World sight Day—Free eye Test at the Ikeja Mall-

The eye is the window to the world!! You cannot afford to joke or take your vision for granted..Your eye health is very crucial and needs to be taken care of regularly.

As you grow older you constantly need to check  your eye annually or Bi annually depending on the extent of the eye. Regular eye check up can help in the early detection of vision problems like Cataracts and Glaucoma as well as age related diseases like macular degeneration, which are the leading causes of blindness.

Your eye health is paramount and must always be supported with Antioxidants that help to maintain eye health. Regular eye examinations helps to detect eye problems like Glaucoma that have no cure.

Even young children can benefit from eye check ups as it can help detect eye defects like short and near sightednes and treatments available.

We cannot overlook the effects of Good nutrition in maintaining eye health as well. Foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acid,Zinc, Lutein and vitamins C help in maintaining eye health. A well balanced meal with these vitamins can go a long well in protecting the vision against age related eye diseases.Foods also rich in gree leafy vegetables like spinach, kale and collards as well as Salmon, Tuna, Oily fish, eggs etc are excellent foods for improving eye health.

Regular eye check up entails you seeing two types of eye doctors

1. An Opthamologist– This is a medical  doctor who specializes in eye care and provides and treats general eye issues and performs surgery

2. Optometrist– This is an eye doctor who specializes in general eye care and treat the most common eye diseases but does perform eye surgery.

Today is World Sight Day. Take time out and take care of your eye. It will do you a whole lot of good.

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