Sore Eyes | Eye Strain or Irritation

I welcome you all to my blog. I am here to participate in this contest organized by @ahsansharif. Health is bigger than anything. When we are healthy, we can perform our daily activities effectively without experiencing any kind of illness. We must take our health seriously and visit the nearest hospital when we experience certain changes in our bodies.

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What is Sore Eyes?

Sore eyes is the situation when you are feeling pain or discomfort in your eyes. Whether you blink or close them, your eyes will still hurt. Sometimes sore eyes may occur as a result of infection or viruses. When sand or dust mistakenly enters our eyes, we may start to use our hands to rub the eyes which can cause sore eyes because at that time we have feeling that something have enter our eyes.

Those who use firewood in their various house to cook their food may experience sore eyes as a result of smoke that comes out from the fire. Sometimes sore eyes are not something serious. It can be treated at home or you can visit the eyes clinic if the infection continue.

What advice can you give to deal with eye strain or irritation? Especially for those who spend a lot of time on screens

We are in the digital age, and people strain their eyes on smartphones, computers, and laptops to promote their businesses or perform other activities to meet their needs. Spending too much time on the screen can cause serious eye problems. Here is some advice they need to follow.

• Adjust Brightness: It's very important to adjust the brightness of our electronic device. We should reduce it to the point where we feel comfortable. We should try to avoid too much brightness because it can strain our eyes, making it hard for us to focus on the task we are performing at that moment. This can be done through the settings of our phone or computer.

• Blink: We must blink often whenever we are staring at a computer screen to prevent irritation. Once we blink, tears come out from our eyes that will moisten and refresh our eyes all day.

• Wear glasses: Your eye doctor can help you get recommended glasses if you request for one so that you can feel comfortable whenever you are operating your phone or desktop. Using computer glasses will reduce the risk of computer light that may be harmful to our eyes.

• Take a break: We must try to take breaks as much as possible for like 10 minutes. This will help us reduce the problems associated with vision and back pain. We must be able to use the opportunity of the break to move about.

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What tips do you have for them?

✓ Sharing other people's glasses can easily expose you to viruses. We must try as much as possible to avoid doing that because a person who doesn't share their sunglasses cares for others.

✓ We must acquire the habit of wearing our own sunglasses to prevent dust or sand from entering our eyes. These glasses will protect our eyes from infections.

✓ Wash your bedsheets and your pillowcase with soap and clean hot water. This will help you not get infected with bacteria. Our clothes must also be washed often, and we should never share our clothes with anybody.

✓ After coming out of the toilet, we must wash our hands with detergent. Without doing that, we can use the same hands to rub our eyes, potentially contacting harmful bacteria in the process.

Conclusion

Sore eyes can affect both the young and the old. We must try to prevent it once we notice continuous pain in our eyes. We must seek medical attention so that it will not lead to something that will damage our eyes. I will like to invite @adese, @josepha and @steemdoctor1 to participate.

Thanks for reading through, God bless you