How oftenly you WASH your EYES...???

@mnsrwt123 (2057)
India
April 16, 2008 9:31am CST
Well, all the doctors and health physician advicing us to wash our eyes in a regular interval, and its good to wash our eyes so that it can remain wet and to avoid many eyes problem,,, Although I don't know much about EYE's problems a much but still I wash my eyes daily around 6-7 times or more if i have to do work on computer or have to travel outside... So, how oftenly do you wash your EYE's daily and how many times in a day... Share your opinions... Cheers!!!
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
16 Apr 08
I never wash out my eyes but I do wash my face and my eye area on the outside. I do not have to wear glasses or contact lens so I guess that may be the reason why also. I have used visine in them a few times though but not much.
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
Okk, but i don't think that its only for those person who use contact lenses or wearing glasses all time,,, and if you do a lot of work in front of computer screen then its very efficient for your eyes... Have Fun!!!
@plumwish07 (4057)
• Indonesia
16 Apr 08
wash our eyes? i really don't underdstand about "wash our eyes" in here? what liquid that we use to wash our eyes? is it only water? usual water or what? honestly i am getting curious to know more since i also have problem with my eyes at this moment
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
16 Apr 08
AHAN!!!,,, its wash our eyes with water and whenever i am going to sleep i just have little drops of Rose Water which keeps my eyes further clean,,, and i read a lot about that in the newspaper that if we just wash our eyes (i don't know what exactly to say to just wash our eyes,,,may be its something a different word to tell, but i don't know much about some extra words,,,so i better choose a cheap word...LOL) then it probably good for our eyes, maybe you also do this a lot of times whenever you have to work at computers...isn't it though??? Have Fun!!!
• Indonesia
17 Apr 08
so you wash your eyes by using rose water drops? i just hear it that rose water used for eyes. may i know where do you you buy it? in meddicine shop? or its already from your doctor receipt? gosh, i wish that i can have it to relieve my eyes too
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
No, i don't use Rose Water for Washing my eyes, I only use Rose Water drops before going to sleep,,, Genrally I use simple water for washing my eyes... And I buy Rose Water from Medicine Store and not from Doctor receipt lol... Its not expensive though so I can buy it easily... And I use it only just because whenever i drop some rose water in my eyes, then tears comes out which keeps my eyes further clean.... YOU CAN FURTHER QUERY ANY DOCTOR FOR THAT... Thanks for being here...
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
17 Apr 08
I don't see the point of washing your eyes to keep them moist. That is what you have tears and natural lubrication for. If your eyes don't lubricate themselves, water will just make them dry out more.
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
17 Apr 08
I just think it is a waste of time when our eyes rinse themselves naturally.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
So, what you think whether we should rinse our eyes with water or not at regular interval,,, Keep posting!!!
@youless (112134)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Apr 08
Washing eyes sound a little horrible to me. I haven't heard it before. I think sometimes using the eye drops will be good enough.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
ohh, i don't know the exact word to write for splashing our eyes or rinsing our eyes with water, and i wrote this sentence washing our eyes...LOL,,, Its horrible to you,,,hehehe forgive me for that!!!
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
16 Apr 08
Sad to say, i dun really know how to take care of my eyes.. I only wash it at most 3 times a day :( But i do use eyewash like, eyedrops, to wash my eye once in the morning and once at night.. While i'm out in the afternoon, i will just wash my eyes with running tap water..
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
18 Apr 08
haha.. BUt unless we are wearing contact lenses, if not, we need not wash our eyes so often.. hehe
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
yeah, I also don't know much thats why i started this discussion to know more, but what i saw here that nobody understand what i exactly wanted to say...LOL, And the last line in your response is the same what i wanted to say here,,,lol to wash our eyes with running tap water...hehhee Thanks for being here...
@gemini_rose (16264)
16 Apr 08
I never wash my eyes, apart from when I have a wash in the morning and evening. It is not something that I think about doing if I am truthful, I know they hurt like mad if I have been on the computer for a while though!
@gemini_rose (16264)
2 Jan 09
Thanx for BR XxX
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
well, if you are at computer for 6-8 hours then its better for your eyes to keep rinse with water, as i have to do a lot of work in front of the monitor screen so i do have to do some excercise of my eyes regularly,,, Have Fun!!!
@maxsee212 (799)
• United States
17 Apr 08
i never thought that washing my eyes has some health benefits. thanks for sharing this information here. i would not have guessed that we have to wash our our atleast once a day. i guess i wash my eyes everytime i get my shower. is there a special solution that we have to wash our eyes with? or can we just use tap water?
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
well, I am not a any Eye specialist my friend, All i just read in an article and thats what i share, although washing our eyes mean only to rinse our eyes with tap water nothing else, I have seen a couple of people who do this, but here in mylot nobody knows,,, I think due to my wordings,,, you people don't understand what I exactly meant to wash our eyes...lol
@slickcut (8141)
• United States
16 Apr 08
My eye doctor told me that i have dry eyes ,so i put drops in them almost daily.sometimes i forget..Its good to care for your eyes ...My eye doctor answers her phone with this phrase"Eyes are precious,may i help you?...I think that is cute...
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
Well, its really a great greetings your eyes specialist says to everyone, EYES ARE REALLY PRECIOUS,,, and i also do some eye drops at night before going to sleep too... Thanks for being here...
• United States
17 Apr 08
I never wash my eyes; not the insides at least. I always thought that eyes are self-cleaning. I don't have dry eyes or contacts so I never considered washing my eyes unless there is some foreign object in one of them.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
hehehe, foreign object LOL,,, i might find that working in front of computer makes your eyes dry enough so i also blink my eyes regularly so that my eyes can be automatically clean,,, and I do agree with you that eyes are self-cleaning... Thanks for being here...
@chrysz (1602)
• Philippines
17 Apr 08
As they say, you have to rest your eyes first before washing it. It is like a muscle that when tired and then exposed to water at once may cause it harm to it like blurry vision, acuity problems, etc. The moist in the eyes is produced by the tear duct so I don't think we have to wash it just to lubricate it. EVery blink too would mean that the eyes are being lubricated and cleansed. So the only moment I wash my eyes with water are when I take shower or bath and when I wash my face which would average to 5-7 times a day.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
well, washing our face with water also leads to rinsing our eyes,,,isn't it... and thats what i wanted to say here that i do wash my face more oftenly so my eyes gets automatically washed... Keep posting!!! Have Fun!!!
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
17 Apr 08
Well, I wash my eyes everytime I take a bath and that is basically twice a day. Once in the morning and before I go to sleep. It is quite hot here in our country and I think it will hurt or damage my eye if I keep on washing it most especially if I am exposed in heat. So It usually in the morning as I wake and and take a bath and in the evening when I am already relax and about to sleep.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
whew, I thought i might have to rinse my eyes with water more times when its hot here in my city...isn't it though...
@sophialin (2677)
• China
17 Apr 08
oh i seldome wash my eyes,i think the number is only 2-3 times. while you are right,we shloud wash our eyes more times a day especially for those people who sit in fron of computer all the day such as me. i should pay more attention to it from now on. thanks a lot for the reminder.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
hmm, atleast you did know about it,,, otherwise most of the responders don't understand whats washing our eyes exactly means...Thanks for being here...
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
17 Apr 08
Ok..you just told me something I didn't know! i know there are alot of things that can hurt your eyes but never knew to wash them alot? What do you use to wash them with? Baby shampoo? or eye drops?
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
no,,,no just wash them using tap water nothing else, I must say its called rinsing our eyes, and i wrote washing our eyes...LOL But i use ROSE WATER drops at night before going to sleep, so that tears come out and my eyes get clean automatically. Thanks for being here...
@gcrew931 (228)
• Philippines
17 Apr 08
I didn't know this one. It's a good thing I'm wearing contact lenses because I am required to use eye drops to wash my eyes. I think you don't have wash it that often because we have natural lubricant in our eyes. Tears lubricate your eyes so if you have no access to water then you can just yawn and then you'd get some tears in your eyes and hence wash and lubricate it. Be careful what you put in your eyes as well you might be infecting it or you might even damage it. Just remember the rule of keeping it simple. I've always believed in doing everything moderation. Who know you might over do it, right? Good luck guys and I hope that helps. I also wanted to say that I've learned something from this post. See you soon!
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
Well, i don't think there's any sideeffect of using tap water to rinse our eyes, although its advice from eye speciallist to do this at regular interval, and for making tears i would like to use Rose Water to clean my eyes,,, Thanks for being here...
@amitavroy (4819)
• India
29 Jun 08
well yes my friend i think this a very good question. i have been tg old that the AC air which is so cold actually dries out your eyes and so it is very important that you wash your eyes with water if you are too much in air conditioned place. and that is why when you are new to that type of place at first you will have a lot of eye itching or may be even too much head ache. i try to do that after every 2 or 3 hours so that the eyews are never dry.
@shooie (4984)
• United States
30 Jun 08
Interesting I have never heard anything about washing your eyes. I have spalshed cool water on them if I have gotten shampoo or soap in them or other stuff in them but to wash them no I have never heard this. So I guess you would say I do not wash my eyes. If you don't have eye problems your eyes stay moist on their own and ummm they do clean themselves thus the tears or watery eyes.
@Mitraa (3184)
• India
4 Jul 08
It is good to wash our eyes well with cold water, while we wash oue face. This cleans our eyes and makes them fresh for well working! Normally I wash my eyes for four to five times a day by cold water. Always avoid warm water for this purpose. Thanks for this nice discussion.
@schulzie (4061)
• United States
28 Jun 08
Honestly, I never heard of washing your eyes before. I always thought that our eyes are self cleaning and that water irritates the eyes. Maybe if your eyes are tired or dry or itchy then you can use some eye drops, but doesn't the water hurt your eyes? I wash my face and when I do so I wash my eyes on the outside but for me it hurts to get water directly in my eyes. Thanks for your advice.
@ruthinian (2309)
• United States
16 Apr 08
I wash my eyes only when I wash my face. I just have too. But wash my eyes for the sole purpose of cleaning my eyes, I have not done that. I am afraid to do that because I am in front of the computer all the time and if I do that, I know I will get a headache instantly because my eyes are tired for staring to much in the monitor and to wet them will put a lot of strees on them. Well, that is only my personal experience.
• India
16 Apr 08
Good way and easy way and cheap way for keep safe our eyes.I wash my eyes about 20-35 times in a day,Do you believe it.It is important because i work about 16 houre in a day.
@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
17 Apr 08
yeah my friend, you are absolutely true that its the very best ways to keep our eyes safe, and its better for us to regularly rinsing our eyes with water that keeps our eyes clean and it gives much rest to our eyes. And you did a lot in a day and its recommend for you as you have to do a lot of work... Thanks for being here...