Alien asked:


Although we use our eyes everyday, we rarely pay attention to them until there is some serious problem. You can maintain perfect eyesight for most of your life by following some simple remedies.

An Important Aspect of Health

If you were asked, “Do you take care of your eyes once a week or at least once a month?”, the most common reply would probably be in the negative. The eyes are considered to tbe the most important organ in ourt body and yet, people neglect to care for them. If you take care of your eyes eat lots of fruits & veggies. Carrots, loaded with beta carotene are especially helpful in maintaining healthy eyes. Do not wash the eyes or face when the body is sweating, especially after hard physical exercise or after being exposed to heat and sun. Protect your eyes from dust, smoke, strong sunlight and strong wind. Avoid staying long in such conditions.

Drink lots of milk every day. Its full of important vitamins. Eating cabbage and carrots is very beneficial for the eyes. Avoid wearing contact lenses for more than 12 hours. This can cause permanent sight damage as well as extreme discomfort. Another simple way of protecting of eyes is through ‘palming’. Rub the palms of both hands for about 30 seconds, close the eyes and gently place the warm palms over the eyes. Vitamins C, A and E, folic acid, selenium and zinc are definitely beneficial for the health of your eyes. Wear safety glasses while at work or play that may cause injury to your eyes. Never look into the sun for more than a glimpse. Dip a cotton ball in cold water and then keep it on the eyes. It gives a feeling of relaxation.

Tiredness of eyes is caused due to many reasons, like, lack of sleep, tension, stress etc. For Tired Eyes: So, some of the homemade remedies which can help to get rid of tired. A Dip two cotton pads in icy cold water and then place it over the eyes to ease to your eyes. Soak cotton balls in cold milk and place it over the eyes for about ten minutes. After ten minutes, rinse well with warm water and then with cold water. Drink plenty of water to improve the middle aqueous layer of tear film. Take vitamin C, which can be diluted when eye irritants cause the eye to water. Putting one drop of honey in each eye once a week is also beneficial to the eyes. It causes a bit of irritation, but cleans the eyes. Using your eyes in dim light can cause eyestrain. Good lighting can make reading and other close work easier.

Takec Care Eye Tips

1. Do not wash the eyes or face when the body is sweating.

2. Protect your eyes from dust, smoke, strong sunlight and strong wind.

3. For vision of eyes eat lots of green vegetables, fish and fresh fruits, especially carrot which are enriched in vitamin.

4. Wear safety glasses while at work or play that may cause injury to your eyes.

5. Always use sunglasses during the peak day time to protect your eyes from sunrays. Direct sunrays cause heavy damage to eyes.

6. Eating cabbage and carrots is very beneficial for the eyes. These should be eaten raw. It is all right to drink cabbage and carrot juice mixed together or separately.

7. Regular eye exercise maintains perfect eyesight.

8. A great way to get off eye makeup is to mix water and baby bath. Removes it in seconds, even waterproof.

9. Place a slice of potato or cucumber on both the eyes, after 10 minutes remove and wash the eyes. This helps to avoid under eye wrinkles and dark circles around the eyes.

Don’ts of eye care

* Don’t wear contact lenses for extended periods of time or overnight as this leads to complication.

* Don’t rub eyes frequently as this can cause an eye infection as few of us bother to wash our hands before touching our eyes.

* When you splash water do not do this furiously believing doing this will take away tiredness instead wash gently as splashing may hurtle the smallest dust particles or an allergen which may minutely damage the cornea.

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Patricia Woloch asked:


Keratoconus causes the cornea to become thin, weaken, and bulge. The word itself translates to “cone-shaped cornea.” Nearsightedness, astigmatism, glare, and light sensitivity are common early symptoms of the disorder. As time goes by, the cornea can become very thin, steep, and irregular causing severe vision loss and making it impossible to wear contact lenses.

Symptoms

Symptoms normally start to appear when a person is in their late teens or early twenties, and then symptoms progress for 10 t20 years. Each eye may be affected differently. In some people the progression eventually slows down, and the condition may stabilize. Symptoms can include the following:

· Nearsightedness

· Astigmatism

· Blurred vision

· Glare

· Light sensitivity

· Frequently changing corrective lens prescription

· Eye rubbing

Hydrops

In advanced cases, a protective layer of tissue called Descemet’s membrane can rupture allowing fluid to flow into the cornea and causing sudden vision impairment. This phenomenon is called hydrops. A white spot appears on the cornea, and the entire eye may appear opaque. The effects diminish as the Descemet’s layer heals. In some patients hydrops causes corneal scarring which flattens the cornea and actually makes it easier to fit contact lenses.

Causes

The cause of keratoconus is uncertain, but heredity is thought to play a role. Recent research shows a link between a malfunction of enzymes in the eye and a chemical imbalance causing the cornea to thin. Some believe that it is a side effect of disease. What we do know is that exposure to sunlight, eye rubbing, chronic eye irritation, and wearing contact lenses which do not fit correctly can further the damage.

Treatments

Treatments and vision correction vary depending on how advanced the condition has become. Over time, keratoconus has caused the cornea to become very steep, thin, and irregular, meaning that as the disorder progresses the measures necessary to correct vision advance as well.

· Glasses and soft contacts. Corrective lenses can improve vision during the very early stages of keratoconus, but eventually most people will need to wear rigid gas permeable contact lenses. They must be fitted correctly to prevent further damage.

· Intacs. Plastic inserts, placed inside of the eye, can help stabilize the cornea. They can correct some amount of nearsightedness, and by making the shape of the cornea more regular, can mean the ability to wear contact lenses.

· Corneal collagen cross-linking riboflavin. A new treatment using eye drops containing Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and a special light, can strengthen collagen in the eye, and may stop the progression of the disorder.

· Corneal Transplant. About 20 percent of patients will require a cornea transplant. In most patients corneal transplant provides good vision for at least five years.

Keratoconus involves corneal thinning and, therefore, LASIK and any other type of refractive surgery that involves removing corneal tissue are unsafe for people with the disorder. Because there is strong evidence that the condition may be hereditary and delayed diagnosis of keratoconus is fairly common, if you have a family history of the disorder you should inform your ophthalmologist and be tested before undergoing refractive surgery.

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msteddybearluver asked:


my eye color is kinda dark brown…what color eye shadow do you think i should wear to make my eyes really pop? or do you think i shouldn’t wear any at all because im 100% asian and some asian people don’t look good in eye shadow. but i wear eye liner and mascara. i was just wondering if i should wear eye shadow, if so, what color?

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Paul Courtney asked:


Access To Eye Care Is Important For Your Family.

When children are young they are unable to describe how wel they can see things, particularly in the early learning stages and it is virtually impossible for parent to recognize a visual disability in the early stages thus imparing the child’s development.

Ensuring that your family has regular access to eye care, is perhaps one of the most important things for a family’s health. Without proper eye care, children are too often forced to enter school with untreated sight deficiencies, and in turn do not get the education they deserve. Access to eye care is equally important for adults. Even if you need glasses or contacts, allowing your eyes to go unchecked for long can lead to much more serious sight loss.

Choosing An Eye Care Professional

1. To ensure that your family has proper access to eye care, you need to choose an eye care professional that can work with your entire family, regardless of age. Children require a different approach to eye care than adults do, and not all eye care professionals will work with kids. Or, some will work with older children, but not with toddlers, who need access to eye care as well. Before you settle on an eye care professional, ask around to see which ones in your area accept children.

2. In order to ensure that your family has proper access to eye care, choose an eye care professional that offers several different types of payments options. The eye doctor you choose should accept several different insurance companies, as well as offer cash only payment plans. If you have a large family, you may want to look for an eye doctor that offers family discounts as well.

When You Can’t Afford Eye Care

For those who do not have proper access to eye care due to financial difficulties, there are alternative options, as well. Every state has a low income, state funded, health insurance program. Although these programs do not cover much, they do cover annual eye exams in most states. This is true for both adults that qualify, as well as children. Although glasses, contacts, and other specialized optometric procedures are not necessarily covered, the basic yearly visit is. This is one way our government has opted to ensure access to eye care for everyone.

When You Should Start

Although its never too early to start making sure your eyes are in good health, you should provide access to eye care to your children as early as twelve months. It is most important that children have access to eye care as early as possible to help protect against future eye problems. Your entire family’s eye care should be one of your highest priorities. Thanks to the efforts of many eye care professionals to provide access to eye care to everyone, this is now easier than ever!

If your vision is blurry , you are finding it hard to read or make out objects on the horizon or are suffering from head aches then good access to eye care will provide you with the necessary help you need.

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♥ asked:


i do my eye make up kinda like this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikiking/455173525/
but i want to do something different. what’s the best way to wear eye make-up?

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