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Is excessive eye blinking in kids a common problem? My kid is blinking his eyes rather excessively lately and that got me worried. I hope it’s nothing serious at all. I ran out of eye drops and will have to buy another bottle later today. I hope it will help reduce the excessive eye blinking in him. Dry eyes maybe? Could be due to fatigue as he’s been playing with the PSP lately. Anyway, i’ve kept the PSP out of his sight. He wont get to touch it for a long long time. It’s the new school term and he needs to concentrate in his schoolwork. If the problem persists, i may need to send him to the opthalmologist. Any idea what causes excessive eye blinking in kids?

My eyes tend to get dry by noon. I suspect it’s due to my sitting in the air-cond room for long hours. And then, there’s also the contact lens to be blamed. Each time my eyes fee dry, and uncomfortable, i’ll use my eyedrops for instant relief. I make sure i have at least two bottles on my desk at all times. It works for me each time but i have to reapply often.

Hubby suggested i have Lasik done for my eyes. Geeee…. the thought of having a bright light cutting into my eyes is far more unbearable than my dry eyes. I’ve heard that if i have dry eyes, i’m not the right candidate for Lasik. What say you. Can i have Lasik if i have dry eyes? If i have Lasik, will my eyes become dryer as a result? Maybe an opthalmologist can provide the answer.

Oh, let me rant once more about my eyes. Much as i love my contacts, i really cant stand having them in my eyes lately. Maybe it’s because i didnt get sufficient sleep of late and my eyes are dry. I just feel like yanking them off me right now. But i cant as my naughty toddler will be home soon. He loves to yank my glasses off my face sometimes.

Right now, i just wish i can go have lasik performed on my eyes. Too bad i have to travel far if i want to have lasik for my eyes. As far as i know, one needs to trot back and forth the clinic for routine checkups, right. That’s a total waste of time and resources. Sigh…. the other alternative is glasses, blehhhh. Hate them. But cant live without them either for the time being.

Let me give one simple reason as to why i want to have Lasik done for both my eyes. I have a feeling my pair of glasses is giving my eyes an odd shape after wearing it for some time. It’s a pair of metal rimmed glasses and quite heavy by my standards. I used to wear rimless glasses but with kids around, they are far too fragile and breaks easily.

They are bigger now and i think it’s also time i reconsider Lasik as a solution to eyesight correction. I dont fancy contacts as they make my eyes dry. I cant wear glasses as i cant stand their weight. Lasik is still an option to me as far as my eyes are concerned. Anyone had Lasik here? How safe is Lasik? Care to share your experiences?

My eyes hurt now. I’m having some kinda eye infection but no idea what it is. It’s crusty when i get up in the morning and hurts when i try to open my eyes. I’m using eye drops to soften the crust. It’s swollen at the bottom and the whole eye is red too. I think my other will get it too if i’m not careful.

It may be conjunctivitis, i dont know. Just hope i dont give it to my kids. If conjunctivitis can make my eye feel so uncomfortable, i sure dont want my kids to suffer the same way i did. I’ll make a trip to the nearby pharmacy and ask the pharmacist if she has any treatment for eye infection or not. Hope my eye infection clears soon.

With apologies to moms everywhere, it is time to set the record straight. You won’t ruin your eyesight by reading in dim light. Eyestrain as the cause of vision problems is an old wives’ tale. Your eyes are designed to be used 24 hours a day. Still staring at computer for hours on end can tax your eye muscles and make your eyes water and sting. Unfortunately, your baby blues were not built to handle the visual bombardment delivered by these modern-day emitters. But technology should not take all the blame for eyestrain. You can get it from driving a car, from exposure to air pollution, and from reading all that fine print on pill bottles, car ads, and credit card statements. Here are some tips that you can consider to adopt to prevent further damage to your eye.

1. Exercise Your Eyes

To prevent eyestrain, it is recommended to do eye yoga. Move your eyes slowly and smoothly as far to the left as you can, then as far to the right as you can. Continue by looking up, then down, then at all four diagonals. Repeat the entire sequence three to five times, once or twice a day. You may feel a little pain at first. Stop if it is too much.

2. Get Illuminated

Adequate lighting is important to preventing eyestrain. But you also want to be sure that you have the right kind of lighting. Avoid high-intensity lamps. They cast shadows and cause glare. Opt for incandescent lamps instead. Put one on each side of you so that you get equal brightness with no shadows.

3. Have Your Eyes Examined

If you wear glasses and experience eyestrain, you may need a new prescription. You can easily overwork your eye muscles if your eyes need correction and don’t get it.

4. Read Right

Do not read when you are lying down especially on your side. When you are on your side, one eye is closer to the page than the other, so you get unequal focusing. Instead, hold the book parallel to your face. If your head is tipped forward, for example, the book should be tipped slightly back.

5. Orbit Your Orbs

Using your thumb or forefinger, gently press the bone surrounding each eye socket. Start at the upper inner corner of your eye and move along the top of the bone toward the outer corner of your eye. Then move along the bottom of the bone toward your nose. Press each point along the way for 10 to 20 seconds.

6. Take Time-Outs

Allow for a short break at least every ½ hour to give your eyes a well-deserved rest. You learn from experience how often you need to take a break. Just remember that the idea is to stop eyestrain before it starts.

7. Make Some Heat

A technique called cupping can ease eyestrain. First, rub your hands together to make them warm. Then gently press your palms against your closed eyes and hold them there for a while. You will find it very soothing.

Raymond Lee Geok Seng is one of the foremost experts in the health and fitness industry and is a writer specializing in body health, muscle development and dieting. He has spent countless of time and efforts conducting research and share his insightful and powerful secrets to benefit men and women all over the world. He is currently the author of the latest edition of “Neck Exercises and Workouts.” Visit http://www.bodyfixes.com for more information.

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Being a rich source of vitamin A, tomatoes are a dependable preventive against night blindness, short sightedness and other eye diseases caused by deficiency of the vitamins. Tomato leaves are useful in optic nerve and eye weakness. A small handful of the freshly plucked leaves should be covered with soft hot water for 15 minutes. Strain the water. This will form a good tonic for the eye and optic nerves when a teaspoonful of this water is taken before meals three times daily.

Researchers from the University of Vienna, Australia, warned that a harmful microorganism called Acanthamoeba, can cause cornea inflammation. They thrive best in contact lenses storage containers. It’s therefore advisable to throw away those containers everytime you change your cleaning solution. Nowadays, you get a new container with every bottle that you buy. If your do not come with a new container, then change them every  4 weeks.

Puffy eyes can be caused by many factors. Here are a few common causes:

1) Fluid retention int he tissues under the yes. Hormonal changes, drinking too much water before bedtime, alcohol consumption and a diet high in salt can contribute to this.

2) Certain medication that you take may be causing your puffy eyes.

3) If itching or redness is present, it could be an allergy

4) Both too much sleep or the lack of it can also cause puffy eyes

5) Puffy eyes could also be a hereditary problem. The only permanent solution to it is cosmetic surgery

The fluorescent lamp in my bedroom is getting dim and so i asked hubby to drive me to the lighting shop to get a new set. I want to switch mine from a single tube to one that can house two tubes this time. I need a brighter working environment so that my eyes dont tire easily of the strain. Moreover, i can take better pics without leaving the room with a brighter lamp.

Hubby says he prefers the new lamp to have a casing as it can diffuse the bright light and lessen the amount of UV to the environment which is better for health. I found what i was looking for behind a row of chandeliers at the lighting shop. Cost only Rm59 for the whole set complete with double fluorescent tubes. Have to wait for the electrician to come by tomorrow to install it for me.