The 8 Worst Things You Can Do To Your Eyes
They’re the only pair you’ll get—so you want to keep them safe
Your mom probably told you that sitting too close to the TV would wreck your eyes. Turns out, she’s wrong—there’s no evidence to show that does lasting damage, the American Academy of Ophthalmology says.
But there are other plenty of things you’re doing to that can set your eyeballs up for painful infections, freaky injuries, and more. And you’re probably guilty of at least a few of them.
Here, 8 everyday eye habits that are way riskier than you think—and what you should do to steer clear.
From: Men's Health US
Marygrace Taylor is a health and wellness writer for Prevention, Parade, Women’s Health, Redbook, and others. She’s also the co-author of Prevention’s Eat Clean, Stay Lean: The Diet and Prevention’s Mediterranean Kitchen. Visit her at marygracetaylor.com.
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