Our eyes change with age—that’s justa fact3. But there’s a lot we can do to slowdown the process4 and protect our eyes.

Our eyes develop the most during thefirst two years of our lives， and grow fastagain during our teenage years. By the ageof twenty， the eyes are fully grown and mostpeople know if they need to wear glasses.

From around the age of forty， manypeople find it hard to see close-up thingsclearly. This is because they havepresbyopia5. It’s nothing to worry aboutand can be easy if they wear the rightglasses. However， some people have bigeye diseases6.

As we age， it is difficult to see in lowlight， so we need more light. Strong light isbad for our eyes. We will find it hard totell some colors. Our eyes become drywhen we are getting old.Here are something we can do to slow downthe process.

Don’t smoke7. Many studies show thatsmoking is bad for our eyes. People whosmoke are easier to get eye diseases. Stopsmoking is one of the best things we can doto protect our eyes.

Get check-ups. An eye test does morethan check how well you can see. It canshow early signs8 of eye diseases and alsofind out other health problems.

Take a break from screens. Screenssend out a lot of blue light， which can makeour eyes dry and tired. Every 20 minutes，try to take a 20-second break and focus9 onsomething 20 feet away.

What’s more， doing exercise is good forour whole body and our eyes. Eat more fruitand vegetables can help protect our eyes， too.

我們的眼睛會隨著年齡而變化———這是事實(shí)。但是我們可以做很多事情來減緩這個(gè)過程并保護(hù)我們的眼睛。

我們的眼睛在生命的頭兩年發(fā)育得最快，在青少年時(shí)期又會快速生長。到了二十歲，眼睛完全發(fā)育成熟，而大多數(shù)人就知道自己用不用戴眼鏡了。

從四十歲左右開始，許多人發(fā)現(xiàn)很難看清近處的東西。這是因?yàn)樗麄兓剂死匣ㄑ邸]什么好擔(dān)心的，如果他們戴上合適的眼鏡，問題便迎刃而解。但是，有些人會患上嚴(yán)重的眼疾。

隨著年齡的增長，在弱光下很難看清東西，所以要更多光線。但強(qiáng)光對我們的眼睛有害，我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)有些顏色很難分辨。當(dāng)我們變老時(shí)，我們的眼睛會變得干澀。我們可以做下面幾件事情來減緩這個(gè)過程。

不要抽煙。許多研究表明吸煙對我們的眼睛有害。吸煙的人更容易得眼疾。戒煙是我們能做的保護(hù)眼睛的最佳方法之一。

做檢查。視力測試不僅僅是檢查你的視力，它還可以顯示眼部疾病的早期跡象，也可以發(fā)現(xiàn)其他健康問題。

離開屏幕休息一下。屏幕會發(fā)出大量藍(lán)光，會使我們的眼睛干澀又疲勞。每看20 分鐘屏幕就試著休息20 秒鐘，注視20 英尺外的事物。

此外，做運(yùn)動對我們的全身和眼睛都有好處。多吃水果和蔬菜也有助于保護(hù)我們的眼睛。