How do you maintain good eye health?

BKiwu

September is Blindness Awareness month. The month is dedicated to all matters relating to our eyes, such as eye care for Blindness prevention and how to improve the lives of those with visual disabilities and reducing barriers to independent living.

How do you maintain good eye care?

Anyika

According to Medline Plus (https://medlineplus.gov/eyecare.html) there are a summary of things to do to keep your eyes healthy:

1. Eat a healthy, balanced diet.
2. Maintain a healthy weight.
3. Get regular exercise.
4. Wear sunglasses
5. Wear protective eye wear.
6. Avoid smoking.
7. Know your family medical history.
8. Know your other risk factors.
9. If you wear contacts, take steps to prevent eye infections.
10. Give your eyes a rest.

verogakio

https://community.enableme.org/en/discussion/comment/278410#Comment_278410

Someone outshines me with what I wanted to say. Plus this gadgets also affect our side, avoid using too much light on them and don't be on them for too long.

Kingndeda

@MikkiTarz i can only imagine. Its not always true that some sorts of disability has to be passed to generations , just as we also see people with disabilities having children with no disabilities... Only in rare cases.

BKiwu

Thanks for the tip @Anyika

Kingndeda

i'm interested to find out if eye issues can be inherited , because you find people owning it.... you will hear them say ," hii nayo ni yetu, my dad has,my sister and so i'm not shocked"

what are your thoughts

MikkiTarz

https://community.enableme.org/en/discussion/comment/278439#Comment_278439

To a point yes. I've got my aunt who has eye issues and for a long time she's been into specs and currently her vision is getting lower and lower its like partial blindness. And her kids, almost all wear specs and it's trickled down to her grandkids for they too wear specs.