THE AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE FOR EYE HEALTH 

Have you ever considered how artificial light can affect your vision? Long-term light exposure can cause eye conditions such cataracts and macular degeneration, which can subsequently impair vision. Beyond the effects of UV rays, environmental stressors including dust, pollen, wind, and low humidity can disrupt the balance of our eyes. Last but not least, living a hectic lifestyle, using screens excessively, getting little sleep, and/or eating poorly all have a bad impact on the eyes.

 

The spectrum of light that our eyes can see is made up of several wavelengths that are contained inside white light. Blue light is among the wavelengths.White light is produced by the sun.  However, the artificial blue light we are exposed to through our smartphones, tablets, and laptops can cause eye strain, inflammation, dry eye, weariness, headaches, and insomnia. This is due to the fact that many people in the digital era spend countless hours in front of computer screens or smartphone screens, and our eyes were not designed to withstand such a high level of unnatural blue light exposure. According to the website for Prevent Blindness, prolonged exposure to blue light can harm retinal cells, which in turn can cause macular degeneration. Blurred vision is one of the hallmark signs of macular degeneration, which results in visual loss. Too much blue light exposure not only harms our eyes but also interferes with our sleep cycles. Blue light exposure before bedtime interferes with our ability to make melatonin, preventing us from falling asleep. The quality sleep we need for our bodies to heal and re-energize for the day ahead. 

 

So what should you do if you are confined to a computer screen for work? Here are some easy suggestions to help you balance out the negative impacts of synthetic blue light:

We are thrilled to share some Ayurvedic treatments and remedies with you that will rehydrate and fortify your eyes now and in the future. 

 

1.        Enjoy a Break- Take a pause and refocus your eyes on a faraway object every half hour you spend in front of a device. 
2.        Tratak -  Netra tarpan - Ayurvedic treatments to relieve eye fatigue, irritability, dryness, and inflammation
3.        Eye wash
4.        Triphalaghrit
5.       Shatavarichoorna
6.       Eye palming