How Caring for Your Vision Can Give You Younger-Looking Eyes

Preventing signs of aging around the eye area needs more than just a good skincare regimen. Apart from minding your habits, you also need to take care of your vision. This can help prevent common eye diseases and long-term damage to the eye, as well as keep the delicate area younger-looking. 

Continue reading as we share a few tips on taking care of your eyesight and how doing so can also reduce unnecessary stress on the skin around the eyes.  

Get regular eye check-ups

One important key to maintaining healthy and strong vision is getting your eyes checked regularly. This is true whether or not you wear prescription glasses. Apart from the fact that your eyes and vision change over time, having regular check-ups also helps recognize potential problems and treat or prevent them from becoming worse. 

If you, for instance, regularly squint your eyes when looking at your electronic devices, you might be setting yourself up for crow’s feet or wrinkles in the corner of your eyes. Squinting, furthermore, is a repetitive facial movement that causes a groove to form on the skin. Doing this regularly can cause the lines to settle, as well as cause more prominent wrinkles. 

So, get your eyes checked every one to two years to make sure that your prescription is up-to-date. And if you’re not wearing glasses, a checkup can reveal any changes in your vision you might have not noticed and treat them early on. Your eyes, moreover, can reveal a lot about your health, so a routine exam is also a great way of looking after your body. 

Wear quality sunglasses or those that block UVA and UVB light

Prolonged and unprotected UV exposure can damage your eyes or increase your risk of eye diseases and other problems. It can also contribute to the formation and worsening of fine lines and wrinkles. The eye area, furthermore, is fragile and delicate, making it more vulnerable to the damage caused by UV rays.

This only makes it important to invest in a pair of sunglasses that offers 100% UV protection. Those that are labeled UV 400 offer nearly 100% UV light exposure. Also, make sure that they are a good fit, and consider wearing wraparound sunglasses if you’re engaged in sports or activities that expose you to intense light. 

For further reading: Here Comes the Sun: The Pros and Cons of Sunlight

Limit your screen time and exposure to blue light

We are all guilty of spending countless hours staring at our phones and other electronic devices. We also hold them close to our eyes, squint, and bend our necks forward while doing so. This can lead to eye strain and fatigue, and blue light exposure from these devices may generate free radicals that can penetrate the skin and break down collagen. 

Do take note that sunlight remains the biggest source of blue light. This is why it is important to practice sun protection measures, which involve wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen and limiting sun exposure, especially during peak hours. It is also best to reduce your screen time, particularly before bedtime, and use an eye cream that can help combat signs of aging around the eyes. 

Below are some tips on reducing screen time:

• Keep track of how long you use your phone and set time limits.
• Take breaks and move around
• Put your phone on the night shift mode or use a blue light filter. 
• Try to keep your phone out of the bedroom.
• Delete unnecessary apps or those that cause you to mindlessly scroll.

At Cutis, we also have Dr. Sylvia’s Brilliant Eye Complex, which is a multitasking eye cream that can wake up the look of tired eyes. It can help reduce the appearance of eye bags, dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles. It can also hydrate the delicate skin of the eye area, which can then give it a younger-looking appearance. 

Other ways to take care of your eyes and vision

Apart from the tips mentioned above, here are a few other ways you can show your peepers the TLC they deserve. 

• Get enough sleep, at least 7 hours every night. 
• Avoid rubbing your eyes
• Wash your hands before touching your face or eyes.
• Wear safety glasses or protective eyewear even for simple tasks or home projects.
• Stop smoking or never start in the first place.
• Eat a balanced diet (beta-carotene, omega-3, vitamins A, C, and E, lutein, and lycopene are good for the eyes)
• Observe the “20-20-20” rule: for every 20 minutes, look at an object at least 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.
• Use a warm compress to help soothe dry eyes.
• Only use makeup products that are designed for the eye area and never share eye makeup even with family members or close friends.

Should you consider aesthetic treatments for the eyes?

If you’re dealing with signs of aging around the eyes such as wrinkles, puffiness, and dark circles, non-invasive aesthetic treatments can be beneficial. At Cutis, we have a few procedures that can help improve or combat these signs of aging. 

• Botulinum toxin – is US FDA-approved as a temporary treatment for the appearance of crow’s feet, forehead lines, and frown lines. It temporarily blocks the signal from a nerve to a muscle to relax the wrinkles. The result is a more refreshed or energized appearance. 
• Dermal fillers – particularly hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers can be injected in the under-eye area to fill in the hollowed space. They can help improve the look of sunken eyes, as well as dark circles. Eye fillers can make the area brighter and plumper. 
• VI peel – is a chemical peel that is safe to use on the area around the eyes. It can improve the tone, texture, and clarity of the skin, as well as stimulate the growth of collagen. This can help improve the appearance of fine lines or crow’s feet or reduce dark spots and dark circles under the eyes. 
• Microneedling with Exosomes – involves using an automated microneedling device and an exosome-rich serum (EXO SKIN™ EXOSOMES), which is used as a glide in the procedure. The serum also soaks into the micro-fine channels created by skin needling, which speeds up the restorative process. This can reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles, and improve skin tone and texture 

Take better care of your eyes for healthy vision and a more youthful-looking eye area. Contact Cutis Medical Laser Clinics in Singapore and book a consultation with our aesthetic doctor to find out how we can help you achieve younger-looking eyes, as well as your beauty and skincare goals.