Eyes: what to do at home

All the kind time of the day! The theme of our today's meeting: "Why strongly the watered eyes and what to do at home ."Any of us in life faced with the fact that sometimes it is impossible without pain in the eyes and tears to walk down the street and look under your feet or into the distance in bright sunny weather, cold weather with wind, in the frost. Even do not save sunglasses from the sunlight glinting in the red irritated eyes or the gusts of cold air. In fact, there are many reasons for tearing.

Why eyes are watery: tears flow from the eyes

Severe profuse lacrimation may occur with inflammation of the lacrimal canal, eye irritation, eye burns by electric welding or ingestionsmall foreign bodies( insects, mote, dust, etc.).

Causes of eye tearing can be:

1. weather conditions;
2. allergic reaction;
3. stress, illness;
4. corneal damage.

What to do if the eyes get very watery at home

Weather conditions on the street

In bright sunlight, the cornea of ​​the eye becomes irritated and dries up. Here the protective mechanism of development of a lacrimal liquid works.

In the frost, tear ducts narrow, part of the tears come out, not into the nasopharynx.

A strong wind again triggers a protective mechanism preventing the drying of the cornea and ensuring the flushing and removal of the smallest foreign bodies from the eyes.

In case of allergies to

In case of allergic reactions, eyes turn red, there is an itch accompanied by abundant tearing. Often, the allergy manifests itself on:

1. flowering plants( pollen);
2. decorative cosmetics( shadows, mascara);
3. sprays( deodorant, hairspray, perfume);
4. animal hair;
5. dust, including archive.

Diseases and stresses

Diseases, especially infectious ones, cause copious lacrimation. With colds, mucus begins to exude abundantly, containing pathogenic microbes, which irritates the eyes and causes lacrimation.

To stresses that increase eye tearing can be attributed:

1. constant lack of sleep and fatigue, the eyes do not have time to fully recover;
2. long work at the computer, in the monitor, look more closely, without blinking, as a result, the cornea of ​​the eye dries up and they over-strain, especially when the lighting in the room is off.

Corneal damage

Corneal damage occurs when foreign bodies enter the eye. In this case, tears help to quickly get rid of the foreign body in the eye, to moisten it, if, of course, the foreign body is not stuck in the cornea.

If the eyes are watering: what to do at home

Prevention of this phenomenon includes:

1. healthy sleep( up to 8 hours);
2. the correct organization of the workplace( the optimal level of lighting, the location of the monitor - at least 60 cm from the face);
3. inclusion in the diet of food rich in vitamins, minerals: apricots, carrots, blueberries, black currants, persimmons;
4. regular wet cleaning, airing the room.

When your eyes are watery, you can use the following methods:

1. compresses on the eyes using decoctions of calendula, chamomile, dog rose, mint .1 teaspoon or a packet of one of the herbs is poured with boiling water, it is infused for 2 hours, it is filtered, in moistened infusions moisten wadded disks, apply them to the eyes for 15-20 minutes.
2. tetracycline or erythromycin ointment - the lower eyelid is slightly pushed aside with a cotton disc and the ointment is placed behind the lower eyelid towards the temple.
3. compresses with black tea - tea-welding is thickly brewed, soaked in cooled brew wadded discs are applied to the eyes for 15-20 minutes.

Eye Lash Treatment

Eye Drops

Apply drops containing epinephrine. Adrenaline dose - 10-20 drops of 0.1% solution per 10 ml of other, usually light-binding or disinfectant eye drops.

An example is the composition: 0.25% solution of zinc sulphate, 2% solution of boric acid, 1% Resorcinol solution.

Penicillin drops, Albucid drops are also prescribed.

With a protracted process, use an emulsion of Hydrocortisone 2-3 drops three times a day.

Just remember that the treatment is prescribed by a doctor!

Folk remedies

Infusion of flowers cornflower blue ( 1 tablespoon of flowers for 500 ml of water).Insist for 1 hour, strain, cool. Infusion to apply for lotions and compresses.

Prepare the broth of cumin .1 tablespoon of cumin boil in a glass of water for 20 minutes. To the hot broth, add plantain leaves, cornflower blue flowers, herb medicinal eye ( 1 teaspoonful).Composition for 12 hours, then boil for 15 minutes. Insist 1 hour, strain. Bury in the eyes of 3-4 drops three times a day.

With lacrimation it is useful to rinse the eyes with decoction of millet cereal from millet 2-3 times a day.

Wash the eyes of with strong tea brew 3-4 times a day.

Wash your eyes with infusion of red rose petals ( a handful of petals in 300 ml of boiling water).Insist 1 hour, strain.

Thorny bucket .1 teaspoon of Budra leaves pour 100 ml of boiling water. Insist night, strain. Apply in the form of compresses and lotions on the eyes.

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The human eye is the most sensitive organ, easily exposed to external influences, it reacts quickly to external stimuli and to the state of the organism as a whole.

Tear of the eye, taking into account the weather phenomena, the usual physiological process, characteristic of all in varying degrees. From a frost or a wind the tear duct, which is located to the surface, narrows, as a result of which the flow through it of lacrimal drops decreases, because it is no longer able to quickly pass them. Therefore, instead of hitting the nasopharynx, they come to the surface - that's why the eyes water.

There are also reasons when the eyes are watered as a result of diseases, it can occur spontaneously, regardless of external stimuli and weather conditions. Here are the diseases that can cause excessive tearing:

General inflammation of the body. If you have the flu or angina, a cold, which is accompanied by a cough, a runny nose, then you can not do without tearing. Infection can affect not only the respiratory system, because in the immediate vicinity and the organs of vision, so most often during illnesses, the eyes are red and watery.

Fatigue. If a person works for a long time at a computer, plays or watches movies on a monitor or TV, reads something hard, does not sleep much, constantly is in a state of nervous tension, eyes start to water. If the cause is fatigue, then you need to give yourself and the eyes to rest.

Lack of vitamin B2 and potassium. If a person works constantly, sleeps a little, engages in mental or physical work, sports, the body consumes a lot of vitamin B2 and potassium, so if your diet is small, urgently revise your diet.

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Source: Allega G.N. Official and traditional medicine. The most detailed encyclopedia.- Moscow: Izd-vo Eksmo, 2012.