How Rubbing Your Eyes Can Lead To Vision Loss?

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• How many of you have the habit of rubbing your
  eyes endlessly and end up with red and swollen
  eyes? Often rubbing the eyes is associated with a
  persons bad habit. Sometimes, it can also be a
  sign of a developing eye condition, infection, or
  allergy. In any circumstances, avoid rubbing your
  eyes too hard and too often.
• It can damage your eyes
• Rubbing your eyes vigorously will cause damage to
  the lens of your cornea. This damage can lead to
  vision loss, blur vision, and in extreme cases,
  retinal detachment. If your eyes are itching or
  burning, it is wise to visit the best eye
  hospital.
• Samarth Eye Care is a well-renowned Eye
  Specialist in Santacruz, Mumbai, and we are here
  to educate people on how their daily habits can
  result in the damage they may find it challenging
  to overcome.
• Eyes are the most sensitive organs of the human
  body. The size of your eyeballs and retina is
  pre-fixed at the time of your birth. Due to too
  much strain on the eyes, it stretches the retinal
  muscles, causing wear and tears around the
  retinal lens.

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• This condition, if left untreated, may lead to
  retinal detachment followed by blurry vision and
  blindness. It is advisable to consult our expert
  Eye doctor in Santacruz if a person is
  experiencing one of the following signs
• Pain in the eyes
• Sensitive to light
• Blurred or reduced vision
• Redness or inflammation
• Swollen eyes due
• Itchiness
• Fluctuating headache
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• All these symptoms are initial signs of
  developing eye disease due to weakened eye
  muscles, and therefore, it should be examined by
  a professional immediately.

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• The Potential Damages
• Excessive rubbing of eyes will break the tiny
  blood vessels, resulting in blood-shots in the
  eyes and dark circles
• The germs present on your hands get transferred
  to your eyes and enter your body system.
  Conjunctivitis is an eye condition caused due to
  these germs present in your eyes.
• Rubbing your eyes because a foreign object (dust
  particles, broken eyelashes, or tiny insects)
  entered inside will cause more damage. It is wise
  to use a warm cloth and put it on the eyes to get
  rid of the foreign object rather than
  continuously rubbing it.
• Touching your eyes with bare hands can also
  scratch the cornea surface, disrupting your
  quality vision.
• A person who is already suffering from myopia or
  glaucoma may worsen the situation by rubbing
  their eyes. Rubbing can slow down the blood
  supply to the back of your eyes, leading to nerve
  damage, and vision loss.
• Rubbing your eyes can also lead to thinning of
  your cornea. This condition is termed as
  Keratoconus in which the cornea becomes weak and
  push forward. It may result in distorted vision,
  and a corneal graft may get recommended by the
  doctor to reshape your cornea.

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• Stop rubbing your eyes right now!
• Use sterile saline or artificial tears in case a
  foreign object enters inside your eyes.
• Remove your contact lenses and wash your eyes
  with cold water to relieve the eye strain due to
  constant screen time.
• Use prescribed steroid eye drops to prevent
  chronic eye rubbing in case you are suffering
  from an allergy.
• Do not rub your eyes too often. Try booking an
  appointment with an expert eye doctor who can
  help you protect your vision. For more details on
  eye treatment, surgeries, cataract, and eye
  conditions, Samarth Eye Care is just one call
  away from their patients.

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• Thank You