Home Remedies For Eye Infection Tips

Before you go through this, just close your eyes for a few seconds and ponder how your life would be if you are unable to see? Pathetic isn t it? Eyes are one of the greatest gifts from the almighty, and it is your sole responsibility to protect them and keep in optimal health so that you too can keep on enjoying the beauty of nature.

Sometimes people are too lazy to go for an eye checkup when there is absolutely no vision problem and in other cases, people just don t feel it is importa...more

1. Avoid use carpets (to reduce exposure to allergens)
2. Clean your house regularly and prevent dust accumulation on objects.
3. Avoid smoking and second-hand smoke.
4. Maintain a daily nasal cleaning routine (nasal douching/ Jal neti) with a saline solution. If you have respiratory infection or allergies, clean your nose more frequently.
5. Keep your home humidity at around 55%

Ebooks are a lot easier to carry, and with the emerging trend of Kindles, it may appear to be more convenient than paperbacks, but the smell of new books, the texture of its pristine pages, is unparalleled to the inanimateness of ebooks. But that is not just why you must choose paperbacks over ebooks. Read on to find out why paperbacks work well over ebooks for better eye health.

Does not involve light-emission - The backlit electronic devices, strain your eyes, causing redness, irritat...more

The cornea is a highly organized and advanced tissue present in the eye. It is one of the few tissues in the body that doesn't contain any blood vessels. It nourishes itself from the aqueous humor (or tears). The cornea has three different layers with two membranes embedded in it. Every membrane has its own set of functions.

Here is a list of 10 important facts about the cornea and corneal diseases:

The cornea plays a pivotal role in helping the eye to focus on the light rays t...more

Common conditions affecting the cornea: Some of the common conditions that affect the cornea are:

Injuries: In case of a minor injury and scratch the cornea has the capability to heal on its own. But in case of deeper injuries, there might be corneal scarring, leading to a haze in the cornea along with impaired vision. In case of deep injury, you could experience pain in the eye, sensitivity, reduced vision, inflammation of the eye, headache, vomiting and nausea.

Allergies: The...more

EYE ALLERGIES TO BE ENDURED NO MORE!

As spring/summer approaches there is a spate of children with itching and redness of the eyes. Most of these children suffer from spring catarrh (Vernal Kerato Conjunctivitis or VKC) or sometimes seasonal allergic conjunctivitis VKC is more common in young boys but affects girls as well. It usually affects children between 3 to 16 years of age, though it may appear earlier than that and continue into adulthood. In the majority of cases, symptoms reso...more

While red bloodshot eyes may look worrisome at first sight, it is not a cause for concern all the time. There are benign, short-lasting bouts that will disappear on their own to serious medical reasons that could require intervention.

Listed below are some common causes and ways to manage red eyes.

Conjunctivitis- The most common cause of red or pink eye is conjunctivitis- infection of the membrane covering the sclera. The blood vessels are irritated and give the eye a red hue...more

Pupil dilation or dilated eyes simply mean a widening of the pupils. If you go for a comprehensive eye exam, your doctor will most probably conduct a dilated eye exam by using a special magnifying glass to observe the retina, optic nerve and the macula that is responsible for your normal vision clarity and colour vision.

How is it done?

The doctor will closely inspect each eye to detect any signs of common vision problems. He/she will put drops in each eye to widen the pupil (t...more

The nasal septum divides the nose into the two nostrils or airways. When this septum is defective in structure or position, it can cause several physical difficulties like breathing problems, sleep apnea, bleeding, sinusitis, etc. The surgery to correct the nasal septum is known as septoplasty. The surgery is very common and has a high rate of success.

Reason

When the bone and cartilage separating the two chambers is crooked and deformed, it prevents the air from flowing prope...more

When was the last time you visited an ophthalmologist? Chances are that unless you faced a problem in your eyes recently, it must have been months or even years. Most people only visit an eye specialist s clinic when they experience some eye problem.

This is not a good practice since the best way to avoid severe eye complications is to detect them in their early stages. Since some eye conditions are asymptomatic in their early stages, these conditions cannot be detected without a compre...more