From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the liver began to understand the eyes. Yang qi was born in spring, and the liver qi was vigorous and fluctuated greatly, which also increased the risk of eye diseases.
For female friends, it is more important to protect their eyes in spring, because there are certain differences in eye structure between men and women, and some eye diseases are especially biased towards women.
1. angle-closure glaucoma
In spring, the temperature difference is large and the air pressure is unstable, which makes people easily excited, and the intraocular pressure is easily affected by external factors and fluctuates excessively, thus causing the occurrence of angle-closure glaucoma.
The main reason for the increase of intraocular pressure is the poor drainage of aqueous humor. Compared with men, women's anterior chamber is shallow and emotional, so the probability of angle-closure glaucoma in women is higher than that in men.
2. Chronic lacrimal gland cyst
Many women have the symptoms of crying at the sight of the wind, accompanied by increased secretion, especially in spring, which is the main symptom of chronic dacryocystitis. Stenosis or obstruction of nasolacrimal duct is the main cause of chronic dacryocystitis, because tears remain in the lacrimal sac and cannot be discharged. The nasal duct of women is narrower than that of men, so women are more likely to suffer from chronic dacryocystitis.
1. dry eye
Dry eye is generally caused by reduced tear secretion and excessive tear evaporation. In early spring, cold outdoor air will take away some water in the eyes, while dry indoor air will aggravate the evaporation of water on the eye surface, leading to or aggravating dry eye, especially for two groups of people, who are more prone to dry eye: those who wear contact lenses for a long time and those who face electronic screens for a long time.
2. Acute catarrhal keratitis (pink eye)
High incidence in spring and autumn, caused by bacterial infection, can be spread through contact, and both eyes get sick at the same time. Mainly manifested as foreign body sensation, burning sensation, photophobia, tears, increased secretion, jealousy and so on. Because there are many secretions, the upper and lower eyelids can be adhered by secretions in the morning.
Pink eye disease is highly contagious. Personal hygiene should be strengthened after illness. Laundry balls and towels should be separated from family members and used separately. Personal towels should be washed and dried more. Wash your hands after applying eye drops and ointment.
3. Viral keratitis
As we all know, when the temperature fluctuates greatly and the temperature difference between day and night is large, it is easy to have cold symptoms. Most colds are caused by virus infection. In fact, when the temperature fluctuates greatly, the eyes are easily invaded by viruses, causing viral keratitis. Viral keratitis is characterized by jealousy, eye pain, photophobia, tears, foreign body sensation and other symptoms after a cold. Some patients may have no obvious inducement, eyelid pain after onset, local skin flushing, miliary papules, which can rapidly develop into series of small blisters, and severe cases can cause corneal damage. Eye virus infection can not only cause viral keratitis, but also cause viral conjunctivitis and viral optic neuritis.
4. Allergic keratitis
Spring is the season when everything grows and flowers bloom. Pollen, catkins and other particles in the air have increased greatly. For people who love allergies, it is equal to a sharp increase in allergens in the environment. In addition, the windy climate makes the incidence and recurrence rate of allergic conjunctivitis increase sharply. Patients may have tears, jealousy, itchy eyes, increased secretions and other symptoms. Eyelid eczema may also occur due to allergies, and the surrounding skin is rough, itchy, flushed and desquamated.
5. Wind and sand enter the eyes
There are many sandstorms in spring, especially in the north, and sandstorms often occur. Dust in the air can directly contact the eyes, thus causing some irritating symptoms and allergic reactions, causing tears, eye pain, inflammation, corneal ulcer and other diseases.
6. Glaucoma
Glaucoma is an eye disease with optic nerve damage and visual field defect caused by the increase of intraocular pressure, which exceeds the maximum tolerance of the eye and eventually leads to decreased vision or even blindness. Su Anjie found that glaucoma is easy to attack within 24 hours after the cold front, mainly due to the change of temperature, which can affect the body's thermoregulatory center, interfere with blood pressure through autonomic nerves, and then cause intraocular pressure fluctuations, and then get sick.
7. There is wind in your eyes
Mainly occurs in middle-aged and elderly people. Some middle-aged and elderly people suddenly have blurred vision after the cold wind attacks. When they go to the hospital, they can find that the retinal artery and the central artery are blocked. Retinal artery occlusion will cause retinal ischemia and hypoxia, which will lead to rapid death of visual cells and different degrees of visual damage. Once the central artery occlusion attacks for more than 4 hours, it is difficult to recover, especially for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In the climate where spring is warm and cold, eye wind should be prevented.
1. Maintain good living and working habits.
Pay attention to exercise, improve body resistance, drink more water, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and keep a happy mood, which is helpful to prevent eye diseases.
keep warm
In spring, the climate is unstable, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the weather is cold and hot, so we should pay attention to keep warm in spring and increase or decrease clothes with the temperature change.
People with allergies should stay away from allergens.
People with allergies should know what substances they are sensitive to, stay away from allergens in daily life, go out less in windy weather, and pay attention to using less seafood and spicy food in their diet.
4. Pay attention to eye hygiene
Wash your hands frequently and get rid of the bad habit of rubbing your eyes with your hands. Computer workers should pay attention to eye rest, and the indoor temperature should be controlled at around 25. If the indoor air is dry, a humidifier can be used to increase the indoor humidity.
Use eye care products
Eyes need maintenance, too. In daily life, we can choose to use some eye care products, such as eye spray, which can help improve eye health peptides.