It's easy to forget how important eye health is, until a problem
comes up. Here are some easy, commonsense tips to maintain good eye
health.
Eat greens
Ingesting lots of leafy green
vegetables like spinach, collard greens and kale help avoid macular
degeneration. (The "macula" is an area at the back of the eye that
enables us to see fine details. When the macula doesn't work, there is
blurriness or darkness in the center of our vision).
Quit smoking
Smoking
makes you more likely to get cataracts, optic nerve damage, and macular
degeneration. If you have tried to quit smoking before and started
smoking again, keep trying. The more times you try to quit smoking, the
more likely you are to succeed.
Wear sunglasses
The
right kind of sunglasses will help protect your eyes from the sun's
ultraviolet (UV) rays.Too much UV exposure makes you more likely to get
cataracts and macular degeneration.
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