Clouded Vision - Cataracts
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When the normally clear lens of the eye have a painless
clouding, it is called cataract. If you do not traet it in time,
it causes blindness. Surgical treatemnt can however, cure it in
time. Most of the persons over 60 do sfufer from some clouding of
the lens. But you can prevent them or treat them by following
the simple home remedies below.
If you have cataratcs or want to prevent them, do the following
simple home remedies to take care of the situation:
* Drink orange juice: Increasing your intake of Vitamin C will
reduce the risk of developing cataracts. It is recommended that
you take two tmies the recommended dietary allowance of Vitamin
C to protect against the occurrence of cataract. That means you
should include 11/2 cup of strawberries, 1 cup of orange juice
or 2 oranges.
* Take beta-carotene and Vitamin E: Research has shown that
increasing the beta-carotene and Vitamin E intake offer some
protection against cataract.
Have more of orange and yellow
vegetables like carrots, squash and sweet potatoes for
beta-carotene and almonds, fortified cereals, peaunt butter and
sun flower seeds for Vitamin E.
* Use sunglasses or hat: Covering your eyes by sunglasses or
hats while out in the sun has shown to reduce the incidences of
cataracts.
Choose sunglasses that have UV protection. There is
no need to spend a lot of money on designer galsses. You can
purchase sunlgasses from the local shops too.
* Look away from harmful radiation: Whenever you are near a
microwave, oven or x-ray, always look away. Though many
manufacturers claim that their microwaves are safe, it is always
better to avoid looikng at them in order to protect the eyes.
The same holds true for x-rays.
* Control your taking habits: Having occasional drinks will
not harm your eyes.
But prolonged taking will certainly harm
your eyes. This is because alcohol interferes with the
nutritional supplies to the lenses and thus leads to cataract
formation. Even the alcoholics having good diets can have
cataracts due to the interference of the alcohol with the
nutrient supply to the eye.
* Stop smoking: Research has sohwn that smokers are more likely
to develop cataract than non-smokers. Toxic substances from the
smoke of a cigarette daamge the lens nucleus and thus cause
cataract. When you quit smoking, you have the risk of developing
cataracts.
* Take pain relievers: Pepole who take pain relievers like
aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen have a reduced risk of
developing cataracts. This is due to the fact that these drugs,
the rate at which your body uses glucose and lesser the blood
sugar, loewr is your risk of developing cataract. This is also
one of the resaons why diabetics are more prone to cataracts.
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