Most people take dry eyes for granted. Dry eyes can be due to being in a room or office where there is not adequate humidity. The air is dry. Along with sitting in a bright room under fluorescent lights and having a computer monitor radiating into your eyes. You have a prescription for dehydrated eyes. Sleeping in a room with the lights or television on can also contribute to dry eye.
Dry eyes should be taken seriously. Ignoring the problem can lead to more serious eye health problems that are related to high eye pressures and even glaucoma. If you sleep in a dry room or work in a dry office. It would be a good idea to add a cool mist humidifier to your environment. Walgreens even sells mini portable versions (retailing for $ 20- $ 30) that you can fit a bottle of water into and have a cool fine mist in seconds.
Liquid Tears should be used once or twice a day. If you don’t have anything, even putting a warm washcloth or paper towel dipped in cold water over your eyes can be therapeutic and refreshing. They say that the tea bags on the eyes reduce wrinkles due to the antioxidants in black tea. Tea bags can also be hydrating. Cucumber slices can hydrate and refresh on the eyelid.
There are natural supplements that you can take to help improve eye health. Lutein helps maintain the balance of eye health. Beta-carotene, which is rich in vitamin A, also helps optimize eye health. This goes back to the old adage of moms encouraging their kids to eat carrots for healthy eyes. The bilberry, researched in Germany, helps improve the optic nerve and night vision.
My mother was diagnosed with cataracts in her right eye and glaucoma in her left eye. Eye pressures were very high in both eyes. In the glaucoma eye, the doctor prescribed eye drops to reduce the pressure. There was nothing the doctor could do for the right eye. We needed to avoid cataract surgery.
I came across an earlier report on Edgar Cayce, who did a reading for an older woman with similar debilitating eye problems. He told her to place a shaved raw potato (skinless) over each eye at night. In a year and a half, his problems cleared up.
For two weeks I placed shaved, grated Idaho potato over his eyes at bedtime. Before this, her pressure in her right eye was 19 and her left eye was 21. After two weeks we did an eye pressure test. To my amazement, the right eye dropped to 17 and the left eye to 18.
Tried placing the potato over my eye overnight. I have no serious vision problems, I just wanted to see how it felt. He felt very fresh, clean and full of energy.
Potatoes also reduce eye bruising. At my usual breakfast spot, my waitress Candace got into an altercation with her boyfriend, he hit her in the eye. He had a purple bruise around his eye. I told him about using a raw potato at night. When I saw her again a few days later, her bruise was almost completely gone. She said the potato worked very well and helped her feel less swollen and bloated.
My mother still needed to get better with her cataract problem. After extensive research, I found homeopathic drops that are used to help improve cataract eye symptoms. This homeopathic formula could be safely used on your right eye without any conflict with your medications. It’s made by Similisan and it’s called “Cataract Care.” She has been using these drops for three years. His eye pressure has dropped to 16 in his right eye and 15 in his left eye. Until now, he had been able to keep his cataract surgery at bay.
There is a protocol for natural eye drops to help with cataracts that contain N-Acetyl-L-Carnosine or NAC derivitave N-Acetyl Carnitine, Beta-Alanine, and L-Histidine. These can be researched online to see if they can be safely administered. They use the supplement grade in liquid form given in one drop over the eye instead of putting the vitamins in the mouth. These supplements have been shown to be effective in reducing glaucoma symptoms and cataract problems.
Always have your eye pressure checked at least 6 months apart to make sure you are moving in the right direction.
