Today is National Eye Care Day

Water is a wave across the eye, the mountain is a gathering of eyebrows, ask the pedestrian where to go, the eyebrows and eyes are full. Among the clinical patients I have contacted, 1/4 of them have dry eye. Although it is not a blinding eye disease, it affects patients’ life and work, especially in middle-aged and elderly patients. Corneoconjunctival dryness, commonly known as dry eye, is a syndrome of dry eyes due to insufficient quantity or poor quality of tears. Severe dry eye can lead to damage to the corneal epithelium. Common symptoms include dry eyes, easy fatigue, itching, foreign body sensation, painful burning sensation, tight and heavy eyelids, sticky secretions, fear of wind, photophobia, sensitivity to external stimuli, temporary blurred vision, etc., occasionally accompanied by a mild loss of vision. Eat spicy easy to lead to dry eyes The southern people of China especially like to eat spicy, such as Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and other places. Because of the humid climate, and spicy has a cathartic effect, eating spicy food helps to drain the dampness out of the body. However, the north is relatively dry, if you eat spicy food again, it is easy to induce dry eye disease. Long-term late night, drug abuse, excessive consumption of cold food or salty food, etc. can also affect the quality of tears, prone to induce dry eye disease. To prevent and treat dry eye, we should try to keep a light diet, go to bed early and wake up early, have a happy mood, avoid overuse of the brain, and also exercise properly to avoid strenuous sweating. Chinese medicine treatment for dry eyes 1, should adhere to the identification of evidence-based treatment prescription treatment is as follows: tonic liver four things soup: angelica, Chuanxiong, white peony, Shu Di Huang, cypress, Zhi Mu, chrysanthemum, grass cassia, wood sorrel, Tribulus terrestris, Chai Hu, peppermint, green peel, scutellaria, gardenia, orris, Chen Pi, licorice. Nourishing the blood and nourishing the liver, nourishing Yin and clearing heat and brightening the eyes. Or take Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Mulberry, Radix Polygoni Multiflori, Radix Fructus Lycii, Radix Cuscutae, Radix Raspberry, Radix Bupleurum, Radix Bupleurum, and Radix et Rhizoma, to nourish the liver and kidney to brighten the eyes. Or use moisten the eyes and refresh the eyes soup, medicine with Shu Di Huang, Wolfberry, Mai Men Dong, Sha Shen, Angelica, Bai Shao, etc., peony and licorice soup plus reduction can also treat dry eyes. 2, acupuncture treatment to nourish blood and moisten the eyes as the principle of treatment. Main acupoints: Baihui, Miming, Zanzhu, Sun, Sibai, Fengchi, Hegu, Foot Sanli, Sanyinjiao, Taixi, Taichong. For Qi deficiency, add Qihai; for insomnia, add Zhahai and Daling; for those with dry mouth, bad breath, red and swollen eyelids, yellow and greasy moss and other heat symptoms, add Nei Ting, Xingma, and Foot Linobu, and supplement with herbal moxibustion for both eyes and ear acupuncture pressure. 3.Therbal topical medication Homemade herbal external fumigation formula, using wild chrysanthemum, Qin Pi, Phellodendron, peppermint, mulberry leaf, safflower, decocted in water and then cover the jar with a thick paper tube while it is hot, the other end is aimed at the affected eye and the eye is fumigated. With the continuous research on the pathology of dry eye, its treatment has developed from a single artificial tear therapy to a multi-factorial individualized treatment for the cause. Chinese medicine discriminatory treatment, as well as local medication and acupuncture, all reflect the advantages of Chinese medicine in the treatment of dry eye disease. Want to beautiful eyes can eat more eye-protective food Dry, unreflective and red eyes can affect the beauty of the eyes. Experts remind, to beautiful eyes, in addition to pay attention to protect the eyesight, but also from the food to start. Chinese medicine believes that “the liver is open to the eyes”, the eyes of the good or bad depends on the liver’s blood collection. The liver is functioning properly, the eyes are looking good. In order to look good, you should eat more eye food, such as vitamin A and carotene. In addition, pay attention to the supplementation of vitamin C, vitamin E and other antioxidant nutrients. 1, vitamin A: the most abundant food is liver and egg yolk. Carotene in plant foods can be converted into vitamin A in the body, so it is also a good source of supplementation. Carotenoid-rich foods include kale, cauliflower, spinach, oleander, cabbage and other dark green leafy vegetables, as well as carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, mangoes, oranges, papayas and other orange vegetables and fruits. 2, vitamin C: a variety of fresh vegetables, citrus fruits, hawthorn, fresh dates, kiwi, strawberries, etc. 3, vitamin E: a variety of fresh nuts, beans, coarse grains, etc.