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5 things to remember to protect your eyes
Eyes are the window of soul, folk have a saying:
Two eyes.
However, in our everyday life, sometimes we accidentally harm the eyes, which we do not know.
Here are some tips to help you look after your eyes better.
1. Do not look long into the computer screen.
When you look at the computer screen for a long time, your eyes will become dry, tired and have a headache.
If you work often, contact the computer, you should follow the 20-20-20 principle.
That is, every 20 minutes you rest your eyes for 20 seconds, focusing your eyes on something that is 20 feet away, or 60 centimeters away.
2. Do not watch movies, play 3D games.
Although there is no long-term study, determining whether movies, 3D games harm the eyes,
But many people experience headaches, dizziness, when exposed to many of these types.
This may be the first signs, cognitive warning, hypotension.
Before there is an official announcement from the scientists, you protect your eyes by, should not watch movies or play 3D games often.
Wearing sun glasses is a way to protect your eyes.
3. Safety glasses should be worn when exposed to sunlight.
Sunglasses are not only fashionable, but also used to protect the eyes.
Similar to your skin, eyes should also be protected from the sun.
Exposure to UV rays, too many can be dreamed up, skin cancer, cataracts, macular degeneration, damage to the cornea.
Choose sunglasses with a high coverage, which can reach your temples,
Next is the type of lenses that can block both UVA and UVB rays.
4. Get your eyes checked when you see abnormal signs.
Ambient light or glare:
When you notice there are halo around the eyes, or look at the glare,
may be due to normal physiological changes, or due to glasses, contact lenses are also affected by the phenomenon,
But it can also be a sign, warning you of a cataract.
See your ophthalmologist if you have any of these signs.
Your doctor will check your eyes for any problems you may have.
If vision problems interfere with your daily activities due to your glasses, your doctor may suggest that you wear newer glasses,
Brighter, use anti-glare sunglasses, or glasses to enhance vision.
If you have cataracts, your doctor may recommend medications or surgery.
If you suddenly see the following symptoms:
Spotted spots suddenly rise in vision, flashes suddenly in one or both eyes,
shadows or curtains over vision, blurred or reduced vision, and so on.
See your doctor right away, because you may have torn, retinal detachment.
This is a state of emergency, if not timely retinal remodeling, can lead to permanent loss of vision, prompt treatment, can save vision in time.
Blind spot blink spot:
The human body always has certain limits, the culmination of the blindness is the blind spot.
Unlike congenital blind spots, the blind spot in the middle of your vision is unusual,
it is a disease, macular degeneration.
Symptoms of macular degeneration:
dark spots in the middle of the eye, difficult to see, eyes feel uncomfortable when walking from light to darker areas.
Macular degeneration does not always cause blindness, but it can be difficult for you in your daily activities, such as driving, reading.
Once diagnosed early, ophthalmologists will have the appropriate treatment to slow the progress.
You can be supplemented with vitamine E, C, beta carotene, zinc, artificial tears, and so on, to improve the condition.
Patchwork eyes:
If you see a red, soft, painful, irritated patch at the end of your eyelid, you may have a blurred vision.
This is a disease caused by the clogged cartilage.
The management is quite simple:
Use a thin towel, dip warm water to clean, do so from 3 to 5 times a day, the brush will run out.
Note, do not squeeze, because it will cause more damage or infection, leave scars worse, and so on.
Blurred vision is not always dangerous, only cause discomfort to the patient, often self-cure.
If you look after your eyes at home, but the disease does not return after a week, then you should see an ophthalmologist, for advice and treatment.
Periodic eye examinations.
Many people do not care about their eyes, until their eyesight is severely reduced.
Some diseases such as:
glaucoma, cataract, macular degeneration, etc.,
Makes you unable to read the words, and is the leading cause of blindness, which usually occurs in middle age.
That is why the ophthalmologist recommends a regular eye exam every one to two years.
This will help your eyesight, disease and treatment as soon as possible.
Our eyes are like a video camera, they adjust to the light, and space to adapt.
However, in practice is entering the 40-year-old stage, or may be earlier,
We will start to find it difficult to see something near our eyes, let's see, maybe we are distant.
At age 40 or older, regular eye examinations should be made every 2 years.
Eat plenty of green vegetables, fruits, and high-fiber foods.
Wear sunglasses, hat wide when out, to limit ultraviolet rays.
Quit smoking, limit alcohol.
Well controlled diabetes mellitus, and so on.
Pharmacist:Bui Ngoc Lan Huong, According to WebMD.
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