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The age-old combination of a healthy lifestyle and early detection of problems is the best prevention against any vision loss. Early detection through regular eye exams by your eye doctor will help prevent natural age-related vision problems from becoming a major visual impediment. Other tips to make life easier, safer and more enjoyable as you age include: Avoiding tinted glasses and tinted windshields when driving at night; Keep glasses, car glasses and windows clean at all times; turning on the lights at home (especially for close tasks); And carry a flashlight when going out at night to enhance the light while walking.
5 Tips to Keep Your Eyes Healthy
- Getting regular comprehensive eye exams is critical to keeping your eyes healthy and protecting your vision.
- Protect your eyes from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays by wearing good quality radiation blocking sunglasses.
- Wear protective eyewear like goggles or safety glasses when participating in high-risk sports or work activities.
- Looking at a computer screen for long periods of time can cause serious eyestrain. Give your eyes a break by looking away from the computer every 20 minutes or so.
- Being overtired can increase eyestrain. Refresh your eyes and your body by getting at least 7 or 8 hours of sleep each night.
- Vision problems are treated more successfully during the growth and development of a child's visual system. By the time children reach school age, their visual system has completed its development, so a delayed eye exam can spell trouble.
- Children may not know what to expect during a routine professional eye exam. Calm your child's fears by setting an example: Get your eyes examined first! Then you can sit with him or her while their eyes are examined.
- Children may not know what to expect during a routine professional eye exam. Calm your child's fears by setting an example: Get your eyes examined first! Then you can sit with him or her while their eyes are examined.
- If you notice any of these symptoms, your child should be taken to an eye care professional for an exam.
