Keep Eye Health Important


Vision plays an important role in physical, cognitive, and social development. Therefore, eye examinations are very important to diagnose eye disorders early. Because, the more un-distorted health problems, then, the more you learn about vision problems that are experienced. So, it is very important for parents to maintain eye health.

Here are some things you can do to maintain the health of your baby's eyes:
1. Check your eyes regularlyu
Check with an ophthalmologist at least once every two years. This is done to ensure that your eyes stay healthy, or to detect any problems in the eye earlier, such as ambylopia, hyperopia, or myopia (minus eye). The faster the problem is detected, the more optimal the results of the treatment performed.

2. Give nutrition for eye health
Get used to eating vegetables and fruits, such as carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, and others. This is to make sure you get the nutrients you need for your eyes, such as antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and lutein. Foods such as salmon, shrimp, tuna and catfish are also good for maintaining your eye health.

3. Wear a hat or sunglasses while playing outside
Protect your eyes from UV rays that can damage your eyesight, especially if your eyes are brightly colored. You can protect your eyes by wearing sunglasses or hats while on a hot day.

4. Encourage playing outside the home
This is done to prevent nearsightedness or myopia because you play too often indoors. But you must remember to protect your eyes from UV rays.

5. Stimulate the sense of sight
Along with the development of the eyes from infancy to around the age of 8 years, it is important for you to help stimulate visual development, including toys with various colors, facial expressions, puzzles, stacking blocks, and others.

6. Give a good example
Parents often forbid watching TV too closely, using gadgets too often. Parents also definitely always recommend eating vegetables or fruits, and use glasses to protect the eyes from UV rays. However, all these recommendations and prohibitions will be easier to do if, as parents, you also give them real examples. is a period where they have the best ability to imitate the behavior of those around them.

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