What are the effects of moxibustion on eyes?

With the popularization of various electronic products, the incidence of eye diseases is becoming more and more common. Eye diseases caused by long-term use of eyes without relaxation are mainly manifested as unstable vision, dry eyes, burning, or foreign body sensation. Such situations should be corrected and treated in time to avoid serious deterioration of vision. Moxibustion is a treatment method that warms the meridians and dredges the collaterals. By stimulating the eye acupoints, moxibustion can relieve eye fatigue, improve vision and reduce the burden on the eyes.

If your eyes become dry due to excessive eye use, you may want to try moxibustion therapy. The acupoints selected are Jingming, Yuyao, Sibai, Chengqi, Taiyang, Zanzhu, Fengchi and Dazhui. Place a special moxa stick in the eye warming device and light it, then apply moxa back and forth on the acupuncture points around the eyes until you feel a slight warmth or flushing of the surrounding skin. Then, use a single-eye moxibustion box or moxibustion cup to moxibustion Fengchi and Dazhui. Do not overuse your eyes during moxibustion. Do not use moxa sticks when moxibustioning Fengchi and Dazhui, as it may easily burn your hair.

It is also important to protect and maintain your eyes during treatment. Be sure to take regular breaks. Take a 10-minute break every 2 hours of using the computer. During this time, you can look at the scenery outside the window, or roll your eyeballs, do eye exercises, etc. As long as you don't concentrate on using your eyes at close range, it will have a resting effect. Pay attention to eye moisturizing, blink more often, adjust the distance between your eyes and the computer screen, and it is best to maintain a downward viewing angle of 15 to 20 degrees when looking at the computer, which will help reduce the exposed area of ​​the eyeballs. Eye diseases can be detected and treated promptly through regular checks. When obvious symptoms such as eye pain, tearing, etc. appear, eye diseases such as glaucoma and keratoconjunctivitis should be ruled out promptly.

It is recommended that friends who use their eyes for a long time should pay attention to eye exercise in daily life, and eat more foods that protect the eyes. Taking more foods containing vitamin A can prevent symptoms such as dry eyes and sore eyes. It is recommended to give your eyes a rest every once in a while while working. You can put some green plants next to your desk to relieve the radiation from the computer and also relax your eyes.