Below is a list of top tips on how to keep your eyes healthy and in great condition:

• Eat your five portions of fruit and vegetables per day! Eating a healthy and balanced diet incorporating lots of fruit and vegetables will help maintain healthy eyes. Food supplements should be used to compliment, not replace a varied diet.
  
  
• Ensure that when you are reading or working you have plenty of light.
  
  
• Avoid smoking, get plenty of sleep and limit your alcohol intake.
  
  
• If something is in your eye, refrain from using your finger to remove it. Try flushing it out with water or use an eye bath.
  
  
• Ensure that you get your eyes tested at least every two years by your optician - everyone is at risk of eyesight problems whatever their age. Visiting the optician regularly means eye conditions can be identified in the early stages and action taken.
  
  
• Always look after contact lenses as detailed by your optician and avoid using contact lens solutions or eye drops that are old or beyond their sell by date. Remember that once opened solutions are no longer sterile and have a limited life.
  
  
• Never sleep with contact lenses in your eyes unless advised to do so by your optician.
  
  
• Wear sunglasses with full UV protection when out in the sun to avoid potential UV damage to your eyes. Remember, UV can be quite high even on a cloudy day. Always make sure your sunglasses carry the CE mark, which proves they conform with European safety standards.