15 Simple Eye Care Tips

Most of the times, we tend to ignore the precious gifts of God given to us in our lives. Eyes are one of them. Someone rightly said, "Eyes are the mirror of our soul. They are priceless." One must take utmost care of them.

15 Simple and Essential Eye Care Tips:

1. After every 20 minutes of looking into the TV screen or computer screen, turn your head and try to look at any object placed at least 20 feet away. This changes the focal length of your eyes, a must-do for the tired eyes.

2. Try and blink your eyes for 20 times in succession, to moisten them.

3. For working professionals, if time permits, one should walk 20 paces after every 20 minutes of sitting in one particular posture. Helps blood circulation for the entire body.

4. Eats lots of fresh green leafy vegetables in a day including raw carrot.

5. Do regular eye exercises as this helps in maintaining a perfect eyesight.

6. Drink lots of milk daily as this is full of vitamins which are essential for our body.

7. Wear Safety glasses while at work or play.

8. Keep slices of cucumber on your eyes once a day, whenever time permits, as this soothes them and helps removing dark circles.

9. For keeping your eyes free of dirt, pour 1 drop of honey, in each of the eyes, once a week. This helps in cleaning your eyes.

10. Drink lots of water daily.

11. Avoid smoking and alcohol intake.

12. For relaxing your tired eyes, keep cotton ball dipped in cold water on your eyes. This relaxes them. Cotton balls can also be soaked in cold milk and paced on your eyes for 10 minutes. After the specified time, rinse the eyes with warm water and then with cold water.

13. Incase of watery eyes, take vitamin C.

14. Incase of vision related headaches, drink lemon tea. Take a hot cup of tea during the day at work place.

15. Whenever you feel your eyes are tired, rub the palms of both the hands for about 30 seconds and gently place them over your tired eyes. As, this gives the required warmth to the eyes.