Foods That Promote Healthy Eyes

Leading a healthy lifestyle has many benefits, including keeping your eyes in good condition. Certain foods are rich in eye-friendly nutrients and should be incorporated into your regular diet. Read on as your reliable eye care clinic shares some good examples.

Bell Peppers

Did you know that bell peppers provide a significant amount of vitamin C per calorie? In addition, one cup of bell peppers gives you 100% of the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin A. Eating bell peppers regularly can lower your risk of developing cataracts and macular degeneration.

Sunflower Seeds, Nuts and Legumes

These foods contain high levels of vitamin E. Your trusted optometrist explains that this vitamin has excellent antioxidative properties that prevent unstable molecules from damaging your eyes’ healthy tissues. This helps slow down the progression of various eye conditions, or can even prevent them from developing in the first place.

Oranges and Berries

Fruits from the citrus and berry families are vitamin C powerhouses. This vitamin boosts your immune system, strengthening your resistance against infections. Including these fruits in your diet can significantly reduce your risk of developing cataracts and other diseases.

Dark, Leafy Greens

Your trusted eye doctor advises eating spinach, kale and other dark, leafy greens. They are rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, antioxidants that help maintain your eyes’ structural integrity. Studies show that regularly eating dark, leafy greens helps prevent macular degeneration, a disease that causes progressive loss of central vision.

Fish

Your retina needs two specific omega-3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA, to function properly. You can easily find these nutrients in cold-water fish, like salmon, tuna and trout. Incorporating these foods into your diet reduces your risk of developing dry eyes, glaucoma and macular degeneration.

To learn more about healthy foods for the eyes, call us at (208) 514-1858. You may also complete our form to request an appointment. We serve Boise, Eagle and nearby communities in Idaho.

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To our Six One Six Vision Center Families,

Our office is fully open to serve your eye care needs. We cannot wait to see you in our office again! With the health and safety of our team and patients at the forefront of our minds, the following changes have taken place while we all do our part to fight this pandemic:

We ask that if you are experiencing a fever, shortness of breathe, or a cough that you reschedule your visit at this time.

We are asking our patients to complete as much of the typical intake paperwork and collecting of insurance information electronically to reduce the amount of team members they need to be exposed to at the office.

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Now more than ever, we need to take care of ourselves, our families, and our communities as best we can, while practicing safe social distancing recommendations. We will get through these difficult times together, and I promise you our office and our team will be here to support you as best we can during these changes, and will be even stronger once we can return to normal care.

Be well, stay strong, take care of each other.

– Six One Six Vision Center Team

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