Black eye Tips

Many Indians are crazy about fair skin and go to extreme lengths to achieve and maintain a fair complexion. The media bombards you daily with very catchy advertisements of creams, lotions, sunscreens and other unscientific products that claim to make your skin fairer. Do you know that your skin colour is darker for very good evolutionary plus biological reasons and that medically speaking, is good that you do not have very fair skin?

Darker skin is adapted to sunlight and has increased ...more

It is an eye disorder in which the retina is affected by abnormal growth of the blood vessels. Most of the time only one eye is affected. This is not an inherited disease and the principle causes are still unknown. Although in some cases, it has been speculated that some acquired somatic alterations in the NDP gene (Norrie disease (pseudoglioma)) causes Coats disease. The treatment depends upon the symptoms and the intensity of the disease.

There are many symptoms which can be seen in...more

Don't wipe eyes with cotton or handkerchief or towel. Use only one drop of Moisol Or Floora Tears Eye Drops each time so no wiping.

When the eye does not produce the required amount of tears, a condition called dry eyes may emanate. This condition may cause stinging, pain, itching, redness and a host of other symptoms that make normal vision a temporary problem. Also, one might experience difficulty in wearing contact lenses and may feel as if there is are particles trapped within the eyes. Night time driving and facing glares of light also becomes difficult in such cases. Cases where the symptoms have been going on for a pr...more

Mouth breathing isn t a problem in itself. Both, the mouth and the nose are healthy airways to the lungs. However, when someone has to breathe from their mouth due to a nose block, it is not only uncomfortable but also unhealthy. Adults can easily notice when they have blocked nasal cavities but children need special attention.

Ill Effects of Blocked Nose

Having a blocked nose does not only end in the irritating mouth breathing but also in long term complications like:

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There are many common measures people take to improve their eyesight or improve their vision, including wearing glasses, lenses, and many more.

Here are some effective exercises which can prove to be highly beneficial to improve your eye health:

1. Stretching- This is the most common and also one of the easiest to do. It requires you to just look up, hold for two seconds, look down, hold for two seconds and then repeat this procedure for each corner of your eye, which means to...more

Eyeglasses and contact lenses are both used for vision correction. Both of the options have their advantages and disadvantages but a number of factors like lifestyle, comfort and age, etc. are important while deciding which one to choose. Here is a list of the fundamental differences between using spectacles and using contact lenses:

1. Distance from the cornea
Lenses are worn directly on the eye and are in constant physical contact with the cornea while glasses are worn over the ey...more

What are adenoids?
Adenoids are a patch of tissues that are at the back of nasal cavity which trap germs from entering the body to prevent infection. Adenoids sometimes get enlarged as they trap germs to prevent infection. Enlarged tonsils can be seen easily by opening the mouth but enlarged adenoids can t be seen. Since frequent throat infections can cause enlarged adenoids; they can obstruct breathing and block the eustachian tube (which connect the middle ear to throat) which can cause re...more

Amblyopia is commonly known as 'LAZY EYE'. It is a vision development disorder, which affects eyes and the brain during infancy and childhood. It signifies that the eye does not achieve a normal visual acuity even with refractive correction in form of glasses or contact lens. During normal visual development, the eye and brain learn to 'see' and develop binocularity, that is the ability to perceive depth (Stereoacuity). This occurs in the first 8 to 10 years of life. Each eye transmits a clear a...more

Red or bloodshot eyes occur when there is a dilation of the blood vessels on the white part of the eye, also called as sclera. One or both the eyes can experience redness which can be accompanied by itching, pain in the yes, eye-discharge, swelling in the eye and other symptoms.

Red-eye is related to

Subconjunctival haemorrhage- when one or more blood vessels on the sclera burst open
Blephartis- a condition of inflamed eyelids
When there is a red bump on the eyelid (St...more