Which acupoints should be massaged for dry eyes?

Nowadays, more and more people are working with computers. However, while gaining wealth, we often ignore the health of our eyes. Staring at the computer from morning to night is a huge harm to our eyes. It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, so everyone should clean the windows well. So how can we relieve eyestrain for these symptoms? In fact, there are many small ways to protect your eyes. Why not try them?

Most people who work in front of a computer for a long time will feel dry and astringent eyes, a burning sensation, or a foreign body sensation. Some people have unstable vision or temporary blurred vision; some people even have heavy eyelids, swollen and painful eyeballs, and even headaches... After an ophthalmic examination, people with this type of white-collar syndrome have symptoms such as conjunctival congestion, decreased vision, decreased accommodation, decreased tear secretion, and increased intraocular pressure in severe cases. They are diagnosed with visual fatigue syndrome by ophthalmologists.

With the accelerated pace of study, work and life, and the popularization of television and computers, visual fatigue has become a common eye disease among Chinese white-collar workers, and "computer video terminal syndrome" is only one manifestation of visual fatigue.

Four ways to relieve visual fatigue

How should I protect my eyes when I am in front of the computer? The following four tips can help you protect your eyes effectively.

1. Try to avoid operating the computer continuously for a long time. Usually you need to rest for 5 to 10 minutes after one hour of continuous operation. When you rest, you can look into the distance to fully relax your eyes.

2. Maintain a good sitting posture. Maintaining the most appropriate posture, with both eyes looking straight ahead or slightly downward at the screen, can relax the neck muscles and reduce the area of ​​the eyeballs exposed to the air.

3. If your eyes become dry, red, have a burning or foreign body sensation, your eyelids become heavy, your vision becomes blurred, or you even experience eye pain or headache, these are symptoms of visual fatigue. You should stop operating the computer immediately and take a break.

4. When you experience visual fatigue after operating the computer for a long time, you can close your eyes and massage several acupoints around the eye sockets. The specific methods of acupoint massage are as follows:

Rub the Jingming acupoint.

The Jingming point is on both sides of the nose bridge, about half a centimeter away from the inner corner of the eye. Press the Jingming point with the spiral surface of the thumbs of both hands, and press the root of the nose, squeezing first downward and then upward. One up and down squeezing is one beat, and do four eight beats in a row.

Rub the Sibai point.

The Sibai point is located in the depression below the middle of the lower edge of the eye socket. Press with the index fingers of both hands. The pressing area should not be too large. One press and one release counts as one beat. Generally, do this four times in a row for eight beats.

Rub your temples.

The temple is about 1 inch back between the outer corner of the eye and the tip of the eyebrow. Press the spiral surfaces of your thumbs on your temples. One press and one release counts as one beat. Usually do this four times in a row for eight beats.

Facts have proved that massage can enhance blood circulation, improve nerve function, and eliminate visual fatigue. The editor recommends that you can also use a hot towel to compress your eyes after massage. The combination of the two will have a better effect. Even though the pace of life is accelerating, we should still take good care of every part of our body, because it is difficult to restore them to their original state once they are damaged.