Tips For Healthy Eyes

It is actually the world for us. Unfortunately, we don’t thank it enough. We have cosmetics for the face, shampoos for the scalp and gyms for the physique… but we usually don’t give eyecare a second glance.
Maybe it’s time for a change of view by following the peeper-caring steps below. With some habit alterations and a bit of self care, our eyes will feel like they’ve gone through a spring bath.

Bonus: It doesn’t cost a dime in salon treatments or cucumber slices.

Water the optics.
Like our organs our eyes too need all the water it can get. Not for the tears, but just to keep its ducts moist and hydrated. So drink plentiful of H2O for well hydrated eyes. This is more true for today’s air conditioned offices.

Grab some shuteye.
Our eyes remain open for the waking hours. Reinvigorate the vision orbs by grabbing a good night’s sleep.

The Modern Day Vision Buster – The Computer
Our forefathers roamed the wilds with there eyes set on the hunt. We spend our days sitting fixed in place infront of our computers. At the end of the day we don’t have a carcass, but something else to show for our efforts – Computer fatigue.
The result for many: computer fatigue syndrome. It causes not only eyestrain but also wooziness, headaches, weariness, and neck, back, and shoulder pain.

Always blink first.
If it’s a staring contest with the computer, let the machine win. Long hours spent in front of the screen make for tired eyes. Stare away after every 10 minutes or so and focus on some distant object. The color green, they say soothes the eye. Give your body and eyes a break by walking away from the desk every 20 minutes. And to help keep your eyes moist - blink often.

Check the ambient light.
Direct light on your computer screen gets reflected back and increases the harshness of the glare. Mimic natural light by moving the light source to a point where the light does not fall directly on the screen.

The 3 R’s of computer vision.
Remember the three rules to fight computer fatigue – RESET (your screen refresh rates to 70 GHz or more), REFOCUS (your eyes, every few minutes) and REMOVE (your body from the desk, now and then)

Palm the eyes
An exercise you can do sitting at your desk. Rub the palms together and place them against your eyes. The warmth from the palm soothes your eyes and helps them to relax. Cup your eyes for 60 seconds and repeat the technique 3 to 4 times. Relaxing those tired eyes somehow has a way of relaxing our mind too.

The ‘not so secret’ diet
Get those vitamins (A, C, and E) onto your lunch plate. Citrus fruits, carrots, green leafy veggies, spinach, poultry, egg and milk make for a wholesome eye-care diet.

The secret to healthy eyes is not in expensive creams and lotions but more in simple habit make ups. Beauty may lie in the eye of the beholder, but we have to watch over it first.