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Red eyes are caused by enlarged, dilated blood vessels, leading to the appearance of redness on the surface of the eye.
Causes
- Blepharitis, inflammation of the eyelash follicles along the eyelid
- Conjunctivitis, inflammation or infection of the membrane that lines the eyelids and coats the surface of the eye (the conjunctiva)
- Corneal ulcers, often caused by a bacterial or viral infection
- Uveitis, inflammation of the uvea, which includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid
Other potential causes include:
- Cold or allergies
- Foreign objects in the eye that cut or damage the eye.
- Acute glaucoma, sudden increase in eye pressure that is extremely painful and causes serious visual disturbances
- Corneal scratches caused by sand, dust, or overuse of contacts
- Bleeding problems (for example, from excess use of blood thinning drugs)
Symptoms
- Eye redness
- Flash Lights, Floaters
- Rainbows
- Abnormal Color Vision
- Eyelid Problems
- Itching And Burning
- Eye Pain, light sensitivity
- Double Vision
- Blurred Vision
- Tearing or Discharge
- Headache
- Loss of vision
- Sensitization, that something is inside
Natural Cures
- If you want to reduce the puffiness and swollenness of your eye than you can use cucumbers, tea bags or even frozen peas. Cucumber has anti irritation ingredient that would be helpful to reduce the puffiness of your eye. Tea bags help in soothing your eye.
- Make an eye wash and bathe your eye regular. You can either use honey, aloe vera, elderberry blossom tea or eyebright herb to make the eye wash.
- You can even put 3-4 drops of rose water in the eye 2-3 times a day, to reduce the redness. As far as possible avoid medicated eye drops, as it can worsen the case.
- Since red eye is also sometimes caused by the dryness of the eye and thus moistening the area with artificial tear would be helpful in reducing the irritation.
- Red eyes may sometimes be due to lack of sleep. Try to catch up with your rest time; keeping your eyes closed for about 6-7 hours may also help you to get rid of the redness.
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