The most common myths about eye diseases

Developing a habit of careful attitude to vision, you can protect your eyesight for many years. However, myths about vision are widespread. Following the wrong advice of a friend or the latest news from the Internet, you can become a victim of false information about eye health. Are your eyes as healthy as they could be? Answer "yes" or "no" to the test questions.

1. Gymnastics for the eyes will remove the need for wearing glasses. Wrong. Exercises strengthen the muscles of the eye, but they do not improve and do not retain sight.

2. Reading in dim lighting impairs vision. Not quite right. Although low light does not affect the eyesight and does not harm the eye, your eyes become tired faster. It is best when reading to direct light directly to the page.

3. It is best not to wear glasses all day. When you take off your glasses, you rest your eyes. Wrong. If you need glasses for distance or reading, use them. If you try to read without glasses, it will only give extra stress to your eyes. Glasses or contact lenses when worn day after day will not worsen your vision.

4. Carrots have a good effect on vision. There is a deal of truth in it. Carrots contain vitamin A and is one of the vegetables that positively affects the eyesight. Fresh fruits, green vegetables containing more antioxidants, for example lutein or zeaxanthin, are much more useful. In fresh carrots, very little lutein and zeaxanthin. Antioxidants protect the eye from age-related cataracts and corneal opacities.

Eating vegetables or food supplements containing these substances will not save you from sight problems. In fact, supersaturation of the body with vitamin A can adversely affect your health.

5. Working at the computer for a long time is harmful to the eyes. Right. Although using the computer and not harmful to vision, sitting behind the computer screen for a long time contributes to asthenopia - rapid eye fatigue. Direct the light so that there are no glare on the screen. Also, when working at a computer and doing other work, such as reading and sewing, it is useful to give a short rest to the eyes every hour to reduce eye fatigue.

6. In the survey is not necessary, if nothing disturbs you. Wrong. It is necessary to regularly conduct an eye examination, even in the absence of any symptoms. For prevention, check your eyesight every 2-4 years, if you are between 40 and 64 years old, and every 1-2 years if you are over 65.

Also visit an ophthalmologist if you observe the following symptoms: protrusion of eyes,skin, strabismus, dark spot in the center of the field of vision, difficulty in focusing eyes on objects, doubling, dry eyes, burning sensation, profuse tear, eye pain, flies or flares, glaucomatous aureole, foggy or blurry image, loss of peripheral vision, rednesschapterz, spots in the field of view, curvature of straight lines, sudden loss of vision, problems of adaptation to darkness, increased sensitivity to light, veil interfering with vision.

Yu. Saveleva "Methods of vision improvement"