The issue of eye health is relevant for a large number of people. To have full vision for many years, it is recommended to use eye products to improve vision. You will need to use special vitamin complexes. For the prevention of eye diseases, both traditional methods and the achievements of traditional medicine are used.
Eye diseases
The organs of vision, as you know, are a reflection of the soul, and also serve as a source for receiving 90% of information about the world around. However, not all people possess excellent vision. These senses are subject to constant negative impact of poor ecology, overwork. Modern people spend a lot of time behind screens, working for a long time at computers. Also badly affects the condition of the eyes and hypertension, and some diseases of a different kind.
The number of people suffering from glaucoma, retinal detachment, myopia, astigmatism is high. In modern conditions there is a tendency to "rejuvenate" the diseases of these senses. Previously, cataracts, glaucoma were recognized as diseases characteristic of an already old organism. However, ophthalmologists are now seeing an increase in the incidence of diseases of this kind among younger people.
Disease prevention is provided by the use of eye treatments. It is necessary that these organs receive enough nutrients, minerals. A major role is played by a balanced diet.
Vitamin A
If the body lacks vitamin A, hemeralopia develops. This disease is known as night blindness. Vitamin is a separate retinal pigment. It is he who is responsible for the ability to distinguish objects in the dark. If there is not enough vitamin, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, glaucoma often develop.
To meet the needs of the body, doctors often prescribe vitamins for eye fatigue. But a large role is played by the consumption of eggs, butter, fatty fish, and dairy products. Plant products serve as a supplier of carotene. It is he who, in the process of vital activity of the body, is processed into vitamin A. Most of it is found in carrots, vegetables, and red fruits.
The assimilation of carotene occurs most effectively when consumed with fatty foods. For this reason, it is important to season carrot salads with oil, sour cream. Do not store chopped vegetables for a long time: carotene simply collapses in contact with air.
Vitamin B2
Quite often there are pharmacy products for the eyes with a vitamin B 2 content. After all, it is precisely his lack of that often causes a decrease in visual acuity, blepharitis. The organs of vision get tired faster if there is little of this substance in the body. A number of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract lead to a lack of riboflavin.
Promotes the establishment of the intake of 2 in the body a special menu. It needs to include more spinach, cauliflower, green peas, eggs. A lot of this vitamin is found in fatty varieties of fish.
It is necessary to eat riboflavin products every day. Its accumulation in the body does not occur. Animal protein plays an important role in the absorption of this element. Do not store food containing riboflavin in direct sunlight.
Vitamin C
Eye preparations intended for oral administration always contain vitamin C. It stimulates the body's immune properties and helps increase vascular elasticity. If it is not enough, the risk of capillary rupture is great. This often leads to hemorrhages in the mucous membranes of the eyes. As a result, a person often suffers from conjunctivitis. Due to a lack of vitamin C, cataracts often develop. This is a fairly common disease today, it leads to a permanent loss of vision.
Vitamin C is found in plant foods. Most of all it is present in blackcurrant, citrus, sauerkraut, radish, sorrel. Rosehip infusion, freshly squeezed juices are recommended for use, it is worth including sprouted wheat grains, oats in the diet.
It's important to keep in mind that steamed foods retain the most vitamin C.
Vitamin P
Vitamin P is very close in its property to C. It is contained in the same products. At least 25 mg of this vitamin must be provided per day. It is necessary to eat apples, peaches, mountain ash, cherries. These are some of the best natural remedies for the eyes.
Vitamin E
It is a powerful natural antioxidant. It is he who helps many processes in the body to proceed normally. It is necessary in the treatment of many eye ailments. It is this element that helps to cope with inflammation, cancer, strengthens the cardiovascular system.
In the prevention of diseases of the organs of vision, this vitamin is also often used. It improves metabolism, helping to cope with degenerative processes in the retina. Vitamin E is found in vegetable oil, peas, Brussels sprouts.
Eye care
Very common drugs that have a positive effect on the organs of vision. On the shelves of drugstores there is a fairly wide range of them. It is important to consider that it is harmful to write out such funds for yourself. It is better to contact a professional ophthalmologist to select a medicine. As a rule, doctors prescribe when they are tired of the computer eye drops “Systeyn”, “Quinax”, “Oftan-Katahrom”.
Overview
The Systeyn Eye Drops on the list include the 2 main ingredients — hyaluronic acid and hydroxypropyl guar. Thanks to this, the product creates a layer that retains moisture on the surface of the eye for longer. Corneal cells that suffer from negative factors begin to regenerate. These eye drops when wearing contact lenses can be used without removing the lenses.
With immune lesions, at the onset of inflammatory processes in the organs of vision, the use of a separate category of drugs is recommended. According to the instructions for the use of Dexamethasone eye drops, they cope with these negative phenomena. If the exacerbation is acute, apply them every 1–2 hours. As soon as the acute phase disappears, they begin to use them 3-5 times a day. But the instructions for the use of Dexamethasone eye drops also contain a requirement not to take the product on its own. A doctor's consultation is needed. It is he who will choose the duration of the course of therapy. After all, side effects may begin, and a person himself is able to correctly diagnose an ailment.
If bacterial infections, blepharitis, and hypersensitivity of the organs of vision are detected, eye drops “Levomycetin” are recommended. The instructions for use for them mean that you need to use the drug 3-4 times a day. The duration of the full course of treatment does not last longer than 5 days. The instructions for use with Levomycetin Eye Drops do not contain specific recommendations for the elderly. For them, the dose is not adjusted in any way. It is important to use the drug bottle in an upright position after use.
As a rule, in the spring-autumn period, people who are predisposed to all kinds of allergic reactions begin to suffer from conjunctivitis, blepharitis, and lacrimation.
In this case, doctors prescribe inexpensive eye drops for redness - Cromohexal, Octilia. If the case is neglected, the strong drug Alomid is recommended.
Popular on the territory of Russia are dietary supplements with complexes of vitamins and minerals. It is they who maintain visual acuity, relieve manifestations of fatigue of the optic nerves. They contain the secrets of folk remedies for the eyes - extracts of blueberries, carrots, currants and some other plants. Complexes of this kind are popular in the country - Evalar, Okovit, Chernega.
ethnoscience
A lot of folk remedies for the eyes are used by experts in alternative medicine. As a rule, tinctures and poultices are recommended for use here. Tea lotions for the eyes are very actively used. Unique properties are possessed by such grass as eyebright. It is widespread in Russian territory, considered a weed.
Herbal infusions are often prepared from it - two tablespoons of raw material are taken and poured with a glass of boiling water. After the mixture is allowed to infuse for half an hour. 1-2 drops of such a medicine are dripped into the eyes. It is believed that such a remedy from the eyeball saves from conjunctivitis, blepharitis, cataracts of the initial stage.
If the patient suffers from myopia, hyperopia, elderberry syrups are recommended. They take 2 teaspoons three times a day. They are bought from traditional healers.
An eye wash product known to almost everyone since childhood is brewed tea. It is used for eyelid fatigue, inflammatory processes of the eyes, mucous membranes.
To get rid of the pain syndrome, reduce swelling, apply and dried seaweed. To prepare the drug, take three tablespoons of raw material, put in a thermos, and then, pouring boiling water, let it brew for 6-8 hours. Then, filtering the infusion, it is poured into molds, freezing overnight in a freezer. In the morning, the area around the eyes is rubbed with cubes of such ice. It is believed that this is a very effective folk remedy for the care of the eyes and the area around them.
Since ancient times, blueberries have been used to get rid of many ailments. It is taken raw, as well as in the form of jelly, tinctures, jam. It is noteworthy that once it was a “military” means for the eyes - before the departure, the military pilots were given blueberry kissel to improve their vision. To prepare such a tool, you need to take two tablespoons of fruit, pour two glasses of boiling water. After the mixture is allowed to infuse for two hours. The patient is given a quarter cup drink 5 times a day.
If there is a risk that the lens becomes cloudy, goat milk serum is used. Dilute it in a ratio of 1: 1 with boiled water. Use this tool every day, dripping 2 drops. After this, it is necessary, covering the eyes with a blindfold, lie down for half an hour.
For older people, the list of eye drops is not exhaustive. Tinctures, for example, calamus root, also help. To prepare a healing potion, you need one handful of mashed herb and a handful of dried calendula to put in a bottle of vodka. Having shaken, such tincture is kept in a dark place for 12 days. Begin to apply 1 teaspoon before meals. After a year of such a course of treatment, a break of 1 month is taken.
The medicinal effect of a compress from barley is also known. It is necessary to take three tablespoons of a dried plant, and then pour them with a glass of boiling water. The mixture is allowed to infuse for 10 minutes. After filtering, the mass is wrapped with gauze, bandages and applied to the eyes. It is necessary to hold the compress here for about 5-7 minutes.
It is important to consider that many traditional medicine may have contraindications. And only a specialist is able to accurately choose a medicine that will suit a particular person. Particularly cautious should be persons with intolerance to certain components, pregnant women during lactation, people with gall bladder disease, gastrointestinal tract.
The composition of modern tools
Modern medicines for the eyes, as a rule, have special mineral complexes, alkaloid salts, sodium chlorine in their composition. The release is carried out in special forms of glass or plastic. The quality of the products is evaluated by a variety of indicators - by how transparent the plastic bottles are, by sterility, by the presence of mechanical inclusions in the solution.
An important indicator of the effectiveness of a drug for the eyes is viscosity. Quickly enough, tears wash off the drug, and therefore with a weak viscosity it will not work. For this reason, in most modern eye drops there is a thickener. In his role, poly-vinyl alcohol often acts.
With the release of pharmaceuticals of this direction, the sterility of the package is always evaluated. After the first use of the product, it is important that it is possible to close it again. If the drops do not contain preservatives, they are released in disposable packaging.
Very common at the moment and medicinal ointments for the eyes. They also have many useful components. Often, auxiliary ingredients are included in the composition. And it is they that can provoke allergic reactions, have a negative effect on the eyeball.
The duration of a therapeutic course can only be determined by a doctor. It is important to take into account the individual characteristics of the organism itself, as well as the course of a particular disease. If the inflammatory process is acute, the therapy will differ from that prescribed in the treatment of chronic ailments.
Often used hormonal preparations for the eyes, which eliminate the manifestations of inflammation. They are effective due to effects at the cellular level. When instilled, such drugs penetrate directly into the lens of the eye.
It must be taken into account that inflammation is only a manifestation of the body's defensive reaction to something. And suppression of these reactions must be dealt with with care. For example, hormonal drops for the eyes are used when it is necessary to maintain the state of the organs of vision after surgery. But they are never used for purulent diseases, fungal infections. The use of such medications is not recommended for people suffering from increased intraocular pressure. Hormonal ointments for the eyes are often used. For example, this is Dexamethasone.
Only a professional ophthalmologist will be able to appoint funds in this category, since the uncontrolled use of hormonal drops can cause much harm to the organs of vision, and the situation in this case simply worsens.
Nonsteroidal drugs are another category. It includes Diclofenac, Indocollyr. They are engaged in their appointment in order to eliminate the pain syndrome in the patient, to prevent complications during surgical intervention to remove cataracts, glaucoma. They also provide a preventive effect. Contraindications in this case are intolerance to the components of the drug, pregnancy, lactation. After all, such drugs can disrupt the blood circulation in a child. It is necessary to be careful for people in old age.
Sodium Chloride Rinse
Ophthalmologists very often recommend that their patients rinse their eyes with sodium chloride. This tool helps maintain a constant pressure level. As a rule, it is used if it is necessary to treat eye diseases in children, while drops can be simply dangerous for them. A solution of sodium chloride is used if the body suffers from dehydration, is restored after surgery, intoxication. The use of the solution is only local. It is recommended to wash their eyes with allergies, inflammation of the cornea. Good interaction of the solution with other drugs is noted.
Drops against infections
This category of drugs includes antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral drugs. The first variety is designed to fight bacterial infections. The most common diseases of this nature - barley, dacryocystitis, inflammation of the eyelids, corneas, infections after surgery, chronic eye diseases, there are some acute forms. For this reason, most pharmaceutical products intended for the organs of vision belong to this category. As a rule, the drugs have very similar properties, they include antibiotics.
Antiseptic eye drops are used to disinfect mucous membranes. Ultimately, this serves as the prevention of fungal, viral and bacterial diseases. It is important that antiseptics have few contraindications. The disadvantages of drugs of this kind is that they are quite aggressive, which means that they are not allowed to be used in all cases.As a rule, they use antiseptic agents after surgery, for the prevention of infections with eye injuries, with inflammatory processes in the cornea, inflammation of the eyelids. They help to cope with conjunctivitis. Representatives of this category are eye drops “Okomistin”, “Vitabakt”, “Miramistin”.
It is noteworthy that they are used to treat young children and pregnant women during lactation. It's all about their local impact. But if the body has a tendency to allergic reactions, it is better to refuse such medicines. If there is pain in the eyes, pain after using such drops, the reception is immediately stopped and consult a doctor. It is he who will select the most optimal means that will not cause a negative reaction in the body.
Antiviral drugs will destroy viruses, enhance the immune properties of the organs of vision. Drops with interferon have an antitumor, antiviral effect. Medicines of this category are used to combat conjunctivitis, eye vessel diseases, and viral diseases. Contraindications are diseases of the cardiovascular, hematopoietic systems. You can not use these drops for pregnant women, as well as during lactation. The list of contraindications is supplemented by instructions for specific medicines.