Have you ever calculated how many hours a day you spend staring at LCD screens such as computers, TVs, phones, and tablets? According to a recent survey conducted in the UK, Britons spend an average of 11 hours a day staring at LCD screens.
If you calculate this data over a one-week period, it means each person spends 77.32 hours a week staring at LCD screens. I believe this number is not considered high for our country, where computers, smartphones, and tablets are already widely popular.
Since we use our precious eyes so "harshly," it is only natural that the condition of our eyes and vision is affected. More than half of all people experience discomfort related to dry eye syndrome or blepharitis, while others may have symptoms such as dry eyes, headaches, irritability, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. Protecting our eyes has become an urgent matter for modern people.
Learn a few eye care tips from the editor:
In the earliest classic of Chinese medicine, the Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine), it states that "the eyes do not tire, the heart is not confused" and "wandering between heaven and earth, seeing and hearing beyond all directions" are important means of health preservation and improving eyesight. The ancients' methods of nourishing and protecting the eyes are also very effective; you might as well persist and give them a try.
● Eye-Closing Relaxation Method
Quietly close your eyes for a moment, gently cover your eyes with both palms, support your elbows on the edge of a table, and relax your whole body muscles as much as possible. After 30 seconds, open your eyes and blink several times. Do this 3–5 times a day. This method can significantly improve vision and is especially suitable for people who often read and write.
● Tranquil Eye-Nourishing Method
Sit upright with your whole body relaxed, eyes slightly closed, hands on your knees. Repeatedly visualize in your mind: "I am in qi, qi is in me, heaven and man are one, qi is at my disposal." Meditate quietly for 15 minutes, then slowly open your eyes and take three deep breaths, letting the qi sink to the lower dantian. Do this once in the morning and once in the evening.
● Distant Gazing and Massage Method
Every morning after getting up, close your eyes in a place with fresh air, rotate your eyeballs from right to left and then from left to right 5 times each, then suddenly open your eyes and gaze into the distance. Stand still calmly, and with your eyes look sequentially at left, right, upper right, upper left, lower right, lower left, repeating 5 times. Using two clean middle fingers, start from the inner corners of the nose on both sides of the bridge, massage around the eye sockets in a circular motion from top to bottom, then blink 20 times.
● Eye-Rolling Method
Sit on the edge of a bed or on a chair, rotate both eyes to the left 5 times, look straight ahead for a moment, then rotate to the right 5 times. Do this once in the morning and once in the evening. Persist and you will see results.
● Vitamins for Eye Health
- 1. VA: Known as the "essential for eye protection," it is a good remedy for preventing dry eyes, vision decline, and night blindness. Eat more animal liver, carrots, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, spinach, pea shoots, green and red peppers, mangoes, red dates, and other dark-colored vegetables and fruits to promote the regeneration of rhodopsin in the retina.
- 2. VB: It is one of the nutritional sources for the optic nerve. Deficiency of VB1 can easily cause eye fatigue; deficiency of VB2 can easily cause keratitis. Eat more sesame, soybeans, fresh milk, wheat germ, and other foods.
- 3. Goji berries: They have a good effect on clearing the liver and improving eyesight, because they are rich in carotene, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, calcium, iron, etc., which are essential nutrients for healthy eyes. A cup of chrysanthemum goji berry tea is a good choice.