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Basic Eye Care

Vitamins & Herbs For Healthy Eyes

For Red Irritated Eyes:

Eyebright Solution:

  • 2 tablespoons eyebright herb (Euphrasia)
  • 2 cups of hot water
  • 2 cotton balls
  • Steep the herb in water for 3 minutes or until cooled. Strain. Dip a cotton ball into the liquid and wipe eyes. Reduces redness.

Improves Night Vision

Mix together 30 drops of Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) with 8 ounces water, drink 3 times a day. Or drink 2 glasses of blueberry juice a day.

Improve Weak Eyes

Drink a glass of carrot juice daily

Relieve Eyestrain:

Place slices of cucumber over closed eyes for 15 minutes. Its cooling and refreshing to the eyes.

Reduce Swelling or Puffiness:

Use green tea that has steeped for five minutes and cooled. Wipe the eyes with this solution several times a day.

Drinking tea helps to deter cataracts.

Vitamins and Minerals For Eyes:

Vitamin A : Improves night vision. Food Source for vitamin A is dark green leafy vegetables, carrots, spinach, broccoli, eggs, cheese and butter are also great sources.

Vitamin B complex is good to reduce redness in eyes and can help eyes that are sensitive to light. Food Sources for vitamins B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B6 (pyridoxine), B12 (cobalamin): pastas, breads, milk, dark green vegetables, mushrooms, tuna, nuts, avocados, bananas, liver.

Carotene allows the formation of visual purple in the eyes, which helps improve weak eyes. A good source of carotene is: carrots, broccoli, cabbage and peas.

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post by Ethel House from Gallup, NM at February 4, 2010
I have rheumitoid arthritis,which lead to severe dry eye problem. Using numerous overcounter tear drops w/ varying viscosity. vision weakening, encountering eye infections every time i wipe my eyes. what can i do?
post by anju from Narasarao pet at December 28, 2009
my name is anju my sight is 2.5 can i go for laser treatment? if i means what are all things i have to lookafter prior surgery like weight reduction, anything else. plz suggest me.
post by mani kandan from chennai at November 10, 2009
what is vaccinium myrtillus
post by Vicky from Delhi at September 12, 2009
I am just 20 and my looks like an aged person. They always looks sleepy. My friends always ask ' are you drunk' . Plz help me. Im in huge depression.
post by Harshil-Anand from New delhi at August 29, 2009
HI,My name is Harshil-anand.My eyes are very weak i have got lenses also because of computer and tv. Sometimes i becomes so worried about my number SO,please help me out in this problem by giving me tips and by make my eyes healthy.
post by ashish goel from muzaffarnagar at March 18, 2009
my eyes is to week i want to remove this
problem what should i do
post by chetan sharma from new delhi, india at October 4, 2008
my name is chetan sharma. now i am going regularly to my offices where almost work we did in front of computer and up & down to office. i felt taht my eyes got negative affect by work on computer & dust on roads. my eye got strain, tears , unfresh, week concentration. so, please help me out by providing me eye care tips like what to eat in food, drink, spectacles, lens, medicine, exercise to overcome of these problem.
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