometric Association: Computer Vision Syndrome

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: 5 Top Foods for Eye Health, 5/11/18

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  • ""Who knew in this day and age that you could actually find a Doctor (the entire practice) that actually makes the patient their primary focus. After much frustration with my current provider I stumbled across Dr. Crim and boy did I get lucky. The staff's attention to detail, quality of service, and genuineness shines through. If you are looking for top notch care and great service look no further than Berry Farms EyeCare...trust me!!""
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  • ""My college senior walked on over to Dr. Jana during spring break and they fixed him all up with a new prescription and contacts! And Mikki was awesome helping get him in when he was home during break. I don't think he will ever go to the beach again for break when he can get his eyes examined at BF Eyecare instead!!""
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  • ""LOVED my experience here. Honestly, the best eye exam I've ever had. The staff was so kind, the exam was very thorough. Dr. Crim took her time with me and explained all kinds of things about my eye health that I hadn't heard before. I can't recommend Berry Farms EyeCare enough!
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  • ""This place is amazing! I had an eye issue this morning and Dr. Crim saw me before they even opened for the day. The medicine I needed for my eye was sold out at Publix and she took the time to call many pharmacies for me. Talk about customer service! The space is beautiful and staff is friendly. I'm so excited they have joined the berry farms community and excited to not have to battle the cool springs traffic.""
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  • "Have been suffering from eye strain headaches. Just happened to read about Dr. Crim in an article. To say I am pleased I did is an understatement. From scheduling to the appt & f/up to get my glasses, everything especially the Dr was unbeatable. It's nice when you can tell someone cares & really wants to help. I am very pleased with my new glasses. If you haven't explored the businesses at Berry Farms, give this one a try. You won't regret it. (Review shortened due to space allotment)"
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  • ""Dr Crim took her time with my eye exam and explained everything she did. It was the best eye exam I had ! Dr. Crim staff was awesome too .""
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