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## How too look after your eyes
“Looking after your eyes is really significant, and it’s something people frequently enough neglect,” says Dr. Ali, a consultant ophthalmologist. “A lot of people think their eyesight will just stay the same, but it can change over time.”
### Eat well
“Eating a wholesome, vitamin-rich diet with lots of fruit and vegetables is going to serve you well,” says Dr. Radia, adding that carrots *can* be good for the eyes thanks to their beta-carotene content (which the body converts to vitamin A), but probably won’t help you to see in the dark. Vitamin A is crucial for the production of rhodopsin, a pigment in the retina that helps with vision in low light conditions, but simply eating carrots won’t give you superhuman night vision. Type 2 diabetes affects eyesight and people with the condition may need more frequent eye tests, as diabetic retinopathy is a common complication.
Staying hydrated can prevent dry eyes, says Dr. Ali: “Drink plenty of water, because that affects tear production. If you don’t drink enough, your body will prioritise water for everything else other than your eyes.”
### Contact lens care
Be sensible about changing your contacts. “One of the biggest causes of people coming to eye casualty [are issues] related to contact lenses,” says Dr. Siriwardena.”Not wearing them properly, wearing them for too long, not taking them out, not cleaning them, not changing them frequently enough.” Follow your eye care professional’s recommended wearing schedule and replacement frequency.
Reassuringly, it is extremely unlikely to loose a contact lens in your eye; it will usually migrate to a corner and be felt, or have fallen out.
“Swimming in contact lenses isn’t something you should do,” adds Dr. Siriwardena. “if you love swimming,get yourself some goggles that correct your vision.” Dr. Radia takes a more cautious position: “We recommend a blanket rule: don’t sleep,shower or swim in your contact lenses,because of the increased risk of *Acanthamoeba* keratitis,a serious corneal infection.”
### use eye makeup with caution
If you are a big wearer of mascara,eyeshadow or eyeliner,”make sure you look at when it expires – it should have a period-after-opening (PAO) symbol indicating the number of months it’s good for (e.g., 6M, 12M
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