How to take care of your eyes in daily life

Posted by sean - January 4th, 2010

Eyes are the organs why you can enjoy the wonderful world. A good 20/20 vision eye is the dream of every person. In fact, there are rarely people with excellent vision in their whole life. Some people have inborn eye diseases. Some people have deteriorated eyes with the age becoming older. Some people have more or less the near-sighted problem because of staring the computer, or television too long at a young age. So it is indispensable that everyone should learn something about how to take care his eyes in daily life to maintain good eyesight.

Diet, such as carrots, spinach, kale, broccoli and other green vegetables, is good for a healthy eye. Recently, a study shows that diet which is rich of omega-3 fatty acid can reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly. The omega-3 fatty acid generally exists in oily fish, sardines, salmon and some kinds of vegetables. So it is suggested that you have carrots, vegetables and foods with high omega-3 fatty acid level every day.

Drinking a lot of water is advantageous to the function of the whole body including the eyes. It is best to drink eight to ten cups of water each day. But the alcohol drinking is not recommended as the negative effects of the alcohol to the body organs.

Enough sleep is essential for both refreshed spirit and good eyesight. The time of sleeping alters according to different people. The young usually need about eight to nine hours sleeping to own a good condition. The elder may only need about four to five hours and they do not feel sleepy. It depends not to your time of sleeping but to the time which fits you best. A sleepy situation will introduce dry and sore eyes, and if the same situation lasts for a long time, your eyesight, of course, can not bear it.

Exercise is an effective way to improve your eyesight. You can do both eye focus and rotation exercise to get your muscles fully relaxed, in particular when you staring at something for an extremely long period. It is better if you can have your eyes watching a lot of green. Swimming is a recommendable sport which can have the whole body, not only eyes, relaxed. But as the sea water contains a lot of salt, so please be careful not to get your eyes sore and irritated. If your eyes are sensitive to the sea water, you can take the eye drop to alleviate the pain.

Except for those ways introduced above, regular eye test is necessary for a good vision. You can recognize how your eye is going after a year, and you may have other eye disease detected earlier. In that situation, the disease is more likely to be cured. At the same time, the doctor will give you advice about the types of eyeglass you should wear and what should be paid attention to when wearing it if you have vision problem. It is good for the eye protection.

Above all, having a good habits of lifestyle, including healthy diet, moderate exercise and regular eye test, are the keys of maintaining good eyesight. So please follow the above advices to improve your vision in your daily life.

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When is it the time to have eye exams?

Posted by sean - December 6th, 2009

Many people can always maintain a 20/20 vision; some others are always suffering from some sort of eye diseases. The latter ones have to wear glasses and always deem the formers are very lucky.

For many people, visiting an eye doctors costs a lot. Something, however, can lighten one’s burdens, as coupons and discount cards. Here some free eye exams coupons will be provided, and some ways to attain such coupons as well. Before that, one should know whether such exam are urgent or not for him.

The reasons that lead to sorts of eye diseases vary very much. Here, however, will present some of them that are in need of urgent exams.

If you feel some sort of pain in your eyes, or some sorts of eye strains, be cautious. Some bright light or some other psychological reasons may cause pains in your eyes. Some pain-killer pills can be used for some short time. But not all of them can be effective, especially some pains may re occur sometime later. Such pains might be an omen of serious eye diseases. Hence, what you should do is to visit a doctor, tell him how long the pain has lasted or ask whether there is any foreseen eye problems.

Be careful about Eye blurriness. Each people will suffer some sort of vision decline with ages. The reason is that the muscle of your eyes is easily strained and tired. Gradually, they become weaker and weaker. Because such weary are not easily detected, so once people found that they suffer some vision blurriness, it is too late. Such symptoms may appear when we find that there is some minor blurriness, and in most of the time we neglect them.

The first idea that come into our mind is that such blurriness is the results of colds, flue, and so like. Of course, there are many other causes for eye blurriness. Hence, if you find that there is some blurriness in your eyes, you would better to consult the doctors. Of course, if you find that such blurriness lasted for some period or you can not read tiny thing clearly, you are strongly advised to visit a doctor. When such symptoms exist, you should visit a doctor, for it might some omen of blindness.

There are still some other factors that may cause eye diseases. As eye is one of the feeblest organs in human body, when people get infected, eyes are easily prone to sickness. Hence, some sickness should be taken seriously, especially Glaucoma. Many people in the world have suffered serious blindness caused by this sickness, which can be easily detected through simple eye exams. While taking such exams, doctors will check the pressure around your eyes. This process is very critical, for the stressors are the causes of blindness. Meanwhile, the doctor will check any discomfort in your eyes. Therefore, the simplest check ups can always solve the greatest problems that may lead very serious diseases in your eyes. So just be cautious.

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A variety of eye tests

Posted by sean - December 2nd, 2009

Many people can not realize that their vision is actually declining gradually that a pair of eyeglasses is needed or there should be a change of eyeglass prescription. It is highly recommended by most eye doctors that individuals should visit an eye doctor for regular eye tests. Actually an eye testing is more than offering prescription check or update. Comprehensive eye exams are also capable of detecting early signs of eye diseases such as glaucoma and cataracts. Other vision-related health problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure can also be monitored.

Eye test is just a basic concept and there are a variety of eye tests. Each one has its own feature and function, which in most cases can not be replaced with another. In this case, people who are planning to see an eye doctor for an eye exam should keep clear in mind the difference of the kinds of eye tests and what they can get from certain tests.

A focimetry exam is always conducted by the doctor to determine the current prescription strength if the patient is wearing eyeglasses. To ensure the stability of the prescription, the eye doctor is also likely to give refraction, which can also verify the current prescription. In detail, an auto-refraction will first be used to determine the baseline prescription. And a second light-based exam named slit lamp exam can examine the patient’s cornea, conjunctiva, lids, iris and lens using a microscope and a small beam.

For additional information, the patient can also receive an ocular muscle assessment, which can evaluate the strength and flexibility of the eye muscles. Moreover, a tonometry exam is sometimes carried out to measure the eye pressure, which always helps in diagnosing glaucoma. At the last, the internal eye may be tested through a retinal exam, in which case eye drops are needed.

Regular vision examination is only one of the services that are enabled by consulting a health professional for everything checks. These doctors’ visits are indispensable actions to maintain a healthy lifestyle, in addition to exercising, taking vitamins, eating healthily and refraining from smoking and so on.

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Wearing contact lenses may lead to Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Posted by admin - October 8th, 2009

Contact lenses always need careful cleaning and storing. If the wearer has poor health habits, a serious infection named Acanthamoeba may be aroused, which is very difficult to treat. To prevent this bothering infection, contact lenses wearers must follow the codes required by doctors and manufacturers.

First found in 1973, Acanthamoeba has been mostly related to contact lenses, with a 90 percentage. Acanthamoeba Keratitis that infecting the eyes come from the natural occurring amoeba. These tiny and single-cell animals mostly appear in tap water, well water as well as sewage systems. Fortunately, Acanthamoeba Keratitis occur an average of two times among one million wearers. Exception also exists ever found by the US centers for Diseases Control and other researchers. In 2007, the contact lenses solution named Complete MoisturePlus aroused a wide spread worrying about infection. The CDC reported that this product had a seven times risk of conventional products.

Good lenses hygiene is the most effective way in avoiding Acanthamoeba Keratitis. And Acanthamoeba can be killed by rubbing off the lens surface.  But there are may unhealthy factors that may cause this infection, such as using polluted tap or well water and homemade products to clean lenses, showering or swimming without removing your contact lenses, as well as dirty cases. Nowadays, some manufacturers pay less attention to the contact lenses cleaning upon removal, which also brings more Keratitis cases.

It is difficult to diagnose Acanthamoeba Keratitis, even if they have obvious symptoms such as red eyes, eye pain, tearing, blurred vision etc… These signs are common and may be caused by other eye diseases. The way to diagnose Acanthamoeba Keratitis is using antibiotics, which may cause different reactions from Keratitis. Another ensured sign of Acanthamoeba Keratitis is ulceration on the corneal tissue. Corneal transplant surgery is the widely used solution to reduce the risk of permanent vision loss by Acanthamoeba Keratitis.

Acanthamoeba Keratitis and eye infections can be significantly minimized if the wearer uses them properly. Some tips are easy, such as washing hands frequently, following doctors’ instructions, using recommended products rather than wetting or saline solutions, and regular lenses cleaning. They should never use tap water for cleaning. If customers like wearing lenses while swimming, airtight swim goggles is a necessity.

Your lenses cases also need equal care with lenses themselves. The first factor evolves cases cleaning. You can simply clean them using hot water or carefully brush them using disinfecting products, then let them air dry. Sometimes, a complete sterilization weekly is needed using hot boiling water or a microwave oven. Contact lenses should be replaced within every three months even with most frequent cleaning.

For Acanthamoeba Keratitis, prevention and early detection are critical.

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