You rely on them from the moment you wake up until the lights go out at night. Thanks to them, you see the world around you, and it is one of the most important vital organs of our body. Of course, I am referring to your eyes. But do you definitely give them the care they deserve and need?
All eyes have a remarkable beauty, especially if they have a strange color. I’m sure you often envious of at least one person in your life with beautiful eye. But you will find that you also make many of the following mistakes that hurt your eyes. So it’s time to learn how to take care of your eyes properly! Here are things you should be avoiding.
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You sleep with contact lenses
There are, of course, special lenses that you can sleep with but it’s generally a practice to avoid. An American study has shown that sleeping with your lenses on can cause corneal problems 10 to 15 times faster than if you only wear them while you are awake. This is because you deprive your eye of the oxygen it needs, making it easier for the vision to become infected and for bacteria to grow.
Of course, if you are going to take a nap, there is no issue, but it would be better to take out the lenses even then, in case you fall asleep. If you fall asleep with the lenses, as soon as you wake up, do not rush to remove the lenses from your eyes as they will be dry, and you will create an issue in your cornea. It is better to wait 20-30 minutes, put on fake tears and then take out the lenses. Then, for the rest of the day, put on your glasses.
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You do not visit the ophthalmologist every year
According to an ophthalmologist, his clients tell him that they have not gone for an examination in the last 12 years because everything was fine the last time they went. But be careful because your eyes can change including their vision and health.
Not only is vision changing even day by day, but you need to check your eyes regularly because even if something goes wrong, such as a broken blood vessel will not cause you pain from the beginning, but you may gradually start to not see clearly, and the issue cannot be corrected or reversed. That is why visiting an experienced and experienced ophthalmologist such as Aris Konstantopoulos of Aris Vision Correction, can prevent dozens of possible vision problems in you.
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You look at devices all day and night
Electronic screens, such as those on a computer, tablet and mobile phone, emit blue light, which, according to doctors, can be as harmful as the sun’s rays. Plus, if you focus somewhere for many hours in the end, it can cause headaches and eye strain.
If you were told to exercise for many hours straight, your body would have some injuries, right? Think about what can happen to your eyes if you do not rest them on the computer all day. Follow the rule 20-20, i.e. 20 minutes of work, 20 minutes break to relax your eyes, see at a long distance and focus somewhere else.
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You sleep with makeup
If you lie down without rinsing your face, you can get more than leaving mascara on your pillow. It can clog the glands and lead to damaged skin spots, and that appear around the eyes.
False eyelashes also need special attention. If you sleep with them and rub them, the glue can pass into your eyes and cause severe inflammation.
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Put eyeliner very close to the eye
Makeup artists sometimes suggest putting eyeliner inside the lower lashes depending on the makeup effect they are looking to create. But every time you do this, your eyes and especially if you wear lenses, are covered with tiny germs in your cosmetics and block the oxygen that the eye needs.
Liquid eyeliners are more dangerous since we usually buy them in tubes, in which thousands of bacteria grow. The safest choice is soft pencils, but again you should use them only around the eye and not too close to it.
I hope these tips have helped to educate you on your eye health and things you need to be avoiding!
