5 Home Remedies for Night Blindness

The term "night blindness" is actually a little misleading. It's true that, for many, night blindness means they have difficulty seeing in dim light. For example, driving at night is difficult for them. But night blindness also means your eyes have trouble adjusting to light changes. If, on a sunny afternoon, you go into a darkened movie theater, and still find yourself unable to clearly see the people around you or the items on your lap several minutes later, you could have night blindness.

Night blindness is one of those conditions many people don't consciously think about having unless they are being affected by it, like when they're driving on a darkly lit road late at night. However, if you suffer from night blindness, here are the things you can do to lessen the affect it has on your life.

Ask About Anti-Reflective Glasses

Night blindness is caused by your eyes' inability to adjust properly to light. And a glare shining into your eyes from headlights, or the bright lights at the office, just makes it worse.

If you wear glasses, your optometrist can treat them with an antireflective glare that will help cut down on the glare.

Buy Some Sunglasses

Wearing sunglasses when you're outside on a sunny day means that your eyes won't have to do as much adjusting when you go inside and take your sunglasses off.

Don't Strain Your Eyes

I you often suffer from eye strain while reading, knitting, working on the computer, etc., it's important that you take steps to prevent it.

When reading, make sure you have plenty of light. If there isn't enough light for you to read comfortably, don't read.

When working on the computer, take frequent breaks (at least once an hour) to give your eyes a break.

And, the minute you feel like you're straining your eyes, stop whatever you're doing as soon as possible. And you probably should go back to that activity any earlier than the next day.

Wear Your Glasses

Not wearing correct lenses, even when you know you should, could actually contribute to your developing night blindness.

So, if you know you should be wearing your glasses, put them on.

Get Plenty of Vitamin A

A vitamin A deficiency can result in night blindness, so it's important that you have enough vitamin A in your diet. Foods rich in vitamin A include carrots, tuna, spinach, cantaloupe, mangoes, and butternut squash.