How can you improve your eye health? The eyes are critical body organs that help us see and view the world differently. Maintaining their health can make their roles better and their vision stronger. Eye Care may involve various things, including eating healthy diets, wearing sunglasses, and regular eye check-ups. Bainbridge Eye Care can also help you with the diagnosis and treatment of various eye health conditions. Here are among the eye care services available to improve your vision.
Glasses
Glasses help you see better by correcting your vision problems. You may need glasses if you have cataracts, nearsightedness, presbyopia, farsightedness, and astigmatism. They may also be helpful if you have computer vision syndrome.
Computer vision syndrome occurs when you spend so much time on your computer or smartphone. It may cause blurry vision, dry eyes, and headaches.
Usually, your provider prescribes your glasses. They perform a thorough eye examination to evaluate your eye health and determine your need for glasses. They use an autorefractor to get your eyeglass prescription.
Sunglasses
Besides being a fashion item, sunglasses protect your eyes from harm, including UV rays and windblown debris, and prevent contacts from drying out. It’s essential to ensure your sunglasses have lenses with UV protection.
Your eye care provider can customize your sunglasses to meet your specific needs.
Contact lenses
Contact lenses help correct various eye health issues such as presbyopia and refractive errors. Your eye care provider may customize your contact lenses to treat specific eye issues. It’s critical to ensure your contact lenses are fitting and comfortable.
Contact lenses need proper care, including disinfecting and soaking them before going to sleep to improve their effectiveness. Your provider gives specific instructions on how to care for your lenses.
You may combine both glasses and contact lenses for exceptional results.
Eye allergies
Eye allergies cause irritation, redness, itching, swelling, increased light sensitivity, burning sensation, and dry eyes. In some cases, you may experience sneezing, runny nose, or stuffy nose.
Eye allergies may occur when you have exposure to triggers that vary depending on your environment and lifestyle. They may include dust, pollen, pet dander, or smoke.
You may also develop allergic symptoms if you have conjunctivitis which usually develops from exposure to pollen and mold spores.
Eye allergies are seasonal, while others may appear throughout the year. It’s essential to avoid triggers to prevent eye allergies.
Eye exams
Eye exams involve thorough eye health evaluation and assessment. They help diagnose eye conditions and in the prescription of glasses. Eye providers usually recommend annual eye exams.
Red eye
Red eyes may mean a lot of things, including blood vessel dilation. You may need to consult your eye care provider if red eyes occur with pain, irritation, itching, blurry vision, watery eyes, or a burning sensation.
Your provider performs a thorough diagnosis to determine the cause of your red eye and provides treatments.
Dry eyes
They occur when you have insufficient moisture or lubrication in your eyes. Dry eyes cause discomfort and may lead to eye infections and cornea damage when not treated.
Contact the experts today to schedule your consultation and receive the specific eye care you need.
