Eye health is often something that we take for granted until we encounter problems. But lifestyle choices such as screen time and smoking can affect your vision.
Here, ophthalmologists share their tips on maintaining healthy eyes, from sight tests to sunglasses.
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“The front of the eye, and the cornea in particular, has more nerve endings per millimetre square than anywhere else in the body,” says Dr Dilani Siriwardena, a consultant NHS ophthalmologist at Moorfields eye hospital in London and vice-president of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. “So it can be very sensitive. The tiniest scratch or piece of grit in your eye can feel like a brick.”
While you should take any changes to eye health seriously, says Siriwardena, it is important not to rush to hospital unnecessarily. “Around 40 per…