Tending to your eyes is vital and something that you need to be doing, but can you wholeheartedly say that you do it? Can you wholeheartedly say that you do all you can, all the time to protect your eyes from all the things out there that pose a danger to them? Chances are, you can’t. And, if you can’t, make sure to read on to find advice on what you can do to make sure you can.

Adopt a healthy diet

Changing your diet and adopting a far healthier one in your life may not seem to be something that will help you tend to the health of your eyes directly, but it will. Yes, adopting a healthy diet most certainly will have a positive impact on your eye health, and doing specific things in regards to your diet will only further this impact. By doing things such as swapping fatty foods for ones that are rich in whole grain, for instance, your eyes will be protected from vision-impairing conditions. What’s more, the stronger your immune system is the more chance your eyes will have of fighting and withstanding infections that can hit anybody’s eyes, such as viral conjunctivitis. And, the best way to boost your immune system is to adopt and maintain a healthy diet in your life. So, get adopting, get healthy and get tending to your eyes as a result!

Protect your eyes from your computer screen

Of course you know that the sun’s UV light is bad for your eyes, right? And you probably also know that you shouldn’t look directly into lightbulbs when they’re switched on, as well. But, did you know that these are not the only types of lights that you should be protecting your eyes from? No, you also need to protect your eyes from your computer screen too. You need to do this because your computer screen, when looked at for long periods and daily, will dry your eyes to the point where it is difficult for them to re-wet themselves. And this is a very, very dangerous situation to be in.

So, you must protect your eyes from your computer screen, and to do so you should do a number of things: you should only use your computer in a light and bright area; you should make sure the screen is at your eye level; you should get yourself a pair of ‘computer glasses’, or even just a pair of cheap prescription glasses; and you should take time to re-wet your eyes yourself through slow blinking methods every twenty minutes. When you do these things you will be doing all you can to protect your eyes from the plights caused by excessively looking at computer screens, which, in this day and age, is for most people a completely unavoidable task.

Poor vision can be detrimental to one’s life. It can lead to job loss, difficulties in social gatherings, an added likelihood of danger and accidents, and, of course, the worst case scenario, complete blindness. Sometimes, this fate is just natural and will happen to a person regardless, but sometimes they are not and they can be avoided. And, if you want to avoid them, you’re going to have to take heed of all the advice above and tend to your eyes — and tend to them well.