Contents:
- Medical Video: 8 EVERYDAY HABITS THAT DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH
- 1. Wear contact lenses while sleeping
- 2. Touch or rub your eyes
- 3. Too long staring at the cellphone screen
- 4. Sleep with eye makeup
- 5. Use eye drops when your eyes are red
Medical Video: 8 EVERYDAY HABITS THAT DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH
Vision senses are one of the senses that are considered the most important, because humans are very dependent on the eyes and vision in living everyday life. Therefore, it is not surprising that many people do eye care to get optimal eye health. But without realizing it, we often do experiments in doing eye care which can actually endanger eye health.
Here are some mistakes in treating the eyes.
1. Wear contact lenses while sleeping
Contact lens is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens that is usually placed in the cornea of the eye and used by people who experience minus eyes. Although contact lenses have the same function as ordinary glasses, however, contact lenses are lighter and the shape is not visible when worn. Because the colors are varied and make the eyes look more beautiful, contact lenses are not rarely used by people who do not experience minus eyes.
There are two types of contact lenses, namely FDA (can be used overnight) and Chaudri (not recommended for overnight use because of the risk of damaging the eyes). According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology study, it was found that the risk of corneal ulcers is 10 to 15 times higher in people who use contact lenses overnight than in people who use contact lenses only during the day. Therefore, even if you feel very tired and want to get some sleep, don't forget to remove the contact lenses that you are using. Because if you use contact lenses while sleeping, your cornea will not get the much needed oxygen and will cause infection and encourage bacterial growth in the eye.
Or, if you are already using contact lenses and have only just realized it when you wake up from sleep, you are not recommended to immediately take it off especially if your eyes are dry. All you have to do is wait 20 to 30 minutes and drip with liquid contact lenses (artificial tears) before you release them. Then, you better use glasses first.
2. Touch or rub your eyes
The thing you do most often may touch and rub your eyes, especially when your eyes are itchy. Unfortunately, rubbing your eyes too hard can cause blood vessels to break and become inflamed. Therefore, when your eyes are itchy or something happens to your eyes, you simply close your eyes and touch the outside of your eyes.
Also, when you touch or rub your eyes; there is no guarantee that your hands are clean. In fact, your eyes are protected by mucous membranes (tissue that can collect dirt and germs; so that mucous membranes in the eye become the best place for germs to develop); so if you touch or rub your eyes with unclean hands, then there is a high chance that the germs will enter your eyes.
3. Too long staring at the cellphone screen
The amount of fun that is obtained through a smartphone; maybe you will often stare at your mobile screen either to play games, social media, or selfie. Unfortunately, looking at the screen of a smartphone or other electronic device for too long is not good for eye health because too much focus on one point can cause eye strain and cause headaches. Therefore, make it a habit to apply the 20-20 rule to maintain your eye health; that is, 20 minutes staring at the screen of a smartphone or other electronic device and 20 seconds to look at a distance so that your eyes don't just focus on one point.
4. Sleep with eye makeup
Of course this is not recommended. Makeup that is still attached to your eyes can clog the glands around your eyes and will cause irritation to the skin, pimples, and even bumps can appear around your eyelids. Also, if you sleep using false eyelashes, the glue used to attach lashes to your eyes can enter the cornea and cause inflammation.
5. Use eye drops when your eyes are red
Eye medication that you might buy at a drug store turns out to contain a vasoconstrictor, a material that can shrink blood vessels so that it can reduce redness in your eyes. But what you need to know is, these eye medications also contain preservatives and other chemicals that can cause problems in your eyes in the long run. Therefore, if you experience red eye, consult an eye doctor to get the right treatment.
