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Health Tip: Keep Your Eyes Healthier
By LadyLively on October 24, 2017
As you grow older, your eyes are more prone to diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma.
The U.S. National Institute on Aging suggests how to keep your eyes healthier:
- Wear sunglasses that block ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and a don a hat with a wide brim when you are outside.
- Stop smoking.
- Eat eye-healthy foods.
- Maintain ahealthy weight and get enough exercise.
- Strive for normalblood pressure.
- If you have diabetes, keep it under control.
- Prevent eye strain by looking away from your computer every 20 minutes.
Source: HealthDay
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