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Vision Friendly Foods

Eye Care Education 2 min read
Vision Friendly Food

Vision Friendly Foods:

Don't take your eyes for granted. Take these easy steps to keep your Eyes healthy.

Red Peppers - Lower risk of cataracts. Packed with Vitamin A, C and E.

Leafy Greens - Lower risk of all eye diseases. Rich in Vitamins C and E.

Salmon - Protect eyes from glaucoma and dry eyes.

Sweet Potatoes/Carrots - High in Beta-Carotene to help with night vision.

Beans/Legumes - High in Zinc, keeping your vision sharp at night

Eggs - Boost the protective pigment in the macula (central vision)

Broccoli - Rich in Vitamins A,C, E. Antioxidants that protect the cells in your eyes from free radicals.

Sunflower Seeds - Packed with Vitamin E. Help slow age-related macular degeneration. Prevent cataracts.

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Leafy Green Vegetables

Starting your holiday meal with a salad is an excellent way to ensure that you and your guests get plenty of zeaxanthin and lutein, two nutrients that help protect your central vision. Adding kale, spinach, or romaine lettuce to salads helps your eyes absorb damaging blue light, combats the effects of cigarette smoke and pollution, and also decreases your risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that affects the macula, the part of your retina responsible for central vision. You will also find lutein in grapes, kiwis, broccoli, peas, corn, Swiss chard, and collard greens.

Fruit

Fruits high in vitamin C, such as strawberries and oranges, also offer important vision benefits. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, a substance that can prevent cell damage caused by free radicals. Eating vitamin C-rich foods helps keep the collagen in your cornea healthy and reduces the risk of cataracts and AMD. In addition to strawberries and oranges, you will also find vitamin C in grapefruit, kiwi, blueberries, peas, broccoli, and tomatoes.

Nuts and legumes

Nuts are also rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Nuts also contain a high level of vitamin E, which can protect the eye from age-related damage.

Nuts and legumes that are good for eye health include:

  • walnuts
  • Brazil nuts
  • cashews
  • peanuts
  • lentils

Carrots

Carrots are rich in both Vitamin A and beta carotene. Beta carotene gives carrots their orange color.

Vitamin A plays an essential role in vision. It is a component of a protein called rhodopsin, which helps the retina to absorb light.

Research on beta carotene's role in vision is mixed, though the body needs this nutrient to make vitamin A.

Eggs

The vitamins and nutrients in eggs, including lutein and vitamin A (which may protect against night blindness and dry eyes), promote eye health and function.

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