While many of us don’t give much thought to our vision, eye care and exams are important. Your vision needs to last a lifetime, so take steps to protect your eyes.
Schedule an Eye Exam
Make an appoint for a comprehensive eye exam with Lake Nona Eye Care. When it comes to your vision, the best approach is to be proactive. An eye exam can also reveal much more than just vision issues, high blood pressure, infections, inflammations, diabetes and many more.
Wear Your Sunglasses
More than just fashionable, sunglasses protect your eyes. Even though the weather it getting cooler, we still need to protect our eyes from the harmful UV rays from the sun. Wearing sunglasses can reduce your risk for macular degeneration, cataracts and it can protect against your corneas from getting a sunburn, photokeratitis.
Give Your Eyes a Rest
In todays high tech digital society, it is easy to strain our eyes. Remember, they need rest throughout the day. A good rule of thumb 20-20-20, when on the computer, tablet or phone, every 20 minutes take your eyes off your computer or device and look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.
Eat Healthy for Good Vision
A healthy diet of fruit and vegetables, filled with antioxidants and nutrients can help keep your eyes performing at their best. Omega-2 fatty acids, mainly found in fish and nuts can reduce the risk of many eye issues.
Remember to Drink Water
Water is not only good for your body, it also helps keep your eye nourished and moist.
Protect Your Eyes
There are over 2.4 million eye injuries every year in the U.S., many of these could be prevented just by wearing protective eyewear. Whether it’s mowing the lawn, working outside or playing sports, make sure your eyes are protected.
Thought vision is such an vital part of our life, we seem to take it for granted. Just a few simple steps can help reduce the chances of vision loss. Lake Nona Eye Care offers affordable eye exams, as well as contact lenses and glasses all at a great price!