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Guide to Eye Care
- Causes of Poor Vision
- Protection of Eyes
- Healthy Diet for Eyes
- Relax Your Eyes
- Precautions During Work
- Do Not Neglect
- Diabetes & High B.P.
- In Case of An Emergency
- How to Watch TV
- Services Available
- Computer Vision Syndrome
- Prolonged tension, worry or stress.
- Improper food & Vitamin deficiency.
- Improper use of eyes.
- Lack of Preventive Care
(Lighting conditions, pollution, eye checkup etc.)
- Undesirable use of medicines.
- Family history, childhood disease or accident.
Protect your eyes from:
- Dust, smoke & pollution.
- Wind.
- Bright Light & Welding glare.
- Ultraviolet rays.
- Sharp objects.
- Cricket ball and other injuries.
Make the following a part of your everyday diet.
- Food items rich in Vitamin A.
- Plenty of green leafy vegetables.
- A glass of milk.
- Plenty of water.
Avoid fried, spicy and junk food.
Carotenoids in fruits and vegetables for the Eye
- Papaya
- Egg yolk
- Maize (corn)
- Kiwi
- Red Seedles grapes
- Zucchini squash
- Pumkin
- Spinach
- Orange pepper
- Yellow squash
- Cucumber
- Pea
- Green Pepper
- Red Grape
- Butternut Squash
- Orange Juice
- Honeydew
- Celery (stalks, leaves)
- Green Grapes
- Brussels sprouts
- Scallions
- Green Beans
- Orange
- Broccoli
- Apple (Red delicious)
- Mango
- Green lessuce
- Tomato juice
- Peach
- Yellow pepper
- Nectarine
- Red pepper
- Tomato (fruits)
- Carrots
- Cantaloupe
- Dried apricots
- Green kidney beans
- Blink your eyes frequently. It lubricates your eyes.
- Do palming as & when your eyes are tired.
- Close your eyes with palms & sit quietly
- Wash your eyes with plain water 4-6 times a day.
- Relax your eyes in between long hours of work. It keeps your eyes healthy.
- Always read under proper illumination.
- Work in proper body postures.
- Learn the art of working on Computers.
- Try to avoid reading in a moving vehicle. It strains your eyes.
- Give a break in between long hours of work.
- Blink your eyes frequently.
- If you find difficulty in reading or distance vision, you must get your eyes checked.
- If any eye problem continues for a long time or recurs, get your eyes checked.
- If prescribed, you must wear glasses
- Give proper rest to eyes and also take proper sleep.
Diabetes & High B.P.
These surely affect your eyes
- Diabetes & High Blood Pressure may damage your eye sight.
- Control of Blood Sugar is not enough.
- The damage is painless & goes unnoticed unless very late, therefore watch out.
- Proper Eye check tells you the severity of Diabetes & B.P. and takes preventive care.
- You can guard against damage by diagnosis with latest equipments.
If something goes into your eyes or if you get an eye injury or have a sudden loss of vision
- Do not rub your eye.
- Wash your eyes with plenty of water.
- Compare vision of your left and right eye. (If Possible)
- Consult your doctor immediately without delay.
How to Watch TV
TV Watching affects your eyes adversely.
TIPS to minimize the damage:
- Keep a distance of 8 to 10 feet between your eyes & TV.
- See TV while sitting & TV should be below head level.
- Blink your eyes frequently while watching.
- Continuous TV watching is harmful to eyes.
- Give a break say every half an hour or so. Breaks during advertisements could be used for relaxing your eyes.
- Don’t put lights off. Keep the room lighted from behind.
- Keep colour & contrast low or medium.
- Fast changing scenes strain your eyes too much.
- Late night TV watching should be minimum.
- Exercise & Yoga of Eyes or reduce TV strain.
Services Available
at Mumbai Retina Centre
- General & Executive Eye Checkup
- Eye Check up for babies & children
- Eye Check up for computer professionals
- Phaco (LASER) for cataract
- Eye Care for Diabetics
- LASIK (Spectacle Removal by LASER)
- Glaucoma (Jhamar or Kachbindu)
- Complex Eye Problems
- Retina Diseases (RD & Bleeding)
- Dry Eyes
- VFA (Computerized Test of Field of Vision)
- Contrast Sensitivity Test (CST)
- Fundus Photography (FP)
- LASERs (Photo Coagulations)