So can you improve your eyesight naturally well in this week's video we're gonna find out what's the
truth and what doesn't work let's begin so welcome to my channel if you haven't been here before
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to help the video grow so we have had so many comments to do a video on this topic and it's
taken a bit of time you know we had to do a lot of research to make sure all the information that we
give is correct now eyesight is something that is individual to each person and as we age our
eyesight does deteriorate naturally this is quite a normal process and most people by the age of 65
will wear glasses now there are lots of reasons why our eyesight deteriorates some of which are
completely out of our control so for example we've got genetics we've got health conditions
such as glaucoma macular degeneration cataracts all of these are really out of our control
certain things though however are within our control when it comes to eyesight deterioration
and the speed of which our eyesight interior is so for example one of the main ones is uv rays
how much uv exposure we get this can obviously speed things up also another one for example
is our diet our lifestyle how healthy we are all of these can affect it there are loads of things
that we can do we're going to discuss them in the video and on top of this studies have shown that
some of us can be an increased risk of eyesight deterioration so this would include those who are
over 60 those of learning disabilities those who are diabetic all of these can increase our risk of
eyesight deterioration also certain ethnicities as well studies have shown have been at higher risk
of eyesight deterioration such as those of south asian descent or african descent so as we're all
aware eyesight is massively important in fact a reduction in eyesight has also been linked to
increased risk of anxiety and depression as well so bear that in mind as well something that not
a lot of people speak about but our eyesight is so important and there are things that we could
potentially do that can help our eyesight and certain things don't do anything at all so in
this video we're really going to go through each and every single one of these things which one
works and which one doesn't so let's begin now so method number one method number one which you
might have heard of is the bates method you might have seen videos on it it's a very popular method
that is available online everyone talks about but unfortunately looking at the studies and evidence
there is very little evidence supporting it now the bates method claims to be able to improve
your eyesight if you regularly practice certain activity with these including storing images of
clear objects in your mind resting the eyes blinking with your eyes closed and placing
your palms over your eyes to let them experience darkness and it was coined by william bates in the
1920s and has been discussed several times over the decades and you'll still even see many youtube
videos on it today it's popular because it claims that vision can be corrected with a quick fix but
sadly there is very little evidence of this method working with the majority of ophthalmologists
rejecting its theories and i would go as far as saying the base method can actually be quite
dangerous for your eyesight as well one of the things in the base method is called sunning so
it involves looking at the sun with your eyes closed which you should never ever do okay you
should never look at the sun directly at all but even with your eyes closed you shouldn't
do that because it will damage your eyes it will damage the tissue and it will damage your eyesight
however all of this said there is one part within the base method that actually is quite good for
eyesight and reducing our vision loss okay one of the parts in the base method is about resting your
eyes and resting it more frequently by resting our eyes we are able to rest and reduce the strain
in the eyes and then hopefully this is going to reduce the amount of our vision loss in the future
the cdc also recommends that people should rest their eyes okay so this is an important part and
one of the best things from the baits method that actually does have evidence supporting it
so overall my verdict on the base method is that it doesn't work it can be quite dangerous as well
some parts of it but only one part of it is quite decent which does have evidence supporting it and
that is resting the eyes and this can help with our vision and help to prevent future vision loss
as well now of all that said let's move on to number two okay so method number two is the 20
20 20 method and i feel like a keepsake method but this method has been recommended by the cdc
to the american academy of ophthalmology and it's been shown to help reduce the strain on the eyes
and help prevent future loss of vision okay so it can help with reducing our vision further
so your next question probably is what is the 20 20 20 method well it's very simple let's say if
you're on the computer and you're doing something where you're looking at it very closely okay
every 20 minutes you need to look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds okay and this is
again just going to help reduce that eye strain and it is going to help potentially improve
your eyesight by reducing the reduction of our eyesight if that makes sense so that's the 20 20
20 method in a nutshell now this advice is particularly important in this day and age
where a lot of us work or study from home and we spend a lot of time staring at screens in fact one
online pool even showed that here in the uk one in three people felt they experienced deterioration
of their vision as a result of more screen time during lockdown now even though digital
eye strain has not been proven to cause permanent eye damage so permanent problems with our vision
it has been proven to cause tired eyes achy eyes and blurred vision especially temporarily
so by doing this method okay by doing the 2020 method it is going to give us a quick fix for
that temporary blur okay that we've been getting okay so it's going to give us that quick fix and
improve that blown us reduce the blurness and help improve our vision and whilst we're on the topic
of digital eye strain there are a few things as well that you can do as well that are going to
help reduce that strain as well apart from the 20 20 method and that's some simple tips that you can
do whilst you're working let's say on a computer make sure that the room brightness is the same as
the the monitor's brightness also make sure your arms length away from the monitor minimum this is
again going to help and lastly make sure that your eyes the top of your eyes are in line with the
top of the screen okay if it's higher or lower it's going to increase that strain on the eyes
okay so now that we've developed some myths now let's learn how to improve your eyesight naturally
please remember though none of the things that we can do are going to reverse permanent eyesight
damage that's really important to remember it's also not going to reverse the need for glasses
however it's important to remember that more than 50 percent of vision loss is preventable
and that's what we're going to discuss now so let's move on to tip number three
which is all about uv rays now protecting your eyes is vital for improving your eyesight and
preventing sun damage is super critical for this just like we protect our skin from the sun we also
need to protect our eyes you see over time the buildup of long-term sun damage has been shown
to increase the risk of eye conditions in later life such as cataracts and age-related macular
degeneration with both leading to impaired vision so a great way to improve your eyesight naturally
is to make sure you wear sunglasses when needed try and make sure that they're marked with a c
e or b s e n mark and that they state they block at least 99 of uva and uvb light for
the best protection okay so i hope you're finding this information helpful so far if you found any
of this information helpful or new at all please don't forget to click that like button it's going
to help me and it's going to help the video grow so moving on to tip number four tip number four
is all about lifestyle and having a healthy lifestyle okay this is going to talk about
diet exercise that we do whether you smoke or not whether you're drinking a lot of alcohol
all of these can obviously affect our physical health and mental health but it can also affect
our eyesight health as well and it's something that a lot of people don't discuss so in terms
of healthy lifestyle the first thing you need to do is increase your fruit and vegetable intake the
reason i'm saying is that studies have shown that by having a higher level of fruit and vegetable
intake it's going to reduce our risk of eyesight damage in particular macular degeneration okay
which can is the leading cause of blindness here in the western world so we need to increase our
fruit vegetable intake and it's obviously going to help us have a more healthy balanced diet another
thing that you can do as well which is shown is by increasing our fish okay if you're having fish
if you're not having fish try to increase the amount of fish that we're having this can also
reduce your risk of macular degeneration by up to 40 as well another thing that we
can do is regular exercise regular exercise is critical for oxygenating our optic nerve and also
don't forget sleep sleep is really important to let our eyes rest they need to rest in terms of
healing and recovering okay so that's it in a nutshell when it comes to lifestyle advice and
things that we can do obviously if you smoke you need to quit that's an also really important thing
and if you're drinking too much alcohol as well we need to reduce that to the recommended amount okay
i do have videos all about healthy balanced diets how to stop smoking how much alcohol is the right
amount which i will leave a link to up here and in the description below too now along with the
tips in this video you also need to make sure that you're getting regular checkups with your optician
we're talking every two years at a minimum if they need to see you more often they will let
you know but don't just think oh watch this video now i know what to do i know all about the methods
that we can do i know about what i need to eat and do you still need to make sure that you're
getting those regular optician visits they need to check your eyes and make sure everything's okay
now on top of these regular checks there are also things that you should be aware of on when to seek
medical advice i'm gonna have a little box pop up here please feel free to give it a read pause the
video now give it a read and make sure you're aware when you need to seek medical advice also
please remember as well if something doesn't feel right if you know you just feel like something's
off again seek medical attention that's the most important thing because your health is
the most important thing okay so that's it for this week's video you are now an eyesight pro
you now know how to improve your eyesight naturally and what doesn't work and what does
work so you're a bit of a pro at it i really hope that you found this information helpful
tell your friends tell your loved ones tell everyone also if you've got any of your own
tips if you know anything that works for you please leave a comment below because i'd love to
read it and i'm sure everyone else watching this video would look too as well and as i always say
at the end of every single video always remember that you're awesome and i will see you next week
to the american something something super important and make sure you're sure
making sure i've had to borrow the girl's glasses from work
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