| Often, we take our eyes for granted and do not | | | | for more beautiful and attractive eyes. |
| take proper care of them as we do our teeth or our | | | | Contact lenses |
| skin. Taking care of our eyes is important especially | | | | If you wear contact lenses, as much as possible, do |
| since we use our eyes a lot. When we spend time in | | | | not wear them for more than 12 hours. At all costs, |
| the office, use the computer, read documents, and | | | | do not wear your contacts when you sleep. Leaving |
| watch TV at home, we put a lot of strain on our | | | | your contacts on for too long may cause permanent |
| eyes and wear them down. Taking care of our eyes | | | | damage to your eyesight as well as cause extreme |
| is just a matter of developing good habits, as well as | | | | discomfort. If you can help it, do not wear contacts |
| visiting your eye doctor in urbane scrubs regularly. | | | | at all and use glasses instead. Not only is this safer, it |
| Below are some tips for taking care of your eyes | | | | will also save you a lot of money. |
| and keeping them healthy. | | | | Eye drops |
| Eating healthy | | | | Use eye drops sparingly as some of these may |
| As with any of your body part, one of the best | | | | contain powerful ingredients that will only do worse |
| ways to keep your eyes fit and healthy is to eat | | | | for the eyes. Opt for eye drops that are made of |
| nutritious food. Fruits and vegetables and rich in | | | | 'tears,' which can actually be used more frequently. |
| antioxidants that help slow down the process of | | | | Avoid those that are made to 'get the red out' as |
| aging and the deterioration of eyesight. Vitamins that | | | | these have stronger chemicals. Read the labels of |
| are good for the eyes include vitamin C, A, and E. | | | | eye drops carefully to know how often you can use |
| These three vitamins help decrease the risk of | | | | them. Chronic daily use of eye drops may just |
| cataracts and macular degeneration. Most fruits and | | | | worsen irritation to the eyes. Also take note that |
| vegetables are rich in vitamins C, A, and E. Beta | | | | when you are wearing contacts, there are many eye |
| carotene are also popularly known to help maintain | | | | drops that you cannot use with them. |
| good eye sight. Some of the fruits and vegetables | | | | Protection from the sun |
| high in beta carotene include carrots, squash, and | | | | Exposure to too much sun damages the eyes and |
| yellow and red peppers. | | | | accelerates its deterioration and aging. One of the |
| Pampering your eyes | | | | best ways to protect the eyes from the sun is by |
| Soothe your tired eyes with cold cucumber slices. | | | | wearing sunglasses. When choosing sunglasses, get |
| Gently press the cucumber slices against the eyes | | | | one that has high UV protection and has polarized |
| and leave there for ten minutes. You can also use a | | | | lenses. Simply getting dark lenses is not enough to |
| cool towel in place of the cucumber. Just put it | | | | protect the eyes as it only makes the pupils dilate |
| above your closed eyes and leave for a few minutes. | | | | and do not anything to stop the UV rays from |
| This will also help get rid of puffiness and eye bags | | | | reaching the eyes. |