Eyes health tips: Correct these 5 everyday habits that could lead to poor vision
Watch out for these 5 everyday habits that may contribute to poor eye health and break them to maintain a
Watch out for these 5 everyday habits that may contribute to poor eye health and break them to maintain a healthy vision for the rest of your life
Updated on Jun 21, 2022 06:07 PM IST 8 Photos
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A bad eyesight may be a result of habits and lifestyle choices as well as pre-existing health conditions. A confluence of factors including genetics, age and your personal environment can affect you vision. While people may correct their vision by just getting a pair of glasses or contact lenses, they tend to ignore other steps that are essential to take care of their eyesight. As the world gets surrounded by screens, it is easy to develop bad habits that may contribute to poor vision. According to a WHO report, at least 2.2 billion people across the world have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion – or almost half – of these cases, vision impairment could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Tushar Grover, Medical Director at New Delhi's Vision Eye Centre, revealed 5 everyday habits that one should break to maintain a healthy vision for the rest of your life: (Anna Shvets)
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1. Too much smartphone use - Smartphones can strain your eyesight and cause vision problems if you are using them for hours daily, especially if you try to read small text on your mobile phone screens too often. Just like smartphones, prolonged exposure to laptop screens can also harm your eyes as the light emitted from these screens can cause dry eye, headache and eye strain. Too much exposure to screens can cause blurry and unclear vision. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
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2. Smoking - While there are many reasons you shouldn’t smoke, including increased risk of throat and lung cancer, you need to ‘kick the butt’ as it can cause vision problems also. Smoking cigarettes and other forms of tobacco has been linked to serious conditions like macular degeneration and cataracts that can even lead to blindness! (Pixabay)
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3. Not wearing sunglasses - You may be exposing your eyes to harmful UV rays if you do not wear sunglasses regularly while stepping outside. These harmful rays can cause vision problems, and also invite other eyesight issues as well such as macular degeneration and eye cancer! Even if you are wearing contact lens, sunglasses can act as a barrier between your eyes and outside air which may be loaded with harmful pollutants. (Pexels)
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