Eye fatigue is a common eye disease that causes dry, gritty, and sore eyes, blurred vision, and even decreased vision, directly affecting people's work and daily life. Eye fatigue is mainly caused by reduced blinking when people are fully focused on looking at computer screens, resulting in decreased tear production and intense stimulation from flickering screens. It can cause pain in the neck, shoulders, and other corresponding areas, and can also trigger and worsen various eye diseases.
For today's working class, symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, and eye fatigue often occur. These symptoms are caused by work factors and poor lifestyle habits. Therefore, we should seek simple and effective methods to alleviate these symptoms. Traditional Chinese medicine experts recommend three key acupoints to help you solve these problems. Pressing these acupoints regularly can promote health and strengthen the body. The methods are simple and can be done during rest time or before going to bed.
Feng Chi
Effective symptoms: cold, insomnia, stiff neck, stroke, headache, dizziness, refreshing the mind and improving eyesight, sore lower back, eye fatigue, hangover, stiff neck from sleeping in an awkward position, menstrual pain.
Importance: It is an effective acupoint for treating colds and wind-heat. It is commonly used for treating neck and shoulder pain. Locating the acupoint: Located behind the head, find the protruding bone and then find the depression below it near the hairline. Method: Use the thumbs of both hands to press the acupoints firmly 4-5 times.
Bai Hui
Effective symptoms: dizziness, headache, eye fatigue, nasal congestion, neuralgia. Importance: Located on the top of the head, it is the meeting point of many meridians, including the San Yang Hand and Foot Tai Yang meridians, and the Governor Vessel and Foot Jue Yin meridians. It is called Bai Hui and is an important acupoint that can treat various diseases. Locating the acupoint: Located at the intersection of the line connecting the ears and the centerline between the eyebrows on the top of the head, pressing it will produce a dull pain. Method: Use the middle finger to press the Bai Hui acupoint for 3-5 seconds, repeat the pressing 4-5 times.
Allow Your Eyes to Rest
The best way to alleviate eye fatigue is to let your eyes rest, which is simpler than you think. You can close your eyes while making phone calls. If you don't need to read or write anything, you can close your eyes and rest during a conversation.
Practice Yoga
Yoga not only provides insights into the depths of the soul, but also is a good method for restoring vision.
Apply Warm Tea Bags to the Eyes
Soak a towel in warm Chinese mugwort tea, lie down, and place the warm towel on your eyes for 10-15 minutes. This will relieve eye fatigue, but be careful not to let the tea get into your eyes. Also, let the Chinese mugwort tea cool down before soaking the towel.
Apply Heat to the Eyes with Your Hands
Rub your hands together until they become warm. Then, close your eyes and cover your eye sockets with your palms, without putting pressure on your eyes. Breathe deeply and imagine darkness. Doing this for 20 minutes every day can help relieve eye fatigue.
