Many Orlando residence don’t realize how much stress and damage they put on our eyes every day. Take advantage of Eye Care of Lake Nona’s simple steps for healthy vision.
Avoid Sleeping in your Contacts: Sleeping with your contacts in deprives the eyes of oxygen. There are a few FDA approved contacts to wear all night, but they still have risk involved, such as corneal ulcer. But if you sleep with your contacts, wait 30 minutes before you take them out and use eye drops.
Touching your eyes: Rubbing your eyes gives bacteria and germs a chance to enter the mucus membrane of your eye. This warm and moist environment gives bacteria a great home to multiply by the thousands leading to inflammation. If you feel the need to touch or rub your eye, make sure your eyelid is closed when you do it, this will prevent the bacteria from entering.
Using old eye drops, contacts or solution: If your eye drops, contacts or solution are outdated, they can’t do their job of killing bacteria. The sterile solution which contact lenses are stored can also expire, as well as saline solution and eye drops.
Sunglasses: Protecting your eyes from the Central Florida sun is important. Without proper UV protection visible white spots can appear in the eye, skin cancer on the eyelids and corneal burns. Ensure your eyes are protected against both UVB and UVA rays.
Computer Screens and Electronic Devices: From smartphones to computer screens, they strain and stress our eyes. which can lead to headaches and other conditions. It’s important to refocus your eyes at least 30 seconds every 30 minutes.
An Eye Exam: There is so much more to an eye exam than just checking your vision. The eyes are a gateway to your health, besides detecting the eye diseases that don’t have systems in the early stages, it can also detect many health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Taking care of your eyes now will pay off with better vision for years to come. Make regular eye exams part routine to ensure you will enjoy better eyesight in the future.
Don’t put if off any longer, schedule your comprehensive eye exam today with Lake Nona Eye Care or call us at 407-658-9990