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8/24/11

Eyes Do and Don't

  • Visit your doctor
    One should ideally visit their Optician/ophthalmologist once a year, but if there is a problem with your eyes, visit sooner. In addition, before buying an eye-care product such as eye drops, always check the expiry date and don't forget to check the prescription.
    • Wear antiglare glasses while driving or at work
      Antiglare glasses are mainly used for focused light such as full beam car headlights and serve well for night driving. These can also be used while working on the computer. Using a pair of antiglare glasses while working on a computer can reduce the strain on the eyes to a certain extent. If you wear contact lenses, wear a pair of zero powered antiglare glasses for the same purpose.
    • Use re-wetting eye drops
      An office environment that is predominantly air-conditioned, coupled with a computer intensive job, this is the perfect combination for dry eyes. In such cases, you can use re-wetting eye drops to give relief to your eyes. Why? When dry eyes occur, the aim is to get the tears back into our eyes whether it is naturally (by simple blinking exercises), or artificially (if the problem aggravates). Re-wetting eye drops have a similar in composition to natural tears. One should go for eye drops that do not have any preservatives. Eye drops with preservatives are toxic to the eyes in the long run. You can use re-wetting eye drops as and when required, but preferably span it to a minimum of four to six times a day. If the problem persists, visit your ophthalmologist as soon as possible.The two most commonly used preservatives in all eye drops are Benz Alkonium Chloride and Chlorbutol. Read the contents of the bottle carefully and avoid eye drops with these preservatives.
    • Reduce your smoking and alcohol intake
      Smoking and alcohol consumption (either alone or combined) causes irreversible optic nerve damage. As both nicotine and alcohol are nerve toxins, they affect the nerves in the long run. Over a period of time, this can lead to poor or weak eyesight.
    • Never rub your eyes
      If dirt enters your eyes, do not rub as this may cause the dirt to stick inside. Blink several times to start your tears flowing, this will help flush out the dirt. If you rub your eyes, the dirt particle will keep disturbing your vision and irritate your eyes. In such cases, seek your ophthalmologist's help immediately.

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    1. This all given information about eye disease is very essential for every people because they can understand about various eye disease, symptoms, treatment and other many things related to eye.

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