Physical Protection Of The Eyes

When you're outdoors, it's especially important to wear sunglasses. UV rays from the sun as well as harsh glare can do a number on your eyes. Protect your eyes whenever you're outside with a good pair of sunglasses that have strong UV protection.

Supplements For The Eyes

Supplements including vitamins and minerals are extremely important to the health of your eyes. Most people simply don't get the amount of vegetables and fruits that they need in order to get the nutrients that are most important to the health of their eyes. Important supplements for your eyes include Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E, as well as Lutein and Zeaxanthin. Zinc and Selenium are minerals important to the eyes. Herbs that are excellent for the eyes include Bilberry and Ginkgo Biloba. Another important supplement for the eyes is essential fatty acids. Consider a supplement of EFA or fish oil or a flaxseed oil supplement. Flaxseed oil, in particular, is excellent for people with dry eye problems.

Environmental Protection For The Eyes

Allergies are a common problem and can make our eyes itchy, watery or irritated. It's important to protect our eyes from the ravages of poor air and pollution. There aren't many ways to fight the way the air affects our eyes if we live in a big city or an area that has polluted or pollen filled air, but we can do something to improve the air inside of our homes. You can purchase an air filter system that will continually clean the air of harmful dust, mold and particles. This will help improve allergies and therefore protect the eyes from the irritation that allergies bring.

Exercises For Your Eyes

Not many people know that exercising your eyes can help maintain and even improve your eyesight and overall health of your eyes. It's quite unhealthy to look at a computer screen all day without giving your eyes a break. At the very least, take short breaks to look away from your screen and focus on something that is far away, then look back at your screen and focus again at something that is a little close but still farther away than your screen. Do this once an hour to help reduce eye strain and eye fatigue. Try blinking more often, blinking lubricates, soothes and cleans the eyes. In addition, you can actually improve your eyesight by doing specific eye exercises. Try placing a finger in front of your face about 6 inches from your nose. Stare at that finger for 5 seconds and then try looking at an object in the distance. Continue back and forth for about a minute. This exercise helps improve your focus.