Healthy Eyes - How To Have Them?

The quality and sharpness of vision are generally measured with a Snellen chart. The Snellen chart shows letters of logically smaller size. Perfect vision is 20/20. This implies the patient or subject sees the same line of letters at twenty feet that a typical individual sees at twenty feet.

Here are a few doctor-recommended tips that can be followed in order to achieve a perfect vision. These are as follows:

1. Eat right for good vision
Taking good care of your eyes begins with the food that you eat. Foods, for example, fatty acids, lutein, zinc and vitamins C and E may avert age-related vision and eyesight problems, for example, macular degeneration and cataract as shown by certain studies. Eating these foods daily can lead to healthy eyesight. Following are some of the nutrients that can help us do so:

• Green vegetables, for example, spinach, kale, and collards
• Salmon and fish
• Eggs, nuts, beans, and other non-meat protein sources
• Oranges and different citrus natural products or juices
• Shellfish and pork

2. Quit smoking
Smoking makes you more inclined to get a cataract, optic nerve damage and macular degeneration. The more times you attempt to stop smoking, the more probable you are to succeed.

3. Wear shades
The right sort of shades will shield your eyes from the sun's bright (UV) beams. An excess of UV exposure makes you more inclined to get cataracts and macular degeneration. Pick shades that piece ninety-nine to hundred percent of both UVA and UVB beams. Wraparound lenses shield your eyes from the side. Spellbound lenses diminish the glare when driving. Some of the contact lenses come with UV protection as well. It is still a smart thought to wear shades for more protection, however.

4. Turn away computer and smartphone
Gazing at a computer or smartphone screen for a really long time can bring about eye strain, foggy vision, trouble focusing at a distance, dry eyes. The muscles around the eyes can start getting weak and painful if given too much strain. Turn down the screen brightness. You need to at present have the capacity to see, however, you should not feel like you are gazing at a very bright light. In case you are reading from the computer, use the zoom capacity to make the content bigger.

5. Pencil exercise
Take a pencil, and place it someplace in the centre. Draw a letter, number or dot in on any side of the pencil. For this activity, you will concentrate on the pencil and the spot as you move it toward and far from your eyes. Pencil push-ups are rumoured to correct twofold vision and crossed eyes, yet it cannot hurt to attempt them for different issues since it is free, easy, and just includes focusing and refocusing your eyes.

Apart from the above mentioned ways, there are some more measures which should be taken right from the birth of the child to ensure a long lasting healthy vision:

Get eye check up at age:

1. After Birth (Any abnormalities or not, Sometimes required treatment for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) to prevent long-term complications or it like watering, infection, etc.

2. Eye check preschool, to prevent and treatment of amblyopia and follow up time to time.

4. Eye check up Pre-professional - vision, color vision assessment, to choose the right possible stream to work for.

5. At age 40 yrs, to presbyopia, screen Glaucoma, (if family history must).

6. After 50 regular follow up time to time to early detection of any other systemic diseases effects on eye, cataract, diabetes retinopathy, Glaucoma, hypertensive changes, Age related eye diseases.

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