๐๏ธ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต โ a time to raise awareness about the simple steps that can protect your sight and prevent vision loss. Vision issues like glaucoma often show no early symptoms, but early detection can slow or stop progression. Here's what you need to know:
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐บ: Itโs the only way to detect many eye diseases in early stages. Talk to your eye doctor about how often you should be screened.
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐: Glaucoma and other eye conditions can run in families.
๐ฆบ ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ: Especially during sports, home repairs, or jobs that involve flying debris.
๐ถ๏ธ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐: Choose lenses that block 99โ100% of UVA and UVB rays.
๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐: Leafy greens, berries, and omega-3s support eye health.
๐โโ๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎctive: Exercise can lower eye pressure and benefit your overall health.
๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: Techniques like meditation may help eye pressure in people with glaucoma.
๐ญ ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ: Smoking increases your risk of vision problems.
Take steps todayโyour future vision depends on it.
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