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Tips for Effective Eye Care

Tips for Eye Care

Your eyes tell a lot about your health. The eyes will sparkle if you are healthy and show dullness if you are not well. Eyes lose sheen too if you are internally suffering from some ailment. 

Eyes will look red, dry, and dull and sometimes have dark circles or puffiness around them due to lack of rest, tiredness, infection or ailment. Like your body, your eye needs rest and care too after a long and tiring day. To take care of your eyes you can follow some steps, following are the tips for effective eye care.

1.   Keep your eyes safe from dryness

Dry air aggravates the dryness of the eyes resulting in loss of moisture and red, scratchy and irritated eyes. It is better to avoid dry wind, smoke, car heaters and hair dryers.

 Keep eye moisturizing drops with you, they will definitely help your eyes. Drink plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated whenever you are in a dry place as fluids are vital for eye health.

2.   Put a green tea bag on your eyelids


Moist green tea bags can be the remedy to treat tired and dry eyes as well as the skin around the eyes. Green tea bags can provide both cold and warm compresses to the eyes. The anti-inflammatory properties of green tea may be useful for moisturizing the eyes. 

It gradually reduces puffiness and dark circles around them. Keep the green tea bags for 15 to 30 minutes and slightly press with your fingertips to provide a light massage to the eyes.

3.    Eat for the nourishment of the eyes

Your eyes need nutrients to get nourished and to keep away from deficiencies. These nutrients should be part of our diet from childhood itself. 

1, Minerals like Zinc (found in meat, poultry, nuts, dried beans, soy food, milk and other dairy products).

2, Nutrients like vitamin A (carrots, green leafy vegetables, eggs, sweet potatoes), vitamin E (whole grains, nuts, wheat germ) and vitamin C(tomatoes, lemons, broccoli, red berries, orange), 

3, Fatty acids like omega 3 fatty acids (walnuts, flax seeds, soybeans and fish like salmon)

4, Antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin (corn, peas, lettuce and broccoli)are absolutely essential.                              

4.   Eye massage



Eye massage is something that is good to promote blood circulation to your eyes. Use only your mid and index finger around your eye in a circle starting from the eyebrows and then inwards along the top of your cheekbones towards the bridge of the nose. It relieves your eyes from tiredness and dryness.

5.    Good quality sleep

At least 6 hours of sleep is needed by your eyes daily to get proper rest. Sleep helps in rejuvenating your eyes, improves eye lubrication and healthier nerve and tissues around your eyes. 

Less amount of sleep will actually lead to blurry vision and eye strain. To get a good night's sleep for the sake of your eyes turn off the blue lights on your laptop, iPad and smartphone screens. Browsing the internet makes your brain harder to get into sleep mode.

6.    Take eye breaks when using smart devices

Protecting your eyes from computers and smartphones has become important as they cause strain in your eyes and worsen your eyesight in the long run. The most common symptoms of eye strain caused by smart devices are headache, blurred vision, dry eyes and neck and shoulder pain. 

It is because we subconsciously stop blinking while we are staring at smart devices. To give your eyes the much-needed eye break follow the 20/20/20 rule. That is, if you are looking at the screen for 20 minutes, then look 20 feet away for 20 seconds. The longer you look away from the screen the better.

7.    Wear protective eyewear

Protective eyewear is necessary to reduce the risk to eyes from light or radiation, wind, heat, sprays and specks of dust. This safety eyewear is generally shatterproof and can be worn over prescription glasses. To go out on a sunny day you can also wear your sunglasses to protect your eyes.

 Eyes are like our lives, they needed to be taken care of. Your care for your eyes will make your life shine and make your eyes beautiful and problem free for years to come

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