Eye-candy is more than just eating carrots

Let the eyes remain in the best working condition, we need to be solicitous, and to avoid possible injury to the eyes of danger and neglect.



First of all, let us know what kind of nutrients beneficial to eye health.

　　Nutrition, some say

Vitamin A

Several generations of people have, the mother will tell their children to eat carrot can be seen more clearly at night. This may or may not. In fact, this folk wisdom and a slight deviation of the known scientific facts. Carrots are rich in vitamin A, while the lack of such nutrients is one of the early symptoms of night blindness. But that does not mean that eating carrots will make a normal night-vision capability and better. Like most mothers said, the vitamin A in carrots make your eyes stay healthy.

However, there is little irrefutable that vitamin A for eye health and vision has a vital role in the normal. The long-term will lead to a serious lack of vitamin A known as dry eye syndrome (or dry eye) disease. This disease affects the cornea - the eye for light entering the transparent cover. Suffering from dry eye syndrome, the normally clear, reflective of the cornea become extremely dry. Without treatment, this disease may lead to blindness. In developing countries, every year some 3 million children suffer from dry eye syndrome, in which as many as 250,000 eventually permanent blindness. However, if appropriate or adequate dietary vitamin A, will be able to avoid such tragedies.

　Antioxidants

Anti-oxidants have frequently become the object of news coverage, because there is evidence that they can prevent certain with the emergence of the biological degradation of aging. The researchers believe that antioxidants can prevent cell damage caused by oxidation and thereby allow the body to benefit. (Oxidation, as a natural process, is part of the activities of normal cells. Incision in the process and the fruit exposed to the air after too long browning effect similar to that occurred.)

In addition to reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer rates, anti-oxidants (along with zinc) also help prevent macular degeneration, which is a serious eye diseases occur with aging. U.S. National Institutes of Health conducted in age-related eye disease study (AREDS) found that, for those with advanced disease at high risk, the high level of anti-oxidant vitamins A (β-carotene), C and E can significantly reduce the development of Late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) risk. However, the study did not raise anti-oxidants can prevent cataracts lesion evidence.

　Minerals

In addition to antioxidants, the researchers that certain minerals are and eye health. For example, zinc, proved to help reduce the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration risk. Age-related eye disease study (AREDS) found that high levels of zinc intake, as well as high levels of anti-oxidant vitamins, enable development of the risk of advanced macular degeneration reduced by about 25%.

　To avoid danger and unexpected one that

Eye injury may occur at any place. According to experts, 90% of eye injury can prevent. Required only in case of eye injuries to more easily alert. For example:

　Playing

Whether it is free of the fishing line, bouncing the ball, rebound the bungee cord, or flying to Mars, campfires and entertainment devices, has led to a serious eye injury risk. The best way to ensure safe play is to remain vigilant. Pay close attention to your ongoing activities and the surrounding circumstances.

With sports-related eye injuries every year at least 20 million cases annually. Protective glasses to help prevent.

With sports-related eye injuries every year at least 200,000 cases, baseball, basketball, tennis, squash and hockey players most vulnerable. Whether it is sports grounds, golf course or skating rink, wearing protective glasses and all from the front side can give you protection. From polycarbonate or other rigid plastic glasses the best.

　　Within the family workshop

The sawdust flying, jumping flying nails, splash of paint thinners, these are just yourself to work, at home, a small number of danger. Wear protective glasses may be a bit troublesome, but perhaps will be able to save your vision. Here are some of the equipment to choose from:

* Safety glasses. Just a few dollars, can you slow hammering or using power tools or tools to provide protection. Goggles on the need to have passed safety tests of the logo, made of polycarbonate goggles with the best impact resistance. Ensure that the goggles are the side in order to ward off flying objects from the side. If necessary, you can also buy prescription safety glasses.

* Goggles. Goggles may be blocked from all directions to your flying debris. Therefore, when you use the tools, chemicals, etc., goggles can give you the most comprehensive protection.

* Mask. When you use the lathe or a scoop planing machines and other equipment, the mask is the ideal choice. If you are welding, make sure that the masks have special shielding, to prevent injury to the eye by the glare. Because masks can not withstand severe shocks, or from above or around the mask flying objects, and therefore must face mask to wear safety glasses or goggles below.

　Garden Work

Many people have found a problem, that even such a simple repair lawn chores can lead to eye injury. Mower emitted thousands of stones or branches causing eye injury cases. Therefore, it is best to wear goggles to block launched into fragments. When trimming hedges is the same, because the branches may bounce, hit the eye. When you use the chain saw, the masks and goggles are essential.

Other household chores or repairs - engaged in a number of other domestic work best when they wear head protection equipment. For example, when you work in the car when the goggles to protect eyes from the whereabouts of gravel injury; carry out the washing, it can from a chemical splash injuries; to paint the ceiling, it can under the drip of paint damage from .