One of the five senses of the human body is sight. To walk we pay attention to where we put our feet, to drive we check the road, pedestrians, signs. The eyes allow us to look at the wonders of nature, art or the faces of the people we care about. Sight helps us in work and leisure.
Every day, however, it happens to attack the health of our eyes in various ways. Let’s see how.
Few people know but these daily habits could also seriously damage the health of our eyes
- When you put on make-up you use pencils, eye shadows and mascara. Care must be taken that they are not expired, that the pencils are sharpened often and that the brushes and mascara brush are frequently cleaned. This will avoid dangerous inflammation. In this article you can read some tips on how to do it. Also important is the daily use of delicate make-up removers.
- If you go to swimming pools, it is good to protect your eyes with suitable goggles. In fact, in the water where you swim there is chlorine which can irritate.
- Hydration is very important for our whole body and also for the eyes. If you don’t drink enough or the weather conditions are bad, we can help with suitable eye drops, such as artificial tears. We consult our ophthalmologist for detailed information.
- If we are outdoors by the sea, in the countryside or in the mountains, let’s equip ourselves with a pair of sunglasses. Useful object to shield the harmful UV rays.
Measures in the workplace and at home
- If you stay indoors for a long time, dusty, humid, too cold or too hot, in addition to the general discomfort we will have eye problems. We obviously change the temperature of the air conditioners or the stove, use dehumidifiers and ventilate frequently.
- When working on the computer there is often a feeling of heaviness and burning. It can happen because of the type of illumination of the screen and because, having the fixed gaze, we blink less than usual. It is good to take breaks every hour, get some air, close and reopen your eyes several times. This allows us to rehydrate them.
- Using the smartphone we can change the intensity of the light. We prefer, in the evening, the night mode, which is more subdued.
- Another tip is to get your sight used to looking into the distance. Simple focusing exercises can help us avoid worsening vision. For example, by closing one eye, we can move a pencil closer and then away. Repeat the exercise with the other. Another method is to look at a distant point from the window and then at a near point.
So, few people know but these daily habits could also seriously damage the health of our eyes. From now on, better be careful.
As for nutrition, we can help ourselves with foods that contain vitamin A and lutein. In this way we could try to prevent some pathologies of our eyes.
The annual visit to the ophthalmologist is important, both to correct defects, such as myopia, and to get advice on choosing sunglasses or eye drops.