India, Sept. 9 -- Nutrition plays a significant role in enhancing eye health and overall vision. Our diet, if mindfully made healthy, can benefit good vision. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Shibu Varkey, medical director, Maxivision Super Speciality Eye Hospitals, Tamil Nadu, said, "Nutrition plays a key role in healthy eyes. Certain foods contain antioxidants, vitamins, and wholesome fats that work to nourish the retina and lens and minimise the oxidative stress in the eyes." Also read | 10 must-have foods for healthy eyes

Dr Varkey further listed a few foods that can help in boosting vision:

These contain lutein and zeaxanthin in abundance, two carotenoids that naturally safeguard against harmful UV light. They reduce oxidative...