Rubbing your eyes makes you age faster
Many people have the habit of rubbing their eyes to feel better. However, according to experts, this action leads to more harm than good. In particular, it also causes the risk of vision loss and makes you age prematurely.
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Share withMen's Health, doctorAnupama B. Horne, chief of ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center, says we tend to rub our eyes when they are itchy or stressed. "Rubbing your eyes stimulates the lacrimal glands, which moisturizes dry, tired eyes and removes foreign objects. It also triggers the cardio-ocular reflex, which means putting pressure on the eyeballs to slow down the heart rate, thereby reducing stress," explains Dr. Horne.
However, rubbing your eyes too hard and too often will damage your eyes and related structures. If dust, eyelashes or other foreign objects are on the surface of the eye, rubbing will scratch the cornea. You will feel pain and discomfort because something is stuck in your eye and will not come out, and you will constantly have watery eyes, red eyes, and be sensitive to light. Not to mention, the whites of your eyes are easily red due to broken blood vessels and the surrounding skin will darken. As a result, you will look gaunt and old.
More dangerously, in some patients, excessive eye rubbing can also lead to Keratoconus in which the cornea becomes thin and deformed. At this point, vision is significantly reduced and the patient will need surgery.
To protect your eyes, use eye drops instead of rubbing them. If you want to reduce stress, try taking deep breaths.
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