April 4, 2019 Gurjeet Jutley Eye Health Care , Gurjeet Jutley Your diet can have a bigger impact on your eyesight and eye health than you might think. By maintaining a healthy diet, you could reduce your chances of experiencing poor-quality eye health later in life. Eating the right foods now can help you avoid or slow down conditions including cataracts, glaucoma and loss of vision in the future. In this blog, Gurjeet Jutley takes a look at some of the most effective foods for eye health that you could and should be including in your diet. Cooked kale and carrots Cooked kale includes lutein and zeaxanthin, which both have an excellent reputation when it comes to promoting good quality eye health. Carrots are famously beneficial when it comes to eye health and include beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A once it is inside our bodies. They are also excellent sources of lutein and zeaxanthin. It’s thought that Vitamin A c...
Mr Gurjeet Jutley FRCOphth, BM, BSc (Hons) Consultant Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma & Cataract Surgeon Since 2017, FRCOphth (The Royal College of Ophthalmologist) 2016, Southampton University Medical School 2000 -2006, Ophthalmology training at the North Thames Deanery 2010-2017