Looking after your eyes - Five Top Tips

• Visit the eye doctor regularly. Optometrists are professionally trained not only to test the hearing and prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses, but can also spot eye problems and treat infections.
• Being "conscious of the eyes" - make sure each of your eyes one at a time, and if you notice any change, consult your eye doctor
• Parents, always thinking of their children - do not forget, for they know not what "normal" is the vision, to be attentive to symptoms that may have problems. These include cases in which children's eyes seem not to work together, if they rub their eyes frequently or if they seem to close one eye to see more clearly.
• Users of contact lenses - never wear someone else's glasses, washed in tap water or sleep in them (unless your optometrist says you can)
• Buy good quality, dark sunglasses - Sunlight can damage the retina and the lens of the eye, and we run the risk of causing long-term damage to our vision. Good sunglasses need not be expensive: you can buy sunglasses perfectly adequate protection of high street shops. Look out for vessels that carry the CE marking and the British Standard BS EN 1836:1997, which ensures that sunglasses offer a safe level of UV protection.