We all often think about protecting our health. It's usually our vital organs, maybe our immune system, maybe our brain functions. What about our smaller parts, like our eyes? Do we know enough about the value of our eyes, which play a golden role in helping us read, drive, see our loved ones, cook, and lead a healthy life? Do we work for them to see better and stay healthy?

Let's see what we can add to our lives to protect our eye health and increase their performance.

Getting the Right Nutrients:

A healthy and balanced diet is important not only for our physical and mental health, but also for our eye health.

Fish rich in omega 3, tuna and salmon;

Citrus fruits, grapefruit, oranges, tangerines for vitamin C; for vitamin A and beta carotene, greens, spinach, collard greens, dill, purslane and carrots should be consumed.

Quitting Smoking

Smoking isn't only bad for your lungs. Unfortunately, it also has a serious effect on your eyes. Smoking doubles your risk of developing macular degeneration by changing the structure of your eyes. Also known as macular degeneration, this disease is a condition due to the wearing away of the macula, the part of the eye responsible for sharp, central and color vision. The risk of cataracts in your eyes increases two to three times due to smoking. All these reasons can create a good motivation to quit smoking.

Wearing Sunglasses

We all know very well that we need to apply SPF products and sun protection creams to protect our skin from the harmful rays of the sun. And we don't go out without them in summer/winter. UV rays can damage our eyes and invite cataracts and macular degeneration. For this reason, we should definitely wear our sunglasses on sunny days.

Suspending the Use of Electronic Devices

The negative effect of blue light emitted from television, mobile phones and computers on our eyes is quite large. Looking too much at electronics causes eyestrain, blurred vision, and difficulty focusing on a distant object (not to mention head and neck pain). We should limit the use of electronic gadgets during the day and create time for our eyes to take a break from the stress created by the screen.

Doing Eye Exercise

Our eyes are made up of muscles. It is important to strengthen our eye muscles with exercise, as well as activate every muscle in our body. Exercising your eye muscles on a regular basis greatly improves your vision. I'll suggest a move you can try: Open your arm forward and raise your thumb up. As you circle with your hand, just follow your thumb with your eyes. Make sure to do this exercise every day.

Regularly Go to the Doctor's Checkup

Just as we regularly go to the doctor for our physical check-ups, we should make it a routine for our eye examination. Many vision problems or eye damage can be salvaged if treated in a timely manner. At least it can be prevented from getting worse. If it has been a long time since you have gone, I recommend you to make an appointment for yourself after reading this article.