EYE PROBLEMS

  Diwali or Deepavali is the festival of lights celebrated all over the country with great joy. Diwali is celebrated with Pooja, Rangoli, Lighting, Sweets and mainly fire crackers. Fire Crackers are the mainstay of Diwali. Fireworks ward off the evil and also set the celebratory mood of good over evil. Fireworks represent a celebratory and symbolic farewell to the departed ancestral souls. Fireworks are an integral part of Deepavali. Since Fire crackers are associated with chemicals, smoke, fire and explosions, we need to take extreme care while using them. Eyes are the second most involved parts during Fireworks mishap. Any kind of cracker injury can harm the eye, which can result in permanent vision loss if the condition is severe. There is no cracker which can be absolutely safe. The firecracker related eye damage can be due to the following effects: a. Direct mechanical effect : The cracker hitting the eye directly causes this. The damage of the eye by a cracke...

  Computers have become an essential part of life. Every one, in one or other situation, gets the need to use computer. In the present pandemic, due to “ Work From Home ” and   “ Online Classes ”, both the elders and Children are exposed to digital monitors like never before. Since the computer is involved with vision and eyes, it has some effect on eye and surrounding muscles. These, if not taken proper care of, may lead to severe problems. It is thus essential to know how to reduce the effects of Monitors on the eyes. Fig. 1 Computer Vision Syndrome The symptoms of computer vision syndrome are: headache, tiredness, irritation of eyes, dryness of eyes, redness, heaviness, watering, foreign body sensation etc. Most of these symptoms are due to Dryness of eyes which is created by the monitor light, and reduced blinking. There are small muscles around the eye balls (Extraocular Muscles), which help in moving our eyes. Fatigue or exertion of these Extra-ocular muscles is a cau...