Dr. Tavel’s Vision Blog would like to clear up a confusing eye health myth once and for all.
Eye Health Myth #2 from EyeCare America is something I again have been told growing up by my parents and this time grandparent’s too-eating carrots help your vision and eye sight. This is TRUE!
My parents and grandparents were right with this myth as carrots do help maintain good sight. Being rich in Vitamin A and beta-carotene, carrots help our eyes adjust to light from outside conditions to inside conditions as well as keep eye membranes moist for the best eye sight. Vitamin A is commonly called retinol.
{{{image-437}}}Not a carrot fan? Nutritionists, Indianapolis optometrists, and eye care doctors across the state agree that there are plenty of other foods rich in both Vitamin A and beta-carotene to help your eye sight. Other top sources of Vitamin A are egg yolk, cheddar cheese, and fortified milk. Beta-carotene can be found in other fruits and vegetables with deep orange or yellow colors like cantaloupe, mangos, peaches, sweet potatoes, and apricots. Pumpkins too have beta-carotene so as we enter into fall enjoy some pumpkin treats common this season to help your eyes.
Help dispel this myth and eat carrots! Carrots may not completely be the answer though and you may need to buy eye glasses or contact lenses in Indianapolis or your home city to see clearly. Carrots tend to be the best food though to help maintain good vision simply because they have both Vitamin A and beta-carotene.
Myth #2 is dispelled!