Take good care and be well informed about your eyes and vision health. Your eyes deserve regular care. 

Choose best practices to promote eye health and maintain healthy eyes.

There are self-care actions that can either affect or limit eye problems. 

Eye Protective Actions:

• Practice eye safety by wearing protective eyewear. Safety is a priority to prevent eye injury, eye diseases, and vision loss. Ensure you have the best eye protection for each task. Select the correct type of eyewear. Protective eyewear includes goggles, safety shields, safety glasses, eye guards. Choose the most appropriate protective eyewear when playing sports or doing eye hazard activities in the workplace or at home. 
• Additionally, remember to protect your eyes from the sun's ultraviolet rays. Ultraviolet (UV) rays are associated with a high risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts. UV-blocking sunglasses worn outdoors is good eye care practice and can limit your exposure to harmful rays.
• Getting rid of a smoking habit helps your eyesight. Smoking increases the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, cataract, and optic nerve damage.

Eyestrain: 

Certain lifestyle behaviors can put you at greater risk for eye problems.

Spending many hours daily in front of a digital screen leads to eye strain and dry eyes. As you spend a lot of time on your computer, you can end up with a condition known as computer vision syndrome. 

This condition can cause blurred vision, eye strain, and headaches.

•  Limit your screen time to avoid Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).
• Simple eye exercises as you work help reduce eyestrain. 
• Protect your eyesight by taking short breaks and adjusting your focus.

Eye Benefits From Sleep:

Lack of sleep and exposure to pollutants can cause eye strain, dry eye syndrome, and discomforting eye spasms. Eyes rely on getting sufficient sleep to function at their best.  

Eye cells rejuvenate as you sleep, and healthy eye cells lead to better eye function and improved visual quality.

Sleep also soothes red, itchy tired eyes.

Eye Infection: 

Infections often inflame the eye cause eye pain, redness, swelling, and light sensitivity. 

Get an eye examination and appropriate treatment for inflammation in or around your eyes. It is essential to clean contact lenses and wash your hands thoroughly before putting in or taking out contact lenses.

Eye Exams:

Schedule regular eye exams to have your eyes checked. 

The eye exam and a vision screening are not the same eye assessments.

• Vision screening tests your eyesight.
•  An eye exam is a comprehensive vision check to evaluate eyesight, the nerves in the eyes, the optic discs, and structures. The exam can discover eye diseases and conditions in their early stages. 

Some eye problems can damage your vision. Eye pain needs prompt treatment and a full assessment eye exam.

Eye diseases, such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, or diabetic retinopathy advance slowly, producing vision complications and loss of vision.Early detection and treatment can help to save your eyesight.

• Ensure your eyes are in the best possible condition. Be assessed every two years or include an eye exam in your annual medical check-up if vision problems exist in your family. 

Never overlook proper eye care and safety issues. Take preventive steps to protect your eye health. Eyecare is a part of your overall health regimen.