Children under the age ten are prone to high risk for skin and eye damage from ultra violet rays. A child’s skin on their eyelids and around their eyes is considerably more delicate and vulnerable than an adult’s skin. Until the age ten, the lens of a child is clear allowing solar penetration that leads to ultra violet induced ocular changes. The retinal exposure to ultra violet ray causes cataract and macular degeneration, both of these diseases cause vision impairment. The damage caused due to ultra violet ray builds over time, therefore the sooner you begin protecting your child’s vision from the sun rays, the lower the risk will be to develop such eye problems in future. After crossing this age bar, the lens becomes opaque providing better vision protection.

Fortunately, to protect your child’s vision from the ultra violet rays you can buy good quality sunglasses from GKB Opticals. Champ and Nova are the two sunglass brands exhibited by GKB Opticals on the online platform. Check out the link for more information:

https://www.gkboptical.com/eyewear/sunglasses/kids.html

When purchasing sunglasses for kids, keep the below pointers in mind:

1)    Buy sunglasses that block 99 to 100 percent of both UVA and UVB rays: Buy sunglasses that provide a higher percentage of ultra violet rays protection. The more the skin around your child’s eyes are covered the better it is. Therefore, look for oversized large frames or wraparound styles for your kid.

2)     Playground proof lenses: Kids generally run, fall, trip, bounce off from various objects at an alarming rate. Therefore, the glasses they must match with their active lifestyle. A child’s glass must be impact resistant and scratch proof. You must avoid glass lenses unless it is recommended by a doctor. The eye frame must be bendable but unbreakable. You should make sure that the glasses fit snugly to your child’s face.

3)     Let your kid make the selection: You are certainly not the one who is going to wear the glasses. Children are more likely to wear the glasses if it is of their choice. Therefore, allow them to make their own choice.

4)    Keep a check on your child’s glasses: Check that your child’s lenses are not scratched or warped and have no other flaws or distorts that might affect their vision. Children generally are not able to understand or complain when their glasses are flawed, therefore you must keep a regular check on their glasses.

At GKB Opticals, we believe that the parents need to teach their children the importance of wearing sunglasses or eyeglasses – just as they teach them to brush their teeth daily so that they can develop a good habit that lasts for life long.

Here is some nutritional information about how good nutrition can improve the eye health of teenagers and keep their eyes!

Eating Healthy Meals: Eating three fulfilling meals a day and some healthy snacks should be the goal for teenagers to meet their nutrition needs every day. Not only does skipping a meal cause lack of energy and lack of concentration, it also does nothing for your growing body.

Maintaining A Healthy Diet: During teenage it’s easy to get attracted by fast food and takeaway food and end up eating them on a regular basis. This is really harmful for your body since most fast food items and takeaway foods have little to none nutritional elements making them just add calories to your diet.

Required Consumption of Vitamin A, C and E: Vitamins are really important for the healthy growth of a teenager and fulfilling the daily requirement is really important. Vitamin A has been believed to improve your eye health and keep it functioning properly. So, adding a good amount of Vitamin A daily might be the first step towards good eye health. Vitamin A can be derived from both animal and plant sources and is easily available in daily foods.

Vitamin C is found in Citrus fruits like berries, lemons, kiwi, raspberries, bell peppers, broccoli and garlic. These are really easy sources of Vitamin C along with papaya and guava which are easy and affordable sources of Vitamin C. Along with Vitamin E, Vitamin C can reduce the risk of cataract development as well as macular degeneration.

Vitamin E is effective to reuce advanced stages of macular degeneration in later life. Vitamin E is present in different nuts like Almonds, Hazelnuts, peanuts & also in foods like tomatoes, kiwis, blueberries, papaya, soybeans, olives, broccoli and more. Also oils such as plive oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, canola oil etc have high amounts of Vitamin E in them.

Adding Zinc, Copper, Selenium and Sulfur in your Diet: Minerals are also required to maintain a good eye health. The different minerals have different part to play in keeping our body healthy. Meats, seafood and oysters, pumpkin and sesame seeds and dairy products are good sources of Zinc. Copper can be found in whole grains, nuts etc. Sulfur are known to reduce the risk of cataracts and is found in meats, poultry, lettuce, raspberries, milk and eggs.

If you’re lacking in consumption of Vitamins and minerals, supplements might be a good idea but getting them from food sources are the best option . So eat healthy and enjoy good eye health. For teenagers it’s even more important to include healthy items in their diet and create a balanced diet for their future, not only for overall healthy but eye health as well. Also getting the eyes checked every six months is a good process to keep them safe from any unknown complications that might develop. Also wearing glasses if one has it’s need is necessary to reduce chances of having stronger power in future and to see better.

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