Thursday, February 13, 2014

Keeping Eyes Healthy

By Darrel Jefferson


Vision is one of the main senses and vision health is an important aspect to complete overall health. Most would agree that they want to keep their vision healthy for as long as possible, but few know exactly what to do to help keep their eyes seeing strong at any age.

There's a wide segment of the population that thinks they can get by without insurance of vision care. They begin to eat their words when they find themselves in a position where they have cut their eye and they don't have sufficient vision insurance. You should have no problem finding the right policy when you look at all the vision health plans.

A feeling of panic might set in when you know that you have cut your eye. You have to determine at that moment if the issue at hand is an emergency or not. With a sufficient vision health insurance policy, you should have the opportunity to go to the doctor whenever you want. Sometimes you need to have a comprehensive regular medical policy in order for you to get help right away.

Once you have determined that your eye pain is not the result of a serious medical condition, you can start to look at some of the other possible causes of your discomfort.

Such specific foods as leafy green vegetables like kale and spinach and fruits high in antioxidants such as blueberries and plums, as well as other healthy fruits and vegies high in vitamins C and E as well as zinc can help to keep eyes functioning properly and healthily. In addition, fatty fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids can help to keep eyes healthy and prolong eye health.

Everyone's eyes send different signals when they're in trouble. You should not follow these signals beyond realizing that you need to seek medical help right away.

When people exercise, they cause oxygenated blood to be circulated through their body at a faster rate, made manifest through a higher heart rate, in order to keep up with the demand placed on the body in motion. When this happens more blood is available to the eyes and helps to promote cell growth and health to the inner workings of the eye and thus promotes a healthier eye overall.

A cut to your eye is not significant enough to warrant an ambulance coming to your house. At the same time, you should go to the emergency room using your own transportation, depending on the severity of the cut.

Once your doctor has determined the right protocol to help your eye after it has been cut, you will have to wait for your eye to come back. Odds are the recovery time will be lengthy. It takes the eye much longer to heal because it's an environment that's almost always moist. The cut will constantly be moisturized, which isn't conducive for a quick recovery.

Most of your eye pain will probably not be serious, but it's always a good idea to prepare for the worst.




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