Kyle Hunt
Worried about your vision going down the drain just like your grandmothers? Utah doctors who deal with unhealthy eyes and perform eye surgeries every day have recommended incorporating these eye-saving techniques to keep your vision in tip top shape.
Eye exams are not only for the bleary eyed. Everyone, no matter their age, should get their eyes checked regularly to ensure their eyes are healthy. Oftentimes, headaches and other symptoms can be related to a small vision impairment that forces the eye to strain. Another good reason to go in for a checkup is to rest easy that you are not suffering from cataracts, glaucoma or macular degeneration; which have become much more common. Who knows, you may even find you are a candidate for LASIK eye surgery.
Sure, you wear a helmet when you bike and a seatbelt when you’re cruising the streets, but the eyes need just as much protection as any other part of you. Your eyes are extremely fragile and one incident with a scrap of debree or a flying branch let loose by the weed whacker could literally take out your eye. Contact sports also put your eyes at risk. Goggles or protective sunglasses should be worn as often as necessary to keep your eyes where they belong: in your head.
Smoking has been shown to increase the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration. Smoking is not only bad for your overall health, but can also be detrimental to your vision. Cataracts can easily lead to complete blindness.
Many patients who have cataracts believe they need to wait years for their cataracts to be fully grown before they can successfully remove them. However, the opposite is true: the longer you wait, the higher the risk of removing the cataract. Anyone who has cataracts should discuss eye surgery with a professional as soon as possible.
Leaving contacts in overnight can lead to infection. Even when contacts are approved for extrended wear, it is still a better option to take them out frequently; at least every night. Contacts can be cesspools of bacteria and if they are not cleaned can lead to serious problems for your eyes.
At the Mount Ogden & Bountiful Hills Eye Centers, the top LASIK eye surgery practice serving Salt Lake, Davis, and Weber Counties, we provide comprehensive eyecare, cataract surgery, and laser vision correction services to our patients with personal attention and expertise you can count on.
