Scheduling routine eye exams with an eye doctor is an essential part of healthcare. Nutrition is an important aspect of eye health that is often overlooked. At Eyes Over Copley, we have been providing residents of Cambridge, Charlestown, and Brookline with reliable optometry services for many years. This includes educating patients on achieving and maintaining optimal eye health.

Eye health nutrition begins with healthy eating. The same foods that keep your heart healthy will also keep your eyes healthy. If you have any questions about what that entails, having a conversation with our optometrist about nutrition for eye care will get you on the right track.

Vitamin A

Orange-colored fruits and vegetables are important foods for eye health. When your mom said to eat your carrots, she was right. They are an excellent source of vitamin A which your retina needs to function. Vitamin A also helps keep your eyes moist. You should also be sure to include sweet potatoes, apricots, and cantaloupes in your diet.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps control free radicals. Vitamin C also protects you against cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. It can be found in all citrus fruits, tomatoes, peaches, red bell peppers, and strawberries.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is also an antioxidant that is found in delicious foods such as avocados, sunflower seeds, spinach, peanuts, peanut butter, and almonds.  

Zinc

Zinc is food for your retina and can be found in a variety of beans, as well as fortified cereal and oysters.

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Omega 3 fatty acids are found in cold-water fish such as salmon, tuna, and halibut.

Lutein

Lutein is found in leafy green vegetables such as spinach and kale and egg yolks.

Contact Our Eye Doctor to Improve Your Eye Health

If you live in Boston or the surrounding towns of Cambridge, Charlestown, and Brookline, you can count on the optometry office of Eyes Over Copley to provide all the services you need. For more information or to schedule an appointment with our optometrist, call us today at (617) 859-0630.