Myopia:
An individual develops myopia or shortsightedness when muscles of his eyes fail to flattens lenses of his eyes sufficiently. In a person with healthy eyes, the mages get focused on retina; however in myopic people, the images get focused in the front. This results in blurry vision. Wearing weak eyeglasses can make an individual myopic; the problem can be corrected by wearing contact lenses or eyeglasses with the right numbers.

Eye elongation:
Scientific studies have shown that majority of the people wearing eyeglasses and looking at things close-up still struggle in focusing accurately. As a result of this often the image gets focused behind their retina. With time, our eyes start compensating for this focusing error through elongation. This leaves us at high risk of developing problems with our distance vision and having other eye disease.

Earlier the optometrists used to believe that elongation of eyeballs in kids can be corrected by undercorrecting shortsightedness. The theory leading to this belief was that if they can successfully make the image focusing the front of retina instead of its back, further elongation of the eyeball can be stopped. Daniel O’Leary, the famous optometrist conducted a further research to find out whether undercorrection actually helps in preventing eyeball elongation; he found that undercorrected eyeballs get elongated at much higher speed. The research conducted by O’Leary showed that undercorrected eyeballs elongate 30% faster compared to the fully corrected ones.

1. If you need to use computers for working for several hours in a day, you should go for eye checkups at least once every year. This will help in monitoring your eyes condition and detect the probability of eye disorders, if any.
2. Eyestrain from regular computer use can also be prevented by reducing glare from the computer screen. Place the computer in a way so that it does not reflect lights from any other source. For instance, sit in a way so that your computer’s screen cannot reflect the sunlight coming through the window located behind you. The computer must be positioned facing a lightless, blank wall.
3. While working on the computer, you must use perfect ambient lighting. You should never stare at the computer screen in dark i.e. when the only source of light is the light emitted by the computer screen.
4. Preventing eyestrain is possible by adjusting the contrast and brightness of the computer screen. Go to the settings of the computer screen and bring down the contrast and brightness to comfortable levels. Pick the levels after checking what is appearing most soothing to your eyes.
5. If you work on computers for long hours, take breaks in between. If you are not permitted to move out of your sit in the office, blink your eyes once in every 30 minutes sitting on your work chair and not looking at the computer screen. If possible, go to the washroom once in every 2 hours and splash your eyes using water.

Eyebright:

This herb is known to offer relief from a number of eye problems like watery eyes, itchiness and redness. Take 1cup distilled water and add 1 teaspoon eyebright to it; boil the mixture for 10-15 minutes and strain it using a clean coffee filter. Once cooled, you can use the infusion as an eye wash.

Rosewater:

if you are looking to freshen up your eyes, use rosewater as eye washes. For preparing rosewater add ½ cup rinsed rose petal to a cup boiling hot distilled water. Allow the petals to brew for 20 minutes. Strain the mix, allow it to cool and use it as an eye wash.

Green tea:

Green tea can effectively reduce eye irritation caused by an eye infection or allergy. Add ½ cup boiling hot water to 1 hot cup green tea. Once, the mixture cools down wash your eyes with it. Green tea bags that are soaked in boiling hot water and then cooled can also be used as compresses for treating puffy eyes.

Barberry root:

Barberry root helps in clearing up films from our eyes and also offer relief from itchiness. This herb is an excellent remedy for mild eye infections.Take 1.5 cup water and put barberry roots into it; boil the mixture for 15 minutes. Once boiled, strain the infusion and allow it to cool before using it as eye wash.

Chamomile:

This herb is widely used for treating eye infections. Add 2 teaspoon dried chamomile to 2 cups water; boil the mix for 15 minutes. Strain the infusion; once cooled, use the infusion for washing your eyes.

1. After getting up in the morning drink a cup of green tea. Green tea acts as a muscle enhancer and is also a rich source of antioxidants. This herbal tea possesses the ability of promoting cell rejuvenation and also aids strong eyesight.
2. Another herbal remedy for cataract involves the use of bilberry. Everyday have 100mg bilberry extracts with your breakfast. This herbal extract contains high amount of tannins, anthocyanidins and flavonoids; each of these agents can effectively strengthen our muscles and blood, fight infection and helps our eye lenses in adapting to light changes.
3. During lunch drink 12 oucne carrot juice. Carrot is a source of beta carotene, an agent required by our body for producing vitamin A. Vitamin A is extremely essential for maintaining healthy eyes. This vitamin strengthens the eye muscles that got weakened by formation of cataracts.  Another common source of vitamin A is spinach. So, having a handful of spinach during lunch or dinner is also recommended to cataract patients.

   

4. Have 2 tablespoon of kelp extract before your go to bed. Kelp is an aquatic herb rich in essential minerals and vitamins. The herb is known to promote eye, muscle, blood and skin health. You will get dried kelp in majority of the health food stores.

Cataracts:
Cataract is an eye disorder characterized by clouding of the lens of our eyes. Blurred or double vision is extremely common among individuals with cataracts. Majority of us develop cataract when we become old and changes begin to occur in our lenses. Due to presence of cataracts the lens fails to process light in the right manner and the retina of the affected individual does not receive clear images. On rare occasions cataract might be congenital (occurring right from the time of birth) in nature. The other triggers of cataract include diseases like diabetes and glaucoma and trauma.

Macular degeneration:
This condition might affect only one eye and generally occurs gradually with time. Other than blurred vision individuals suffering from macular degeneration might experience signs like blind spots and might need more light for reading a book or newspaper. Till date, medical science has not found the exact cause of macular degeneration; however, according to medical experts, the chance of developing this eye disorder increases as we become older. In severe cases, the patient with macular degeneration might also become blind; but that’s an extremely rare outcome. The other risk factor of the disorder is: history of macular degeneration among family members.

Damage to nerves and muscles of eyes:
Double vision is either monocular (affecting only one eye) or binocular (affecting both eyes) in nature. Binocular double vision mostly occurs when nerves and muscles controlling eye movement stop functioning properly. Such problems are common in patients with diabetes, thyroid problems, hypertension, strokes, brain tumors and multiple sclerosis. Monocular double vision, on the other hand, occurs when the actual eyeball gets damaged. This problem is common is patients with dry eye, damaged retina and Astigmatism.

The herbs that are most commonly used for treating eye infections are:

Licorice:

Licorice plants grow in different parts of Asia and Europe. The licorice supplements are made using underground stems and roots of the plant. Licorice root extracts are useful in curing infections that occur due to common cold viruses. People often develop eye infections like viral conjunctivitis due to cold viruses. The doctor will suggest you the dosage of licorice root supplement you must take for getting rid of the infection.

Eyebright:

The other name of this herb is euphrasia. Eyebright is categorized as a flowering plant. It possesses anti-inflammatory properties and is known for its ability of reducing other common signs of eye infections. You should use this herb as the treatment of eye infection only if your doctor feels that the herb will be effective in reducing the infection. Overdose of eyebright might result in side effects like vision changes, irritation, sweating, insomnia and weakness.

Elderberry:

Elderberries is often used for treating most signs of infections caused by common cold viruses including inflammation. The doctor will suggest you the suitable dosage of elderberry after examining your eyes and the time period for which you should continue consuming the herb. He will also guide you about the best way of consuming this herb for treating the eye infection. Elderberry can be taken in form of herbal supplements or raw berries. If you are asked to consume raw berries, you must take them only after cooking them. Uncooked berries can be severely poisonous (as poisonous as cyanide).

Astringents and cold compresses: Applying astringents and cold compresses on the eyes might help in reducing the puffiness of eyes. You can prepare thin slices of cucumber and soak them in ice water for 10 minutes before applying them on your eyes. Cold temperature works by constricting the blood vessels and promoting flow of fluids to the surrounding tissues; cucumber, on the other hand plays the role of astringents i.e. it works by soothing the skin irritation and tightening the skin pores. You can also use tea bags and rose water for the cold compresses. Tannins present in tea will reduce the puffiness and make the skin around your eyes smoother.

Diet: Swelling of eyes can be controlled significantly by introducing certain dietary changes. Limiting consumption of carbohydrates and salt helps in reducing the puffiness up to a great extent. Both carbohydrate and salt promote water retention, which can result in formation of puffy patches around the eyes. You must also stop drinking alcohol for increasing the levels of anti-diuretic hormone in your system; reduced level of this hormone is one of the major contributing factors of swelling of eyes. To reduce the puffiness around your eyes, you must also increase your daily water intake. Certain food items like nuts and shellfish might cause swelling of eyes; so if you have puffy eyes, you must eliminate those foods from your daily diet.

Eye makeup rules: Often we develop swollen eyes due to eye makeup; puffy eyes due to eye makeup are more common among individuals who go to bed without removing the makeup from their eyes carefully. Removing the eye makeup using a gentle makeup remover that will not irritate or inflame the skin helps in preventing eye-make induced puffiness around the eyes. One should also avoid using old eye makeup for avoiding the occurrence of swollen eyes.

1. First, blink the eye for triggering the production of tears. You should never rub the eyes; doing so might result in rubbing of the harsh particle with the inner walls of the eyes, which can cause damage to the eye tissues and give birth to a painful condition.
2. Now, lift the upper eyelid of your affected eye for splashing cool water into it. Doing so will flush out the particle trapped by the upper eyelid. This can be done most effectively by using an eyecup or small glass filled with water (the water must be clean to avoid entering of more particles into the eye).  Position the water filled eyecup or glass on the eye in a way so that its rim gets to rest over the bone on your eye’s base. Next, tip the head backwards; this will flush the eye, Instead of filling the eyecup or glass with water, you can also use saline eyewash available in the market.
3. Now, once the flushing is done, pull down the upper eyelid on the lower eyelid and blink for a few times. The eyelashes of the lower eyelid might help in sweeping away the particle.
4. If the particle entering your eye is visible, it can be removed using a cotton swab soaked in water or saline eyewash. During this process, you will have to first hold open the lower or upper eyelid based on the part of the eye the particle is in. Next, using the soaked cotton swab’s end gently remove the particle from the eye.

To start with, you must spend a few minutes in corpse pose or Shavasana; this will relax all your body parts. Do the following steps to perform Shavasana.

1. Lie down on the ground motionlessly; your eyes must be closed.
2. Each of your body part, starting from the head to the toes must remain relaxed.
3. Once your body relaxes fully, you will experience total calmness and extreme peace.

Stay in Shavasana for 10 minutes and then begin the eye exercise regimen. Below we have enlisted the best exercises for eye health; all these exercises are extremely simple and can be done sitting on the couch.

Palmeo:

To perform this exercise, you will need to be in the sitting position. First cover your eyes using the palms (keep the palms slightly cupped). , close the eyes and take deep breaths; while doing so you will have to imagine that it is your eyes which are breathing. Then start imagining that you are viewing pleasant sceneries or anything that seems soothing to your eyes.  The exercise generally continues for 10 minutes; you can do it once in the morning and once after getting back to home after a day’s work or whenever you feel that your eyes are getting stressed.

Changing the look:

This exercise is performed first keeping the eyes open. During this exercise, you will need to look upwards and downwards, on your right and left and around you in a circular motion. The same steps should be then repeated keeping the eyes closed. Repeat the entire set 3 times.

Pinch the eyebrows:

Use your forefinger and thumb to pinch the inner end of your eyebrows first and then tweak through the entire length of your eyebrows. This exercise should be repeated three to five times.

1. Aging
2. Conjunctivitis
3. Blocking of the naso-lacrimal glands
4. Eye infections
5. Eye allergies
6. Eyelashes growing within the eyes or irregular eyelids
7. Blepharitis
8. Dry eye
9. Irritants

The eye specialists recommend treatments for watery eyes depending on the factors causing the condition. So, for treating epiphora successfully detection of the exact cause of the disease is extremely important. Often the symptoms accompanying watery eyes help in diagnosing the factor leading to watery eyes. For instance, if you feel dryness in your eyes before experiencing the tearing, then the cause of water eyes is probably dry eye. In such cases doctors recommend using artificial tears for preventing excessive tearing. If the eyes suffer from tearing along with mucus, then the reason behind the disorder is possibly a blockage in your naso-lacrimal duct. If there’s irritation along with tearing, then the problem may be due to an allergic reaction. In case of eye allergies antihistamines are prescribed. Some other treatment options used for watery eyes include antibiotics (in case of infections), surgery, topical antihistamines etc.

The eye specialist might also recommend you to undergo certain diagnostic tests for identifying the exact causes of watery eyes. A person may also experience watery eyes due to changes in his vision. Often it has been seen that wearing glasses or contact lenses after getting the eyes checked by a specialist helps people to get rid of watery eyes.