How to maintain good eyesight into old age

Why spoil the vision and how to protect

The living conditions of the average person do not really have to preserve good vision. Most of the day we spend, buried in the smartphone, then the monitor. We see all the worse, and recalls that the situation can be corrected only serious treatment.

The trouble faced by almost everyone who spends much time in front of the monitor - computer eye syndromeWhat Is Computer Vision Syndrome?. You probably noticed that after a couple of hours of work at the computer eye fatigue, there are a burning sensation and redness, and blurred image on the screen. That's because your eyes need a rest.

At least once in 45-60 minutes is necessarySanPiN 2.2.2 / 2.4.1340-03 "Hygienic requirements for personal computers and the organization of work" distracted from work for at least 10 minutes and do gymnastics. Elementary exercise: alternately hold your gaze on the tip of the nose, and then translate into the distance, his eyes turn to the right and left, in turn translate look left, right, up and down. All movements should be slow and smooth. Quite a simple alternative: go to the window and look at a few minutes away.

The blue light from the monitors and gadgets tiresBlue Light and Your Eyes eye and may cause damage to retinal cells. The measure forces try to reduce the time spent in front of screen, and turn the smartphone into a night mode. Add in the diet of foods rich in lutein and zeaxanthin - pigments, which are able to protectLutein And Zeaxanthin: Eye And Vision Benefits retina from exposure to blue light. leadersNutrients: Lutein + zeaxanthin on their content - spinach, peppers, parsley, pistachios, zucchini and green peas.

If you already have myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism, it does not mean that good vision is not to return. There are two scenarios: glasses or lenses and laser correction. In the case of glasses and lenses periodically will need your eyes checked, and if it gets worse, order new.

Laser correction - rapid and radical solution to the problem. It makes patients 18 to 45 years, with a period of rehabilitation is usually minimal. For example, in the clinic "excimer"Operation takes 10-15 minutes, and taking into account the training and examination after correction for all will leave for 2-3 hours. Already you can play sports and work on the computer in a couple of days.

How do you know it's time to see a doctor

Serious diseases first manifest themselves quite harmless symptoms that we often ignore. Notice blurred vision - go to the doctor. And if you have at least one of the following symptoms, it is an occasion to run a viewing immediately:

• fog in sight;
• a sharp decline in visual acuity;
• double vision;
• visual distortion of surrounding objects;
• feeling flickering before the eyes, the appearance of floaters;
• iridescent circles, halos around lights;
• Pain in the eyes;
• redness of the eye;
• dryness, foreign body sensation under his eyelids;
• frequent tearing, discharge from the eyes;
• increased visual fatigue;
• discomfort glare;
• headaches, discomfort while wearing glasses;
• any eye injury.

Even those who did not notice anything at this list, it is necessary to regularly visit an ophthalmologist. Adult - once a year, the children - once a period of 3 to 12 months, then the examination should be repeated every two years, and after 7 years - every year.

Why is better to solve problems in modern ophthalmology clinic

To choose the right treatment, you need to understand, because of what all you spoiled vision. Ophthalmic examinations in ordinary clinics often limited test of using Sivtseva table - the same with the letters "W", "B", "M", "N", "K"... No doubt, the table is good, but only to determine the severity of view. For diagnosis it is not enough.

The modern diagnostic equipment allows to evaluate the state of the eye just with micron precision and detect problems at an early stage. In the clinic "excimer"During a diagnostic examination that you check visual acuity, intraocular pressure and measure the refraction (The ability of the optical system to refract light rays) investigated field of view, the shape of the cornea, the retina and the state of optic nerve.

After the diagnosis of an ophthalmologist prescribe the necessary drugs or physical therapy treatment and give advice on hygiene of view.

The clinic "Excimer" helping and young children, and people of advanced age - the older the patient at the time of treatment in the clinic celebrated its 104th birthday. Diagnosis takes approximately two hours and is performed by a contactless method: it avoids the unpleasant sensations during the examination.

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Save vision is simple: less sitting at the computer (at least in my spare time), eat properly and regularly visit an ophthalmologist. Timely diagnosis will help to identify the disease, while things have not gone too far.

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