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Written By: Aishwarya Vaidya | Updated : June 26, 2018 1:52 PM IST
Though monsoon brings respite from heat, it also invites a lot of eye problems. In the rainy season, our peepers are highly susceptible to allergies and infections which can give us a tough time since the air becomes a commuting medium for the bacterias and viruses which wreck havoc on eyes. So, even a little carelessness towards personal hygiene can result into eye problems. Read: Have eye pain? Here's what you should know
Dr Harshvardhan Ghorpade, Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon at Department of Visual Sciences, Hiranandani Hospital explains, "During monsoon, common eye infections are viral bacterial conjunctivitis, eye allergies, fungal and bacterial corneal ulcers, dengue eye disease, microsporidial corneal infections and contact lens related infections."
Dr Harshvardhan Ghorpade lists out care tips to keep your eyes as healthy as possible.
What to do?
Read:Viral infection of the eyes symptoms and prevention
As per Dr Harshvardhan Ghorpade, "Avoid cleaning eyes with contaminated water, maintain contact lens hygiene and avoid swimming with contact lenses. One shouldn't use tap water to clean eyes. Wash hands with soap and use sanitizer frequently and use boiled cooled water to clean eyes if you have an eye infection. Treat eye trauma or lodging of foreign bodies in the eye immediately, by visiting an eye specialist, don't self-prescribe or use over the counter preparations."
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