Those who constantly work in front of the computer are bound to suffer from a variety of eye diseases in the long run. Nowadays, it has become unimaginable to have perfect vision and healthy eyes. Still, it is possible with a good exercising routine and quality lifestyle.
While prescription glasses and contact lenses help in vision correction, certain exercises are also essential to get effective results. Listed below are easy exercises for making your vision better and keeping your eyes healthy.

• Find a comfortable chair and sit on it. Rub your hands together and cover your eyes with cupped palms. Make sure that your nose remains uncovered and no pressure is applied on the eyeballs. Place your hands in a way that light does not enter the eyes and there are no gaps between fingers or between the palms and the nose. With closed eyes, you need to imagine blackness and focus on it. Visualize a scene or peaceful incident while taking deep breaths. Once you see deep blackness, remove the palms from your eyes and repeat the process for 3 minutes.
• Shut your eyes tightly for three to five seconds and then open them for the same amount of time. This exercise must be repeated 7 to 8 times.
• Massage your eyes with circular movements of your hands for 1 to 2 minutes. You must press closed eyes lightly to avoid hurting the eyeballs.
• On your upper eyelids, press three fingers of each hand and hold the position for 1-2 seconds before releasing them. This exercise has to be repeated 5 times.
• In a sitting posture, relax your body and then roll your eyes. This has to be done clockwise and counter-clockwise, 5 times. Between each time, you can blink your eyes.
• Find a place about 6 inches from a window and make a mark on the glass at eye level. Now, you must focus on some far away object for 10-15 seconds through the mark on the window.
• At arm’s length, hold a pencil and move your arm towards your nose. While doing this, keep your eyes focused on the pencil. Repeat this exercise 10 times.
• Up and down eye movements are also a good eye exercise. This can be done 8 times, starting from up to down. Similarly, you can move the eyes from left to right.

Following these exercising tips for eyes can help you with eye strain and prevent diseases related to eyes.

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It has been observed that certain thyroid diseases can affect the eyes. The most common thyroid disease having eye manifestation is ‘Graves disease’. Graves disease is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid hormones are produced in excess. The thyroid gland is over stimulated to produce excess of thyroid hormone. In "Graves disease" the body itself produces antibodies against the thyroid gland that over-stimulate the thyroid gland. Theses antibodies also affect the eyes.

How eyes are affected?

• The antibodies affects the orbit of the eyes. These antibodies cause over-stimulation of the cells of orbit that in turn produces certain chemical that causes damage to the eye. Swelling within the eye may cause optic nerve damage in the later stage.
• Inflammatory reaction is initiated around the eye which may lead to swelling and redness around the eye.
• The cornea of the eye may become dry due to the inflammatory changes in the eye.

Symptoms

• Pain in the eye
• Upper lid retraction
• Swelling and redness in the eye
• Dryness in the eye
• Impaired vision
• Double vision
• Widening of the space between the eyelids
• Forward protrusion of the eyeball

Treatment

• Thyroid disease is treated to ensure the optimum levels of thyroid hormone in the body
• For less severe cases where dryness is the common complain, frequent lubrication of the eyes by artificial tears.
• Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory eye drops for inflammation and redness
• Surgery may be requires in severe cases. Most common type of surgeries performed is Orbital decompression surgery, Eye muscles surgery and Eyelid surgery

Eyecare For Graves Disease

• Smoking cessation – It has been observed that smoking can aggravate the eye manifestation of the graves disease.
• Regular treatment of thyroid disease
• Cold compresses can provide relief in pain and also provide moisture to the eye
• Protect the eye from direct sun contact by using sunglasses.

For complete eyecare contact Killeen Eyecare Center: Serving Killeen, Harker Heights and Fort Hood areas in Texas TX.