New Year’s Eye Care Resolutions Realized

Keep it simple! Could there be a better, more achievable New Year’s resolution?

Eye care doesn’t need to be complicated. You brush your teeth twice a day, you get a physical once a year. Taking care of your eyes and protecting your eyesight are as simple as setting up regular, routine exams, building a trusting relationship with your eye doctor, and making a few simple commitments to protect and preserve your vision and eye health.

Routine Eye Exams for the Whole Family

Nothing could be simpler! Every member of your family requires regular comprehensive eye exams to maintain eye health. Routine eye exams help identify issues or concerns at the earliest stages before they become more serious. Addressing vision issues by adjusting prescriptions can help prevent vision issues from getting worse over time. Regular eye exams are essential for both the children and adults in your family

Protect Your Eyes from the Sun

Overexposure to UV radiation from the sun can damage your eyes much like it can damage your skin. Of course, you can cover your skin or use sunscreen to protect yourself for the sun. Simple! The only sensible sunscreen for your eyes beyond shade are sunglasses.

Your eyes can experience considerable exposure to UV radiation even on cloudy or hazy days, but especially so on those bright sunny winter days when the sun is blindingly reflected off the snow. Whenever you know you’ll be outside and exposed to the sun, where sunglasses to protect your eyes.

Rest and Revitalize Your Vision

Just as your body needs sleep to rest, heal, and replenish, so do your eyes and the muscles that control them. Without the time to recover and revive, your eyes can experience several conditions including dryness, itching, aching, twitching, and spasms.

You work your eyes hard all day long so give them a break. If you’re having trouble sleeping and your eyes are suffering the consequences, share these experiences with your eye doctor at your next appointment so they can help address your concerns before they get any worse.

Don’t Forget Your Eye Protection

It’s as simple as putting on a pair of safety glasses, and it only takes a couple seconds to do it, so there’s really no excuse not to! Your eyes are clearly invaluable, so you want to avoid getting anything in them that might harm them and protect your eyes from impact of any kind. You can be clear safety glasses at almost any hardware store or talk to your eye doctor about getting prescription safety glasses so you can safely see what you’re doing while protecting your eyes at the same time.

Eat Healthy for Your Body and Your Eyes

Eating regular healthy meals is like a superpower for your body and your eyes. Foods such as spinach, kale, carrots, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash are high in beta carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin can reduce the risk of chronic eye diseases. Red wine, citrus fruits, blueberries, cherries, and legumes are high in bioflavonoids, which may help to protect against cataracts and macular degeneration. Omega-3 Fatty Acids found in fish, round flaxseeds, and walnuts can help reduce eye pressure and glaucoma, and foods rich in vitamins A, C and D. Zinc like most fruits and vegetables are essential in overall physical and eye health.

This year, make simple New Year’s resolutions you can keep and envision a brighter, happier new year all around!

Happy New Year from Optical Expressions