8 Tips for Young and Beautiful Eyes

There are lots of perks to getting older — retirement, travel, stability, grandkids, etc. However, few of us do not want to look older. One of the first places we show our age is in the skin around our eyes. Good habits can keep your look younger for longer!

1. Get Your Beauty Sleep

While we sleep our body renews and refreshes our cells. Without this nightly renewal, the delicate skin around our eyes thins. The stress will show up as puffiness, or shadows under the eyes.

If you engage in intense visual activity such as working on a computer or reading a book, short breaks go a long way in helping your eyes, as it gives them a chance to rest.

2. Pamper Your Eyes

Soothe your eyes with a cold compress to reduce puffiness and dark circles. You can use cucumber slices, too, or even chilled teaspoons. Apply a cold compress on your eyes for 5 minutes soon after you wake up in the morning.

3. Eat An Eye-Healthy Diet

Foods rich in Vitamin C like strawberries, oranges, and leafy greens protect against wrinkles and dry skin, as well as cataracts and macular degeneration.

Antioxidants like those found in green tea and berries are needed to fight inflammation and protect against pollutants and aging.

Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, flax seeds, and walnuts help both your skin and eyes by regulating the fluid in your body.

Avoid smoking

Apart from being unhealthy for many reasons, smoking can contribute to blindness. Smoking can increase your chances of developing cataracts and can cause age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Additionally, smoking can reduce the number of antioxidants that are beneficial to your eyes.

4. Protect Yourself From The Sun

Make sure to apply sunscreen and wear sunglasses. Even when it’s not hot outside, UV rays can cause lasting damage. Besides, sunglasses will protect you from excessive squinting in the bright light.

Talk to your Ophthalmologist about your options for polarized, protective eyewear.

5. Reduce your screen time

keep the screen at least 20" inches away and level slightly below eyes with minimum glare while working continuously.

Blink frequently. Follow 20–20–20 rule i.e take a break every 20 minutes to focus on an object 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.

Use lubricating eye drops for soothing your eyes.

6. Full body exercise for vision

Exercising for at least twenty minutes a day is healthy for your entire body, including your eyes. Improved blood circulation is beneficial to the small blood vessels in the eyes as it removes harmful substances that may have been deposited. Exercise doesn’t have to be intense. In fact, a brisk walk is enough.

7. Have regular eye exams

Most people wait until they experience eyesight problems to get eye exams. Sometimes, that can be too late. Getting eye exams early can help diagnose problems before they become severe. In fact, most vision defects can be corrected when detected early.

Regular vision exams can help by:

• Adjusting prescriptions for corrective lenses: Vision changes with time and the eyeglasses that were once the best diopter might be damaging your eyes now.

• Check alignment: Sometimes turned or crossed eyes can cause strain on eye muscles. Your eye doctor can help diagnose this issue early to avoid causing further damage to your eyes.

• Retina exam: Blood vessels present in the retina can be signs of diabetes. Eye exams can reveal more health issues beyond vision

8. Update Your Look!

New lenses can make you feel like you have a new lease on life! Outdated frames tend to age us much more than we realize. A stylish new pair will frame your face in a whole new way. Try on some exciting new frames.

Beautiful Eyes Are Healthy Eyes! The best way to keep your eyes looking young is by keeping them healthy.

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originally cited in practo.com

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