Contents:
- Medical Video: 8 Skin Habits That Make You Look Older
- 1. Heat-heat without sunglasses
- 2. Looking at the screen for too long
- 3. Smoking
- 4. Bad eating habits
- 5. Sleep using soft lens
- 6. Do not carry out regular eye examinations
Medical Video: 8 Skin Habits That Make You Look Older
Do you have the habit of sleeping at night, eating fast food, or often being exposed to sunlight? These things can accelerate the aging of your eyes! Here are 6 bad habits that make your eyes grow old and more susceptible to disease.
1. Heat-heat without sunglasses
If you are often exposed to light ultraviolet (UV) from the sun can accelerate damage to your eyes and eyelids. Prolonged sun exposure can cause sunburn or burning by sunlight on the front surface of the eye (photokeratitis), cataracts, macular degeneration, pinguekula, pterygium (growth of a triangular layer on the front surface of the eye), and can even cause cancer in the eyelids. Use sunglasses or sunglasses which has UV protection 100% can prevent these things.
2. Looking at the screen for too long
The habit of staring at the screen smartphone, tablet, or laptop can cause eye strain, so that it can lead to blurred vision and headaches. You need to give rest to your eyes by turning from your screen several times every hour at intervals of 30 seconds.
3. Smoking
Smoking habits can damage all organs in the body, including your eyes. The results of the study state that smoking is associated with eye diseases such as cataracts, macular degeneration, uveitis, dry eyes or dry eyes, and diabetic retinopathy. Facts prove that smokers have a 4 times greater risk of experiencing blindness than non-smokers. Quitting smoking, regardless of your age, can reduce the risk of serious eye disease.
4. Bad eating habits
Do you often eat fast food and rarely eat fruit and vegetables? If so, then you are most likely not getting enough vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids for your eye health. Green vegetables, fruits, and fish such as salmon can prevent many degenerative diseases of the eye. Eye vitamins can provide additional nutrients, but healthy food, regular exercise every day, and maintaining your weight are more effective ways to maintain your eye health.
5. Sleep using soft lens
If you are a soft lens user, you should not wear it when you sleep because contact lenses may not be worn for too long. Prolonged use can cause your eyes to become sore and dry, and can cause infection in your eyes.
6. Do not carry out regular eye examinations
Regular eye examinations can detect vision problems, eye diseases, and general health problems before you become aware of any health problems in your eyes. Life-threatening eye diseases such as glaucoma often have no symptoms until permanent loss of vision occurs.
You need to tell a history of your family's disease to help the doctor determine whether you have a high risk of certain diseases or eye conditions. Start scheduling regular eye examinations for you and your family from now on!
