Category: Eye Care

EYE STRAIN

Eye strain is neither a medical term nor a diagnosis. In contrast to widespread belief, you cannot damage or strain your eyes by using them under difficult conditions, such as reading small print in poor light or wearing glasses of the wrong. Although aching and discomfort are commonly attributed to eye strain, they are often headaches that are caused by tension or fatigue of the muscles around the eye as a result of frowing or squinting.

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MYOPIA

To enable us to see clearly, light rays need to be focused by the transparent cornea at the front of the eye and by the eye’s lens so that they form a sharp image on the retina, the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye. In people with myopia (nearsightedness), the eyeball is long relative to the combined focusing power of the cornea and the lens. Light rays from distant objects are therefore bent too much and are focused in front of the retina, resulting in blurry vision. Myopia is a very common condition that sometimes runs in families and can usually be corrected.

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CHALAZION

If an oil-secreting gland in the eyelid becomes blocked, the gland enlarges, creating a swelling called a chalazion. A chalazion may at first look like a stye, but, unlike a stye, it is not on the eyelid margin. Usually, the pain and redness associated with a chalazion disappear after a few days. However, if the swelling is large, it may cause long-them discomfort, and pressure on the front of the eye can interfere with vision.

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GLAUCOMA

Fluid continually moves into and out of the eye to nourish its tissues and maintain its shape. In glaucoma, the flow of fluid out of the eye becomes blocked and pressure inside the eye rises. This high pressure may permanently damage nerve fibres in the light-sensitive retina and in the optic nerve, which carries nerve signals from the retina to the brain. Glaucoma becomes more common with age, and mainly affects people over age 60. If untreated, the condition may cause blindness.

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CORNEAL ULCER

An erosion in the cornea, the transparent outer part of the front of the eyes, is called a corneal ulcer. These ulcers can be very painful and, if they are left untreated, may cause scarring and lead to permanently impaired vision, blindness, or even loss of the eye. People who wear contact lenses are at increased risk of corneal ulcers.

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Ayurveda lays stress on personal hygiene, removal of constipation, protection of eyes from dust, smoke, soot, fire/ sparks, mechanical injuries, chemicals etc. Too bright or too dim light, reading under moon-light are also some of the other causes. Ayurveda is based on theory of three humors viz., vata (wind, Air), kapha (phlegm) and pitta (bile). Whenever there is imbalance in the said humors diseases will surface.

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Here I have discussed some name, indications, control indications for the benefit of readers, but do not use without the advice of an expert.

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Eyes are a part of human physical system and whatever is eaten/ drunk has a direct bearing on our entire metabolism. For instance, if too much of fried foods, fish, meat, eggs, spices, condiments are consumed eyes will redden, itch, smart and burn. Those who consume drugs, hard drinks, tobacco in any form, toxic foods, acid-rich foods are bowed to suffer fom one eye ailment or the other.

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MYOPIA

It is an opposite condition of Hypermetropia (or long vision). In myopia a patient cannot see objects which are farther than 6 metres from the eye due to the back of the eye being too long (highly convex). The patient has difficulty in seeing far off objects but this defect can be corrected with the help of concave lenses of the required curvature. But the defect continues to increase with age, as a result of which the patient has to change his spectacles quite often.

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This situation can be met by two-ways—either to keep up and maintain normal and good sight, and/or to improve the weak eyesight. If you want to keep your eye-sight in good order, must follow the under mentioned points:

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