Three eye beauty mistakes that cause corneal ulcers

You can turn your single eyelids into double eyelids or change your eye color from black to blue, brown, or gray for just a few hundred thousand dong. However, this type of beauty treatment can cause corneal ulcers in your “windows to the soul,” and even permanent blindness.

Eyelid stickers can turn single eyelids into double eyelids, but can also cause inflammation and damage to the cornea.

1. Use eye drops to... beautify your eyes

According to Dr. Dang Van Que, International Eye Hospital (Bui Thi Xuan Street, Hanoi), some people abuse eye drops after applying makeup to make their eyes sparkle, which is a big mistake. Eye drops that make eyes sparkle often contain ingredients that dilate the pupil or lubricate the surface of the eyeball... when used, they must be prescribed by a doctor. If used for beauty purposes, they will be harmful to the eyes. Eye drops for people with dry eyes, tired eyes, and blurred vision due to frequent computer use have ingredients similar to natural tears, but are used for people with diseases, not everyone can use them and use them continuously every day. "The most dangerous thing is that the medicine contains Corticoid, which can cause corneal ulcers if used incorrectly," said Dr. Que.

According to Dr. Que, all types of medicine that have the effect of washing eyes, anti-inflammatory, anti-itch, anti-eye fatigue, and soothing eyes need to be prescribed or consulted by a specialist. When using, you need to carefully read the instructions for use, its uses and side effects.

Things to note to have beautiful eyes

- Vitamins A, C, B6 help reduce eye fatigue, stimulate tissue respiration. Vitamin B12 increases eye metabolism, helping eyes recover from fatigue. Use eye drops containing vitamin B for daily eye care.

- Eyes need to rest. After every 30 minutes of using the computer, watching TV, reading books... you should relax your eyes (close your eyes for a while) or do eye exercises (roll your eyes clockwise then counterclockwise, repeat 5 times and blink between each movement) to help keep your eyes healthy and reduce fatigue.

- Remove eye makeup thoroughly before going to bed.

- You should have an eye exam once a year to check your eyesight and detect eye diseases early.

2. Dangers of eyelid glue

People with single eyelids or small eyes often use eyelid stickers to make their eyes bigger into double eyelids. This type also has many different eye shapes and colors such as smoky, cat-eye blue, etc.

Cheaper, there is a type of eyelid glue that also has the effect of beautifying the eyes and easily turns single eyelids into naturally beautiful double eyelids thanks to the transparent gel that dissolves and blends in with the eyelid color.

The danger of eyelid glue is that after several uses, the stickiness can cause discomfort to the eyes and the eyelid skin becomes tight.

However, the most dangerous thing is that many types of eyelid glue and eyelid stickers have unclear origins and do not clearly state their ingredients, so they pose many potential risks of causing skin and eye diseases. Especially when the eyes are itchy or rubbed, chemicals can easily enter the eyes, leading to eye inflammation and corneal damage.

3. Be careful with contact lenses and nearsighted lenses

According to Dr. Tran Hoai Long (Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital), the market has many types of contact lenses that help change eye color, create artificially enlarged pupils or have beautiful heart shapes, pet faces, smiles... The main purpose of contact lenses is to correct refractive errors or support personal activities, but young people have abused wearing them to make their eyes bigger and more beautiful and only care about the aesthetic factor, without understanding how to use them clearly, the most dangerous consequence is eye infection, leading to corneal ulcers, scarring or loss of vision.

Recently, myopia lenses (soft contact lenses) are very popular. Colored lenses are made from regular colored contact lenses, then printed with color on the lens surface with a colored area larger than the corneal diameter, giving the eyes many colors (mainly blue, brown, green, gray, purple, light yellow...) and making the black of the eyes bigger and more sparkling. Because the lens can change the eye color as desired, it now serves both healthy eyes and becomes "eye fashion", with 2 types of prescription and non-prescription.

According to doctors, not everyone can use lenses and lenses are mainly used to treat refractive errors in the eyes. Do not overuse them because improper use will harm your eyes. Do not wear lenses beyond the allowed time because it will cause blurred vision due to lack of oxygen to the cornea.

In addition, the danger to the eyes also comes from the user not being proficient in the removal and installation techniques, causing accidents such as: scratches, lens slippage, inflammation, lens ulcers caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and can even cause permanent blindness.

According to Family.net