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Active Lifestyle And Your Ocular Health Benefits - Ojaseyehospital

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Active Lifestyle And Your Ocular Health Benefits - Ojaseyehospital

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  1. Active Lifestyle And Your Ocular HealthBenefits • Introduction • A sedentary or unhealthy lifestyle can affect various body parts, including the eye. Overeating or unhealthy eating, tobacco smoking and binge drinking may be the causes of visual disturbances. You should lead an active lifestyle to improve your ocular health. Several lifestyle changes reduce the risk of several ocular diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataract, and glaucoma. A healthy diet also plays a crucial role in improving and maintaining ocularhealth. • Sedentary Lifestyle And Risk Of EyeDiseases • An unhealthy lifestyle increases the risk of several diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and cataracts. You may reduce the risk of these diseasesby making simple alterations in your lifestyle and choosing a healthylifestyle. • Some of the risksinclude: • Smoking is often associated with a nuclearcataract. • Diabetes leads to quicker progression of cataract and a posterior subcapsular cataract • Drinking alcohol is associated withcataracts. • High radiation exposure may affect ocularhealth. • Lack of vitamin C causes cortical cataracts and posterior subcapsularcataract.

  2. Reducing Risk Of Eye Diseases With Active Lifestyle • Several lifestyle adjustments help you in improving eye health. Some of themare: • Quitting smoking andalcohol. • Reduced exposure to UVB light by using a hat or wearing dark glasses. It alsohelps to protect you from nuclear and corticalopacities. • Adequate intake of vitamin C or carotenoids helps to reduce the risk of cortical cataracts. • Eating green leafy vegetables and zinc-rich foods with antioxidants helps prevent eye disease. • Regular exercise is one of the most promising ways to reduce the risk ofcataracts. • Excessive use of a screen or electronic gadget is also associated with dryness and blurred vision. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce screentime. • Active Lifestyle And Age-Related Macular Degeneration • The risk of onset and progression of age-related macular degeneration can be reduced through the followingmeasures: • Eating foods rich in antioxidants, especially carotenoids, can help prevent age- related retinaldegeneration. • A healthy diet formula containing lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc has only been found to be helpful for those with moderate or advanced dry AMD in at least oneeye. • Quitting smoking can help prevent AMD because nicotine and other toxins may affect theeye. • Weight loss may also be helpful to AMD and DiabeticRetinopathy.

  3. Active Lifestyle AndGlaucoma • You may also reduce your risk of glaucoma through an active lifestyle. Some of the lifestyle alterations include: • Intraocular pressure is high at night while patients are asleep and sittingdown • Exercise has been shown to significantly reduce IOP in proportion to strength training. • Antioxidants prevent oxidative damage to the trabecular meshwork and free radical reactions by retinal ganglioncells. • Using omega-3 dietary supplements can also help withglaucoma. • Active Lifestyle And DiabeticRetinopathy • Lifestyle changes that may help in reducing the risk of retinopathyare: • Exercise (and a healthy diet) improves blood sugar and helps people maintain a healthy weight. Obesity is one of the leading causes of retinopathy. • Smoking and consuming other tobacco products are linked to an increased risk of diabeticretinopathy. • Active Lifestyle And Cataract • People can reduce the risk of cataracts through the following lifestyleadjustments: • A cataract is formed when the eye lens becomes opaque and causes eye damage. Often, cataract affects theelderly. • Exercise reduces low-density lipoprotein and raises high-density lipoprotein, also known as good cholesterol. It is necessary to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress that promotescataracts.

  4. Foods That Improve EyeHealth • The following dietary habits enhance the overall ocularhealth: • Age-related eye disease can be treated by eating many nutritious foods such as zinc, copper, vitamin C, vitamin E, and betacarotene. • Fishes have high omega-3 fatty acid content. Fish containing high omega-3 levels include tuna, salmon, andtrout. • Peanuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. In addition, they are rich in vitamin E, protecting the eye from age-relateddamage. • Flax seeds have a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids and are a rich source of vitamin E that helps to maintain eyehealth. • Orange is rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C is an antioxidant used to fight age-related eye damage. Citrus fruits that contain vitamin C include lemons, oranges, andgrapes. • Carrots have both Vitamin A and beta carotene. Beta carotene gives carrots their orange colour. Vitamin A plays an important role in eyehealth. • Eggs are an excellent source of zeaxanthin and lutein, which reduces the risk of age-related vision loss. • Good water intake helps maintain adequate tear nourishment to theeyes.

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