- The Eyes should get the very best care one can give. Clear
and healthy eyes enhance persona beauty and charm. Keep the skin
around the eyes clean, by washing it with soap and clean water. In
Eye Care washing
at bedtime is very good as it removes dust collected throughout the
day.
- Never use anyone else’s towel, handkerchief, shirt, paints
or other cloth to wipe the eyes during Eye Care.
This may cause serious infection in the eyes. Trachoma commonly
spread this way.
- Use one clean and separate individual towel to wipe face/eyes.
- Never touch the eyes with anything unclean or rough fingers,
handkerchief or pencil.
- Avoid self-medication. Do not use eye remedies sold by quacks.
Consult the doctor soon, if there is any
eye-trouble.
- Do not expose the eyes to dust or very bright light.
- Do not use Kajal, or any other material in the eyes unless
prescribed by a doctor. If one must use separate applicator for each
person.
- Get eyes checked up periodically.
Glaucoma: This is a serious disease which causes
blindness and should not be neglected. If one sees `haloes’
i.e., colored rings round the naked bulb. That is Glaucoma. Whatever
vision is lost, it is lost for ever. In Eye Care
Glaucoma
has to be treated by the eyes doctor without any delay.
Cataract: Lens which is transparent becomes
opaque leading to loss of vision. In the early stages, glasses can
improve vision. When the vision decreases and it is poor, surgery of
removal of lens in done and an Intro Ocular lens can be put to gain
vision.
Accidents: Fire Works, playing bows and arrows,
or playing with sharp toys may injure eyes. Parents should avoiding
buying sharp toys for kids.
Observe the following measures in case of eye accidents:
- Cleanliness prompt rest (cover with cold cloth)
- Wash the eyes with water and dry it with a clean towel or
cloth
- Sprinkle cold water on eyes to remove dust
Foreign Bodies in the eyes:
When anything falls in eye like charcoal etc., it settles down under
the upper lid and
Eye
Care should be taken. Observe following.
- Do not rub the eye.
- Lift the upper eyelid and pull it down over the lower eyelid and
move the eye ball.
- For the total eye care let the tears wash it
away. In most of the cases, tears will do the cleaning.
- Wash out the particles immediately with plenty of water.
- Ask some other person to take out the offending particles with
the help of corner of a clean wet cloth.
- Still if it does not come out easily, it is better to consult a
doctor immediately.
- Get medical aid immediately.
