Eye Strain Treatment

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* Work the muscles that have become strained, by relaxing your eyes and allowing them to shift focus from the object on which you are concentrating.

* Gently massage your eyes, around the eyeballs, for 5 minutes. Do this once every hour, especially if you are doing some work that requires a lot of reading or focusing on a computer monitor.

* If you find that your eyes are susceptible to strain, make it a practice to splash your face with water as cold as you can stand, the first thing each morning. This will help soothe the eye muscles.

* Soak two tea bags in water, for around 15 minutes. Remove the tea bags and wring out any excess water. Place them in the refrigerator to chill, for around 5 minutes, before taking them out again. Place the tea bags over your eyes and relax for 15 minutes.

* Rest your eyes. Place slices of raw potato or cucumber on your eyes and relax for 15 minutes.

* If raw potato or cucumber is not available, you can make do with a cool, wet cloth. Place this over your eyes and relax for 15 minutes.

* Drink a lot of liquids. Dehydration can cause eye strain and is often associated with headaches as well. Increased intake of liquids will help flush out excess salt from your body and will reduce eye strain and puffiness.

* Get sufficient sleep. This will help rest your eyes and ease eye strain.

* Even the tiniest blood vessels are known to be affected positively by grape seed extract. In fact, it is used as a supplement to fight cataracts and macular degeneration. Studies have proven that if 300 milligrams of grape seed extract is taken for 60 days, there will be a long-term positive impact on eye strain and there will be improved contrast vision as well.

[Vega]

Another tip that I have learned is that if you work in front of a computer all day, that you need to take breaks from staring at the computer every hour or so. The computer monitors can cause eye strain and lead to potential eye damage from staring at them for long periods of time.