With the progress of science and technology, electronic products have been fully integrated into people’s lives. While electronics have made people’s lives easier, they have also brought about a problem that people can’t ignore – eyestrain. Compared with the past, today’s eyes are more prone to photophobia, dryness, fatigue and swelling. People often choose to use eyestrain eye drops to alleviate the discomfort, but in the process of operation, the liquid effectively into the eye is very little, and even into the eye is very difficult. So how do you use this type of eye drops correctly?
I. Common Ingredients in Eyestrain Eye Drops
There are many types of eye drops, when eye discomfort symptoms, patients should go to the hospital in a timely manner in order to clarify the cause of the disease, follow the doctor’s instructions to use eye drops suitable for their own, not to save trouble and random use of the product, so as to avoid delays in the condition. Eyestrain patients can use eyestrain eye drops after it is clear that there is no organic pathology, the eye drops contain different ingredients, namely sodium vitrate and vitamin E can play the role of lubrication of the eyeballs, alkaline fibroblast growth factor, Carbomer and polyvitamin Ketone can alleviate the symptoms of dry eyes, herbal ingredients such as digitalis glycosides, heptapeptide, chondroitin sulfate and taurine can also alleviate eyestrain and dryness of the eyes.
II. The correct use of eye fatigue type eye drops steps
Before using eye drops, make sure they are within the expiration date and keep your hands clean. Raise the lower jaw in the head-up position, pull the skin of the lower lid downward with the index finger and turn the eyeball upward. Shake the eye drops well and then drop them into the air without touching the eyeball. The liquid should flow into the conjunctival vault of the lower lid, close the eyes and rotate the eyeball clockwise or counterclockwise, so as to let the eye drops make full contact with the eyeball. At this time, use your fingers to gently press the root of the nose bilaterally, to prevent the eye drops from flowing into the nasal cavity through the nasolacrimal duct, resulting in a bitter taste in the mouth, and then use a dry cotton ball to wipe away the excess liquid.
III. The use of eye fatigue type eye drops is “more good”?
Generally, a drop of water is 40~50 μl, and the maximum amount of liquid that the conjunctival sac can hold is no more than 20 μl, so when using eye drops for eye fatigue, it is enough to put one drop into each eye. In addition to controlling the amount of single use, attention should also be paid to the number of times a day to use eye drops, all types of eye drops (including eye fatigue eye drops) usually contain preservatives, too many repeated drops not only for both eyes without more relief, and may even cause the opposite effect, everything is not as good as it should be. To ensure the effectiveness of eyestrain eye drops and to minimize the risk of infection, it is recommended that they be used within 4 weeks after opening, and that the cap be tightened after each use and stored in a place protected from light.
IV. Prevention of eyestrain
If you want to alleviate the root cause of eyestrain, using eye drops alone is the only way to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Good work and lifestyle habits, such as avoiding late nights and reducing reliance on electronic devices, are very important in relieving eyestrain. When some work can not avoid the use of electronic devices, you can wear anti-blue light glasses; adjust the screen brightness in the normal range, to prevent the screen brightness is too high or too dark; it is recommended that after 20 minutes of using electronic products to look away for 20 seconds, the distance should be 20 feet (about 6 meters) away from the object. Diet, can eat more lutein, vitamin C content of food; lutein has anti-inflammatory and other beneficial effects, can relieve eye diseases, and vitamin C antioxidant can prevent the occurrence of cataracts.
The eye is not only an important organ of the human body, but also the most direct and important medium for people to communicate with the outside world. Eye diseases can greatly affect people’s quality of life, disrupt people’s mood, and in serious cases, even affect physical and mental health. Therefore, protecting the eyes is a daily issue for people, so do not regret it in the end.