6 Routines To Keep Your Eyes Relaxed
Proper habits and simple exercises performed daily help keep them healthy and avoid the most common conditions.
Sight is the most valued sense for 90% of Spaniards. However, the eyes are not usually cared for thoroughly to preserve their function. There are habits and simple exercises that can extend your good health and avoid common conditions, such as dry eye, infections, bags, tired eyes …
Unclog the lacrimal gland
The dysfunction of the meibomian glands – the small points at the inner end of the eyelid margin – is the main cause of dry eye, as well as the scabs or dirt that accumulates on the eyelashes are the cause of ocular inflammation
or conjunctivitis.
This eyelid hygiene routine improves and avoids these problems:
- Apply heat to the eyelid surface with a damp cloth heated in the microwave (40-45 oC) for 5 to 10 minutes, so that the fat that obstructs the tear ducts is liquefied.
- With cotton dipped in a saline solution (single dose) to which are added a few drops of baby shampoo, rub the lower and upper edges of the eyelid, at the base of the eyelashes, to unclog them.
- Massage the eyelid, with progressive pressure and from the outside in, in order to squeeze the glands from the inside.
- Flush eyes with a jet of saline solution or with the wash described below.
Eye washing, a healthy practice
The eye wash can be a healthy way to care for your eyes daily. To do this, you have to buy an eye bath at the pharmacy, open your eyes for a few seconds in the saline solution (single dose) and blink a little.
Then the eyes are dried and it is used to clean the eyelids and the base of the eyelashes. It is recommended to do it in the morning and at times of the day when the eyes feel irritated. This cleans the ocular surface
and prevents inflammation and fatigue.
Potatoes to remove eye bags
If bags form under the eyes, put a grated potato in two gauze pads, cool it in the fridge and apply it to the eyelids for 10 to 15 minutes. The eyes rest and the bags disappear. The rest will make for a good night’s sleep.
Blink to rest your eyes at work
Rest every hour by getting up to go to the bathroom or have a drink. If you can’t, just close your eyes for a bit and blink exaggeratedly for a moment. Every 15 minutes it is also advisable to look out the window towards a place as far away as possible.
The key to making the eyes less tired is to perform tasks with maximum relaxation.
Monitor the lighting
Avoid direct sunlight or artificial light and use lamps that give indirect light, with quality bulbs. The flickering of fluorescent lights is eye strain. It is advisable to use daylight fluorescents, with an increasing blink frequency system (such as osram’s quicktronic).
Good lighting must be more or less homogeneous, without very bright areas along with dark ones : this forces the eyes to adapt continuously.
Adjust the display
Don’t save on the screen and buy a good one even if it has to be smaller. It must be LCD, with a high refresh rate, and it must be placed at a minimum approximate distance from your outstretched arm, at eye level.
Use a glow similar to lighting. If the screen is dazzling when you look at it from behind, it is too strong. in cheap laptops the quality of screen and graphics card is often sacrificed. Very low-end ones are not suitable.
When copying text or data, the less distance between paper and screen, or between book and paper, the better to avoid continuous focus-blur.
Increase humidity
In offices, the dryness of the environment (due to air conditioning or heating) is a major problem for eyes, ears and nostrils. It can be compensated by pouring water when going to the bathroom or chamomile or eyebright eye drops every 2 hours.
At home, the ideal is to put a humidifier, which will prevent dry eyes and reduce visual fatigue.
