Can dry eyes be cured by traditional Chinese medicine?

After the onset of dry eye syndrome, patients need to undergo a series of examinations and treatments first. However, we find that during these treatments, most of the instruments and drugs used are Western medicine. Considering the side effects of Western medicine, which may affect physical health, many people dare not use them indiscriminately. In fact, whether dry eye syndrome can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine remains to be studied, but the first thing is to promote recovery and take these precautions.

For Western medicine, the treatment of dry eyes is nothing more than the use of artificial tears and other treatments, but this is a long process and cannot be solved overnight. However, experts point out that many patients can try traditional Chinese medicine treatments for dry eyes. Sometimes Chinese medicine methods are simpler, easier to use and more effective than Western medicine.

The simplest way: wash your eyes with milk.

Cut the gauze into small pieces, soak them completely in milk, and cover the eyelids for 20 to 30 minutes. This can strengthen the vitality of eye muscles and relieve eye soreness and fatigue.

The most professional method: massage therapy.

Eye ironing method: After getting up at dawn, rub your hands together first, and then press your palms against your eyes (with eyes closed) after rubbing them warm. After repeating three times, use the tips of your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger to gently press the eyeballs, or you can rotate and rub them gently. Do not continue for too long and do not press too hard. About 20 seconds is enough. This Chinese medicine treatment method for dry eyes can, on the one hand, promote the discharge of meibomian gland secretions by pressing the eyelids, thereby ensuring the quality of the tear film and preventing dry eyes; on the other hand, it can promote blood circulation in the eyes and eliminate eye fatigue.

Massage the eye acupoints: You can choose Qingming, Taiyang, Canzhu, Yuyao, Sizhukong, Sibai and other acupoints for local massage treatment. There are two points to pay attention to when massaging the acupoints: first, the Chinese medicine treatment of dry eye syndrome must be accurate; second, there must be appropriate strength, and there must be a feeling of sourness and heaviness in the local area, otherwise the effect will not be good.

Ear acupoint massage: Regular ear acupoint massage can also be of great help in preventing and treating dry eyes and other eye diseases. The method is to pinch the earlobe (the place where women wear earrings in traditional Chinese medicine for dry eyes) with your thumb and index finger, and gently rub it, thirty times each time.

The most "flavorful" method: Chinese medicine fumigation.

Wash 15 to 20 grams of frosted mulberry leaves, boil them in water to remove the residue, let them cool, and use dry gauze to soak the medicine to apply to the affected eyes to treat dry eyes, hot eyes, and blurred vision. Generally, apply it three times a day. The Chinese medicine treatment for dry eyes will take effect in two to three days. You can also use frosted mulberry leaves to boil water and wash your eyes, which has the effect of moisturizing and improving eyesight.