[Health Information] How to Prevent Eye Disease: Prepare in Advance
Do you know how to prevent eye diseases?
The sensory organ that is most abused in daily life is the ‘eyes’ .
(Source: Saramin)
According to a survey on the health status of 1,369 office workers conducted by a domestic job matching platform (Saramin) in 2021, dry eye syndrome ranked second at 37.8%.
Modern people spend an average of eight hours at their desks, looking at monitors, working, and then taking breaks to look at their smartphones. Prolonged exposure to smart devices can cause dry, irritated eyes, blurred vision, dry eye, and other eye conditions. In severe cases, it can even lead to presbyopia and weakened retinal nerves.
5 Tips for Healthy Eyes !
The eyes are one of the body's organs that are difficult to recover from once they are damaged. Therefore, it is important to maintain healthy eyes through daily lifestyle habits and nutrient intake . We would like to introduce five ways to achieve eye health .
If you use electronic devices all day, invest a little time to improve your eyesight.
1. Blink your eyes often.
So, what are some of the most common eye diseases ?
Common eye diseases include presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, retinal disease, macular degeneration, and dry eye . Because eye diseases often have no noticeable symptoms in their early stages, early detection and prevention are crucial.
(Image source: Bright World Eye Clinic's 6 Major Eye Diseases Precise Self-Diagnosis)
▶ Presbyopia An eye disease in which the elasticity of the lens decreases with age, muscle function weakens, and accommodation is reduced . It becomes difficult to change focus from far to near, making it difficult to see letters that are close .
▶ Cataract: Light entering the eye must refract as it passes through the lens and form an image on the retina, but the lens becomes cloudy and cannot properly pass light through, making vision blurry as if there is fog.
▶ Glaucoma chapter A disease that causes abnormalities in the function of the optic nerve due to pressure on the optic nerve or disruption of blood supply caused by increased intraocular pressure. In the early stages of glaucoma, visual field defects appear, and in the later stages, vision loss occurs.
▶ Retinal diseases are diseases that cause persistent or severe damage to the retina, including diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, and floaters.
▶ Macular degeneration is a disease that causes vision impairment by degeneration in the macula, the central part of the retina of our eyes. It generally progresses with age.
▶ Dry eye An eye disease in which the ocular surface is damaged and the eyes feel irritated , sore, and feel a foreign body sensation, or dryness due to insufficient tears , excessive evaporation of tears , or an imbalance in the composition of tears.
Once the eyes are damaged, it is difficult to restore them.
So, it is important to take care of your eye health in advance .
Protect your eye health by practicing the five tips introduced above in your daily life!
Additionally, if you experience any symptoms of eye disease, we recommend that you visit an ophthalmologist immediately for treatment.
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[References and image sources ]
[1] Bright World Eye Clinic's 6 Major Eye Diseases Precise Self-Diagnosis
[2] In this age of health-conscious COVID-19, 8 out of 10 office workers are suffering from illness!
[3] Health Trends: "Dull eyes... if left untreated, thinking it's due to aging, can lead to cataracts."
[4] Yonhap News, "Glaucoma not only damages vision but also causes photoreceptor cell abnormalities."
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