4. Dairy Share on Pinterest Dairy products such as milk and yogurt can be good for the eyes. They contain vitamin A as well as the mineral zinc. Vitamin A protects the cornea while zinc helps bring that vitamin to the eyes from the liver. Zinc is found throughout the eye, especially the retina and choroid, which is the vascular tissue that lies under the retina. This important mineral helps with night vision as well as the prevention of cataracts. Dairy from grass-fed cows provides the most benefits. Dairy can be consumed throughout your day. You can drink a glass with a meal or enjoy it in coffee and tea, or breakfast cereal. Yogurt is a healthy option for breakfast or as a snack. 5. Carrots Share on Pinterest Carrots are well-known to be good for eye health. Like egg yolks, carrots have vitamin A and also beta carotene. Vitamin A and beta carotene help the surface of the eye and can also help prevent eye infections and other serious eye conditions. Carrots are easy to eat on th...

Overview Maintaining a well-balanced, healthy diet is key to keeping your eyes healthy, and may help reduce your risk for developing eye conditions. Serious eye conditions may be avoided if you include foods that contain a range of vitamins, nutrients, and minerals, known as antioxidants. Eye conditions that you may be able to prevent with a healthy diet include: cataracts, which cause cloudy vision age-related macular degeneration, which can limit your eyesight glaucoma dry eyes poor night vision These antioxidants ward off oxidants that can affect your health in negative ways. Your eyes need many types of antioxidants to stay healthy. These include: lutein zeaxanthin vitamins A,  C ,  E beta-carotene omega-3 fatty acids zinc A balanced diet is best created with a variety of proteins, dairy, fruits, and vegetables. Try to eat a rainbow during your day, incorporating many types of foods in many different colors. You should limit consumption of unhealthy foods that are processe...

  Overview Diabetic retinopathy (die-uh-BET-ik ret-ih-NOP-uh-thee) is a diabetic problem that affects the eyes. It's caused by attack to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (retina). At first, diabetic retinopathy may cause no symptoms or only mild vision problems. Eventually, it can cause blindness. The condition can develop in any individual who has type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The longer a person has diabetes and the less controlled the person's blood sugar is, the more likely he or she is predisposed to getting this eye complication. Symptoms A point to note when addressing the symptoms of this complication is that it may not be visible in the early stages. But as the condition progresses, symptoms may include: Spots or dark strings floating in your vision (floaters) Blurred vision Fluctuating vision Impaired color vision Dark or empty areas in your vision Vision loss Importantly, Diabetic retinopathy usually affects both eyes. When to see ...

  Your eyes are an important part of your health and life generally. Your eyes help you to interact well with your world and it's important you do regular check up with your eye care provider such as Afonja Specialist EyeCare Hospital. Here are some eye care tips that should keep your eyes in proper check and ensure you are seeing your best. Eye Care Tips Eat a healthy, balanced diet.  Your diet should include plenty of fruits and vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables. Fishes are also important parts of a healthy diets especially ones high in omega-3 fatty acids, such as Titus, Salmon, Tuna. Maintain a good weight.  Being overweight or having obesity increases your risk of developing diabetes. Having diabetes puts you at higher risk of getting  diabetic retinopathy  or  glaucoma . Exercise regularly.  Exercise helps  to prevent or control diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. These diseases can lead to some eye or visio...

 

 

  Face shields, eye goggles advised to prevent COVID-19 spread. If you’ve seen a health care provider recently, you’ve probably noticed them wearing a face shield or eye goggles in addition to a mask.  Do face or eye shields help reduce the spread of COVID-19 virus more than masks alone? Absolutely, according to the top medical experts on the White House coronavirus task force, Anthony Fauci, MD, and Deborah Birx, MD. Dr. Fauci: If you have an eye or face shield, use it On July 29, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and leading expert on COVID-19  told ABC News  that if you really want the best protection from the virus, all mucosal surfaces of the face should be shielded — that includes the surface of the eyes as well as the nose and mouth. Dr. Fauci noted that though eye and face shields aren’t universally recommended at this time, “if you really want to be complete, you should probably use it if you can.” Dr. B...

Digital Strain And Your Eyes. Many who have to rely heavily on digital devices for work have felt the discomfort of digital eye strain. Even if you’re on a device for social or entertainment reasons rather than professional ones, you might be familiar with this problem too. It only takes two hours of screen time per day to give us a 90% chance of developing digital eye strain, and in this technological age, it’s no wonder ten million people a year are seeing eye doctors for it. Symptoms of Digital Eye Strain With something this common, it’s important to be able to  recognize the symptoms  so that you can begin to take the right precautions to prevent and minimize eye strain. Bright screens are often the culprits behind: Eyes feeling either very watery or unusually dry A burning or itching sensation in the eyes Blurry or double vision Frequent headaches and soreness in the neck, shoulders, or back Increased sensitivity to light Trouble concentrating Difficulty keeping your eyes...

  Eye Pain: Causes of Pain In, Around, or Behind Your Eyes and Treatment Options Eye pain is a catch-all phrase to describe discomfort on, in, behind or around the eye. The pain can be unilateral or bilateral — in other words, you can experience right eye pain, left eye pain, or the discomfort that affects both eyes. There's no evidence that right eye pain occurs more frequently than left eye pain, or vice versa. In some cases, such as an  eye injury , the cause of eye pain is obvious. But often it's difficult to know why your eye hurts. To complicate matters, the severity of eye pain does not indicate how serious the underlying cause of the discomfort is. In other words, a relatively minor problem, such as a superficial  corneal abrasion , can be very painful. But several very serious eye conditions — including  cataracts ,  macular degeneration , the most common type of glaucoma, a  detached retina , and  diabetic eye disease  — cause no eye pai...

What causes puffy eyes and dark circles under eyes? Swelling around the eyes is caused by an excessive accumulation of fluids (edema) in the surrounding skin tissue. Because the skin around the eyes is very thin, swelling and discoloration can be quite prominent. But why does fluid accumulate to form puffy eyes in the first place? Puffy eyes generally result from a variety of factors, including: Overconsumption of salt, which causes fluid retention Allergies that can cause inflammation and swelling Sinus problems Dehydration Fatigue and lack of sleep Stress Crying Aging Inherited facial features Unfortunately, many people have puffy eyes simply because this trait runs in their family. With aging, eye puffiness can be caused in part when fatty tissue that ordinarily protects the eye inside the bony eye socket begins to push forward and fill in spaces below the eye. This happens because aging processes cause thinning of the membrane or "septum" that ordinarily holds back fat in...