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5 Eye Health Tips for Children
- posted: Oct. 09, 2018
Eye health and safety are important to practice from an early age to promote good vision health as an adult. Thus, it’s imperative to teach your kids eye safety practices so they create a lifestyle that encourages healthy eye habits.
5 of our eye safety practices include:
A Healthy Diet
A balanced diet, especially a diet including fruits (citrus, berries), veggies (carrots, spinach, broccoli), fatty fish (tuna, salmon, trout), almonds and egg yolks, will help give your eyes the nutrients they need to operate at their highest potential.
Exercise
Studies have shown aerobic exercise lowers eye pressure. Fitness reduces several diseases including diabetes, which has an increased risk for eye diseases and can result in blindness in severe cases, and a number of other eye issues.
No Smoking
Smoking is linked to many diseases and health problems. The most notable one is cancer, but it also increases your risk for diabetes and its complications. Smoking also increases the risk for various eye diseases, and cigarette smoke can cause dry, red, itchy eyes.
Breaks
Kids use tablets and mobile devices more than ever now and for many hours. It’s important to make sure your child takes breaks when watching TV or playing games on their device. Your child should also keep a safe distance away when watching TV or viewing something on their device.
Awareness
It’s important to ask your children if they have any changes in their vision since kids don’t always understand that concept. Ask them if their vision is blurry or if they’re seeing double vision or spots. Some signs that your child may have a vision problem include excessive eye rubbing, an unusual head tilt or a close viewing distance to a TV, tablet or mobile device. If any of these signs are occurring, take your child to the eye doctor.
Contact us for more information about eye safety practices for kids or to schedule an eye appointment.
- posted: Oct. 09, 2018
Eye health and safety are important to practice from an early age to promote good vision health as an adult. Thus, it’s imperative to teach your kids eye safety practices so they create a lifestyle that encourages healthy eye habits.
5 of our eye safety practices include:
A Healthy Diet
A balanced diet, especially a diet including fruits (citrus, berries), veggies (carrots, spinach, broccoli), fatty fish (tuna, salmon, trout), almonds and egg yolks, will help give your eyes the nutrients they need to operate at their highest potential.
Exercise
Studies have shown aerobic exercise lowers eye pressure. Fitness reduces several diseases including diabetes, which has an increased risk for eye diseases and can result in blindness in severe cases, and a number of other eye issues.
No Smoking
Smoking is linked to many diseases and health problems. The most notable one is cancer, but it also increases your risk for diabetes and its complications. Smoking also increases the risk for various eye diseases, and cigarette smoke can cause dry, red, itchy eyes.
Breaks
Kids use tablets and mobile devices more than ever now and for many hours. It’s important to make sure your child takes breaks when watching TV or playing games on their device. Your child should also keep a safe distance away when watching TV or viewing something on their device.
Awareness
It’s important to ask your children if they have any changes in their vision since kids don’t always understand that concept. Ask them if their vision is blurry or if they’re seeing double vision or spots. Some signs that your child may have a vision problem include excessive eye rubbing, an unusual head tilt or a close viewing distance to a TV, tablet or mobile device. If any of these signs are occurring, take your child to the eye doctor.
Contact us for more information about eye safety practices for kids or to schedule an eye appointment.
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