Eye health issues during summer and expert tips to prevent them
1 year, 10 months ago

Eye health issues during summer and expert tips to prevent them

Hindustan Times  

With summer comes a lot of heat and dry winds and a lot of dust and pollen where heat causes faster tear evaporation and dust causes allergy making our eyes extremely vulnerable to summer. Eye health issues during summer and expert tips to prevent them You'll be taking extra care of your skin but don’t forget to take care of your eyes from the dry, dusty, hot weather. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Prabhakar GV, Consultant-Cornea, Cataract, Lasik at Sankara Eye Hospital in Hyderabad, revealed some of the common eye problems due to the extreme heat - Dry Eyes: The heat causes faster tear evaporation making eyes more prone for dryness. Precautions to take to reduce the chances of eye allergies are - i) Take care of eye hygiene ii) Avoid touching your eyes frequently or rubbing them iii) Use sunglasses while going out on two wheelers or on a dusty/ windy day.

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Firstpost  

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1 year, 7 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 4 months ago

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ABP News  

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2 years, 9 months ago

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News 18  

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2 years, 10 months ago

Protect Your Eyes in Summer from Extreme Heat with These Simple Tips

News 18  

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2 years, 10 months ago

Summer eye care regime: 6 tips to protect your eyes from harsh heat waves

Hindustan Times  

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4 years, 3 months ago

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News 18  

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The Independent  

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Winter seeing higher eye ailments
5 years, 3 months ago

Winter seeing higher eye ailments

Deccan Chronicle  

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5 years, 11 months ago

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New Indian Express  

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7 years, 8 months ago

Monsoon Tips: How to shield your eyes from conjunctivitis and other infections?

India TV News  

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With rains, conjunctivitis does the rounds
11 years, 8 months ago

With rains, conjunctivitis does the rounds

The Hindu  

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