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HYPEROPIA. Far or long sightedness (causes, signs and symptoms, treatment)

Hyperopia from the two words hyper and ope meaning Excess and Eye respectively is a condition whereby an individual in most cases can see objects from afar while finding it difficult to see objects at close range.

Although there are some Hyperopic cases that does not go in line with the above definition as most hyperopes still find it difficult to see distant objects.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: normally when an individual fixates on an object, an image is formed on the retina which is then interpreted by the Brain as vision.

But Hyperopic patients usually have short eyeballs. As a result , images are formed behind the retina instead of been formed on the retina. resulting in blurry vision.

For such patients to have clear vision, they will require convex lenses to drag the image back into focus in the retina.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: these includes Frontal Headache, difficulty seeing objects close to the eye,  tearing, occasional photophobia, narrow AC angle

TREATMENT: Treatment options includes use of convex lenses, LASIK surgery and finally use of contact lenses.

Tag : far sight, headache, photophobia, Vision, near sight, hyperopia

BAD FOOD CHOICES FOR THE EYES

Food is good. We all love food. But it is very sacrosanct for us to Note that just as we have healthy meal combo for topnotch visual performances, we also have very terrible food choices that grinds our eye efficiency to a halt.

Funny enough the bad stuffs even taste better and are terribly addictive because of how good they make us feel. But in the long run we are just putting a nail in the coffin of our soon to be dead eyes by consuming unhealthy food.

It is however important to note that some of the food listed below have no bad effect on  our eyes if taken in moderation.

Below are some of the food we should stay away from or reduce intake inorder to maintain perfect vision.

  1. Artificially sweetened drinks
  2. Alcohol
  3. Bread and pasta
  4. Hot dog and processed meat
  5. Canned food.
  6. Nigerian noodles
  7. Deep fried food
  8. Certain types of cooking oil

Tag :  Bad food, Healthy eyes, Eye Clinic, Eye doctor

HEALTHY FOOD FOR THE EYES

For Our eyes to maintain optimum health and function effectively, they require a myriad of Nutrients and chemicals which can either be taken as supplements or from the food we consume.

While it is cool to focus on beautiful presentation and mind blowing taste when selecting food, we should not forget to take into cognizance the nutritional value of the arrays of our food choices.

Whatever food choice you make must have a very healthy combination of vitamin A, vitamin E, lutein, xeanthin, zinc et.c

Below are some food that are necessary for optimum visual function

  1. Fruits like carrot, berries, grapes et.c which are rich in vitamin A
  2. Veggies
  3. Dairies like egg yolk, milk which are rich in lutein and xeanthin
  4. Legumes like Beans
  5. Nuts.
  6. Fish
  7. Fresh palm oil

Tag : food, healthy,   Eyes, Optimum vision