Suggestions For Good Eye Health

People are afraid of losing their sight. Still, many people are not familiar with the ways of taking care of their eyes.

Get your eyes tested every year.

Blindness is straight forward linked to smoking, so quit the habit. Smokers are more prone to macular degeneration (the major cause for blindness) as compared to non-smokers or past smokers.

Relative history: Some of the eye problems are hereditary such as glaucoma or squint. So, people should know about their family eye history, eye diseases such as Glaucoma show no symptoms and most people are unaware of it until it’s too late. Regular visits to your optometrist can easily pick up eye diseases such as these to ensure your vision is protected.

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Contact care: If lenses are used, then proper care should be taken of the lenses. They should be washed properly, hands should be dried before touching the lenses or your eyes. The lens should be cleaned with the lens solution only.

Protect your eyes: The eyes should be protected with safety glasses or protective goggles in case you are working with unsafe or airborne materials.

Keep fit and healthy: Regular exercises are necessary to live a healthy life. But, while playing games such as squash, you must wear safety guards such as a helmet or sports goggles to guard your eyes from a flying ball.

Eat Healthy and Nutirious Food: Your diet plays an important role in the care and protection of your eyes and is your first line of defense to prevent eye related illnesses, blindness, and other sight impairment issues. Fortunately, nutritionists have pinpointed key nutrients that can promote healthy eyes.

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Healthy Eyes During Pregnancy

Eyes may change somewhat during pregnancy due to fluid retention, increased blood volume, hormonal fluctuations and other physical shifts that are part of pregnancy. Usually these changes are temporary and resolve after the baby is born, or after weaning a breast-fed child. Vision changes tend to be minor and don’t require a new eyeglass prescription. LASIK surgery should not be done when a woman is pregnant or breastfeeding.

What to Look For

A condition known as dry eye may result from hormonal fluctuations. Talk to your Eye M.D. about lubricating drops and other treatments that are safe during pregnancy. Wearing contact lenses may be less comfortable when dry eye is present. Eating foods high in omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EFA), such as salmon, flax seeds and walnuts, may help resolve dry eye and also supports general good health.

If vision becomes very blurry, it may signal high blood pressure or pregnancy-related diabetes. Contact your doctor right away.

Visiting your local optometrist allows doctors to look directly at your blood vessels which can reveal early warning signs of serious health problems such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes before the symptoms show up anywhere else in the body.

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About 20/20 EyeGlass Superstore

20/20 Eyeglass Superstore is Central Florida’s premier eyecare provider with three locations in Winter Park, Melbourne, and Orange City.  We are proud to feature thousands of frame styles, lenses from the leading manufacturers, and sunglasses from the brands you love and trust.

Every family owned 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore location features its own independent doctor of optometry as well as an in-house lab to ensure you receive your new customized glasses in as little as one hour.  Our technicians maintain the highest standards of technical skills with the latest in eyecare technology.

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Get Your Eyes Tested Regularly

Here 2020 Eyeglass superstore provides one of the most complete and thorough eye exams in Orlando/Winter park, Orange city and Melbourne. An eye exam at 2020 Eyeglass superstore will typically take between 30 and 40 minutes.

Seven Steps of an Eye Exam

1. Completing a Health History Form: Completing or updating your health history form, you provide the doctor with an overview of your general health

2. Review of Health History and Pre-Exam Consult: The optician will review your health history with you and discuss any problems you may be having with your vision.

3. Perimetry Test: If the doctor determines it necessary, he or she will perform a threshold perimetry or visual field test to check for blind spots in your peripheral vision.

4. Cover Test: A cover test is a simple procedure for determine how your eyes are working together.

5. Refraction Test: This is the test that most people associate with an eye exam. Using a computerized phoropter.

6. Binocular Slit-Lamp Examination: The slit lamp used in conjunction with a biomicrosocpe allows the doctor to examine the health of your eyes.

7. Dilation Procedure: Your pupils are dilated to allow the doctor to get a better view of the structures inside the eye when an abnormality is suspected.
Depending on your health and age, you should also visit the optometrist to make sure you are above driving standards. Sometimes people won’t even realize they have blurred vision as deterioration tends to happen quite slowly over time.

A visit to the optometrist can also let you know if you have a lazy eye. This is especially important for children, so if you are a parent or guardian, make sure you take your kids in for regular eye exams. Check out our post on Top 5 Tips on Choosing Children’s Eyeglasses for more information on bring your kids to the optometrist.

Certain eye diseases such as Glaucoma show no symptoms and most people are unaware of it until it’s too late. Regular visits to your optometrist can easily pick up eye diseases such as these to ensure your vision is protected.

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Have Sufficent Nutrition For Your Healthy Eyes

Your diet plays an important role in the care and protection of your eyes and is your first line of defense to prevent eye related illnesses, blindness, and other sight impairment issues. Fortunately, nutritionists have pinpointed key nutrients that can promote healthy eyes.

Vitamin A and vitamin C were inversely associated with age-related cataract in Asian populations but not in Western populations, and beta-carotene and lycopene had no significant association with risk of cataract.

The researchers did not study the role of antioxidant or vitamin supplement intake in preventing cataract and recommended that this role be investigated with additional studies.

If you're over age 50, it's likely your diet doesn't contain all the nutrients necessary for optimum eye health. That's the finding of a recent review of nutritional studies performed by researchers at Tufts University and Lesley University.

The pigment in red bell peppers is the source of most of the zeaxanthin used in nutritional supplements.

The review highlighted data from the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which indicates that most Americans fall below the optimal intake of the following nutrients that research shows can help protect eye health as people age: vitamins C and E, lutein, zeaxanthin, beta-carotene, zinc and omega-3 fatty acids.

The researchers concluded that to limit vision loss within the aging U.S. population, it's important to increase awareness among Americans, especially those aged 45 to 65, about the importance of nutrients and foods that could help prevent age-related eye disease.

These foods were identified as good sources of nutrients important for eye health:

• Vitamin C: citrus fruits, berries, tomatoes and broccoli
• Vitamin E: vegetable oils, wheat germ, nuts and legumes
• Lutein and zeaxanthin: kale, spinach, broccoli, peas, corn, colored bell peppers
• Beta-carotene: carrots, pumpkin, sweet potato and spinach
• Zinc: oysters, beef and other meats, nuts
• Omega-3 fatty acids: salmon and other cold-water fish

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Eye vitamins and other supplements also can help meet required daily intakes of these nutrients. But anyone considering a program of dietary supplements should consult their eye doctor or other health-care provider beforehand, the study authors advised.

Your eyesight is your most precious sense. Add the foods on this list into your weekly diet to keep your eyes beautiful, healthy, and well protected.

20/20 Eyeglass Superstore Orlando – Winter Park has thousands of eyeglass frames to choose from, and with its own resident optometrist and in house lab, you can be in and out with your new customized glasses in as little as one hour. Family owned and operated, it’s a one stop shop for all your eye care needs. At 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore Orlando – Winter Park, rest assured that you will find a frame for every face and a price for every budget.

Awareness Makes a Difference - 2020 Eyeglass Superstore

Here at 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore, our main goal is to keep you up-to-date on everything related to eye care and eye health. Today, we’re sharing some fun and interesting facts about your amazing eyes.

Today, more than 2 million Americans have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to the 2012 “Vision Problems in the U.S.” report from Prevent Blindness America.  AMD is an eye disease that causes central vision to deteriorate over time, making simple activities such as driving and reading increasingly difficult.  Unfortunately, there is currently no cure for AMD.
The good news is that with early detection through a dilated eye exam, and treatment, vision can be preserved.  We are joining with its affiliates and partners to  promote the national “AMD: Awareness Makes a Difference” program to educate adults on the disease and the steps that can be taken today, including regular eye exams, to protect vision in the future.

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20/20 Eyeglass Superstore of Melbourne, FL is always glad to share helpful information like these interesting eye facts with you! We’d love to help you in any way we can, so come on by and see us at one of our 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore locations in central Florida.

For more information on the AMD: Awareness Makes a Difference event, or general information on AMD, please visit the 20/20 EyeGlass Superstore Website at http://2020eyeglass.com/ or call 407-767-5600.

Amazing Ways To See Your World - 2020 Eyeglass Superstore

People wear eyeglasses to correct vision and refractive errors. In the case of my seven-year-old daughter, she wears glasses because she wants to look cool too – she cried when she didn’t need a prescription!

There are many reasons why you might be in need of a budget pair of eyeglasses including you damaged a pair of eyeglasses you just bought (and they were expensive!), here at 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore, we’re here to tell you that you can get a beautiful pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses for a price that won’t break the bank.

We hope you enjoyed our four tips on how to find a great deal on eyeglasses in Orlando. Making a budget, updating your prescription, taking care of your eyeglasses and doing your research are great ways to stay on plan!

What Your Doctor Looks For During An Eye Exam

Are you one of the many Americans who skip getting routine eye exams each year? Having a comprehensive eye examination on an annual basis is crucial to maintaining proper eye health. Routine eye exams also can also detect other underlying conditions.  Your optometrist will perform several tests during your eye exam that test and check your vision.  These tests are completely painless.  Some procedures are a bit uncomfortable but they aren’t hard to deal with.  A proper eye exam will take approximately one hour.

 

One of the first procedures your optometrist will do is test your visual acuity.  This measures the sharpness and clarity of your vision.

Your optometrist will look at your confrontation visual fields during your eye exam as well.  This is a quick check of your basic field of vision including your peripheral vision.

Pupillary Tests are also performed during a routine eye exam.  Pupillary reactions can be very informative when it comes to diagnosing various eye conditions.

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If you haven’t had an eye exam in the last year, make sure you drop into one of our convenient locations to make an appointment or you can contact us online.  We look forward to seeing you soon!
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