At mealtime
Take your phone to catch up on the drama
Before going to bed
Take the mobile phone Taobao
Unconsciously
Mobile phones have become the "intimate companions" of modern people
Mobile phones are used a lot, and the eyes are "old sins"
Bow down, are your eyes okay?
Keep this eye care guide!
- What damage can looking at your phone for a long time do to your eyes?
Due to the small screen of the mobile phone, the small font, the fast change of image light and shadow, and the LCD screen can emit more blue light and ultraviolet light that damage the retina, if the mobile phone is used for too long, it will cause eye fatigue, and then damage people's eyesight, resulting in myopia. If you use your mobile phone for a long time without moderation, you will suffer from "dry eye syndrome", which is called "white astringency" in Chinese medicine, which is an eye lesion caused by abnormal tear secretion in the eyes and the inability to keep the eyes moist. Common symptoms of dry eye include dry eyes, blurred vision, fear of wind, photophobia, and increased sensitivity to external stimuli.
- So how to reduce the harm of mobile phones to the eyes and avoid or alleviate the symptoms of dry eye?
1. Don't play with your phone for too long
If you feel eye fatigue and blurred vision, you should put down your mobile phone in time, move it, look into the distance, and look at the distant scenery to regulate the function of retinal cells and promote the recovery of vision.
2. Blink more while playing with your phone
The reason why playing with mobile phones for a long time can cause eye fatigue and induce dry eye syndrome is mostly due to the reduction of blinking movements. Blinking is actually a protective action that allows tears to be evenly distributed over the cornea and conjunctiva to keep the cornea and conjunctiva moist, and blinking also gives the retina and eye muscles a temporary rest.
3. Massage the eyes
Do more eye exercises, massage the acupuncture points around the eyes, such as: bamboo, fish waist, silk bamboo and other acupoints. It can promote blood circulation around the eyes, eliminate dry eyes, eye swelling and pain, eye fatigue and so on.
4. Adjust the indoor light
Looking at the mobile phone in a dim environment will aggravate the damage of the mobile phone to the eyes, when playing with the mobile phone, ensure that the light is sufficient and soft, and it is best not to lie in bed for a long time to play with the mobile phone after the lights are turned off at night. In addition, you should also adjust the brightness and contrast of your phone in time, as too bright the screen of your phone will irritate your eyes.
5. Eat more foods rich in vitamin A
Vitamin A can nourish optic nerve cells, maintain normal visual function of the eye, prevent vision loss, and treat various eye diseases. People who often use mobile phones should pay attention to dietary conditioning, eat more soy products rich in vitamin A, fish, milk, eggs, dark green or reddish vegetables, fruits, and often drink wolfberry tea, chrysanthemum tea, green tea, etc.
3. Looking at my phone a lot, I have dry eyes, and I am miserable? Don't worry, TCM treatment methods include TCM treatment, acupuncture treatment, massage therapy, medication, life conditioning, etc.
1. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dry eyes are mostly caused by insufficient liver blood, liver yin deficiency and other reasons, and patients can follow the doctor's instructions to take drugs such as Mingmu Dihuang Pill and Dendrobium Luminous Pill for treatment.
2. Acupuncture treatment
Acupuncture treatment of the eyes is mainly to stimulate the acupuncture points around the eyes through acupuncture, so as to relieve eye fatigue and improve vision.
3. Massage therapy
Massage to relieve the symptoms of dry eyes, gently massage the acupuncture points of the eyes with your fingers, such as eye brightness, ball queen, bamboo accumulation, fish waist, silk bamboo space, etc., through massage can promote blood circulation in the eyes, thereby relieving the symptoms of dry eyes.
4. Traditional Chinese medicine characteristic treatment: Chinese medicine eye fumigation and acupoint application are also unique treatment methods.
5. Life conditioning
In daily life, patients should pay attention to eye hygiene and do not rub their eyes often with their hands, so as not to aggravate the dry eyes. If the patient has symptoms of dry eyes, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time and treat it under the guidance of a doctor so as not to delay the condition.
The Department of Eye and Otolaryngology of Kaiyuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and you will pay attention to eye health together, consultation telephone: 0873-3050048
ENT: Zhu Lin