With the summer on the horizon, we all have different kinds of plans to enjoy it. While planning this, we must also not forget to take care of our Eye Care at the same time. Due to the scorching heat in summer, our eyes are exposed to a vast amount of UV rays, dust, and many more harmful things that we may not be aware of. Here we have discussed some of the important tips that you can keep in mind this summer to take proper care of your eyes.
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Eye care summer tips 2023; Essential Eye Care Tips During Summers
During summer, we must always wear sunglasses and goggles that save us from very damaging UV rays. While purchasing sunglasses and Google we must keep in mind that they are UV ray certified. We must go for bigger shades. We should always have an extra pair of these within our reach all the time.
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While talking about these, we must also not forget about summer hats. By blocking a significant amount of direct exposure, sun hats play a major role in protecting your eyes from harmful UV rays.
In the summer, it is not a bad idea to avoid running errands during mid-day.
We are most likely to get dehydrated during the summer. This is one of the most important aspects to keep in mind that we are drinking adequate water to keep our body hydrated (min 2 liters a day).
Eye care tips at home
There is numerous thing we can do at home to take care of our eyes. These activities are not very hard to follow and one can easily do them at home. We will discuss these activities one by one.
When we go start something, what’s better to start than a healthy diet? A healthy diet plays a major role in keeping our eyes healthy. It provides us with nutrients and minerals such as vitamins A, C, E, and zinc which contain antioxidant properties that can prevent muscular degeneration.
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We can practice yoga. Yoga is a set of physical exercises that originated in India. There are certain yoga poses we can perform that are believed to be very beneficial to improve the health of our eyes. Those exercises are
- Sirs asana
- Bal asana
- Hal asana
- Padahastasana
These asanas (poses) give better blood circulation to our eyes and nourish our eye muscles.
We can get enough sleep to keep our eyes relaxed which is necessary for ocular health. It is advised to take seven to eight hours of sleep. In an era of working from home and students attending classes from home, frequent short breaks are necessary to avoid any ocular health concerns.
We should say no to smoking if we love our eyes, which we do. Smoking causes damage to optic nerves which in turn leads to muscular degeneration. Smoking can also lead to nerve blocks and lowering sensitivity.
Summer eye health tips
1. According to WHO, a significant percentage (about 20%) of cataract cases globally come from UV radiation. We, in summer, must always wear sunglasses and sun hats. While purchasing sunglasses, we must take one extra pair with 100% UV protection.
2. We must keep ourselves hydrated. Dehydration causes eyestrain, headaches, dry eyes, and also blurred vision. We see how much we sweat during summer while working outside. Needless to say, we must rehydrate ourselves at regular intervals, for our bodies and eyes to work properly.
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3. By eating healthy during the summer, we can take care of our eyes’ needs. In summer, we must enjoy various easily available fruits and vegetables. These easily available fruits and vegetables provide us with rich nutrients like carotenoids, lutein, and zeaxanthin. These nutrients protect our eyes and muscles from damage and degeneration.
4. We must avoid facing fans, sitting in front of a cooler, or doing any such activities that make our eyes dry. Because it can cause aggravate dry eye disease.
5. We must wear eye protection during working in a yard. We know that a significant portion of eye accidents happen when we are working at or around our home in a relaxed manner.
Five Tips to protect eyes
We all know how important our eyes are. Since time immemorial, our eyes have faced various threats. It faces threats from UV radiation, specks of dust and accidents, and many kinds. In this article, we will discuss five tips to save our eyes.
- By improving physical activity, we can lower health risk conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.
- Develop a habit of wearing sunglasses even on cloudy days and even when working in the yard.
- If you smoke, make a plan to quit it as soon as possible.
- Eating healthy is the key to protecting the eyes.
- Have an eye doctor you trust.
Written by - Kuldeep
