National Nursing Review : Nursing Study Resources & Health Tips

Has decreased school performance lately your son? Does it show clueless and uninterested in school? Wait a bit before punishing, because his poor performance in school may be the result of some type of visual problem.

School is the best place to find these problems and fix them as soon as possible, but at home also must be very careful. So do not miss the tips that will explain today for early detection. The health of our children should always come first.

The lazy eye, the most common problem

Parents must be vigilant and monitor if the child is approaching overreact to toys, it rubs eyes frequently, tips his head to read, twisted eyes out, eyes watery and sensitive, bothered by light or even hurts the head clear signs that something is wrong. (more…)

The pace of modern life forces many people to force their view every day. So many hours at the computer cause visual fatigue and discomfort. Therefore, it is important that all of us face the screen pay attention to the way in which we stand to work. But not only that, it is essential that we look after our eyes on leisure or when we read and write.

In short, have good ergonomics is essential visual whatever we do, although it is true that we have to be more careful when it comes to working at the computer. So, then we will give you a few tips that will surely come great.

Healthy Habits at the computer

If you work assiduously with the computer or spend over an hour in front of him, it is important that your screen is adjustable, tilt and is at a distance greater than 40 cm and a maximum angle of 40 °. In addition, this screen should be at a similar height to the eyes or slightly lower. (more…)

As you know, the food is closely related to health because each food contains special nutrients that benefit or harm each other body organs. For example, some eye disorders are related to diet, something to bear in mind if you want to preserve the health eye.

In fact, some disorders are directly related to diet diabetes and obesity. The reason is simple: the vessels blood of the eyes is very small and all ongoing changes in the cardiovascular system can cause damage and harm long-term vision.

Lifestyle

The lifestyle we adopt can jeopardize our health, especially that of sight. It is important to consume the nutrients most beneficial to our eyes, which are related to diet healthy fruits, vegetables, fish oils and vegetable oils. In addition, consumption of vitamins C and E can help prevent or delay some types of cataracts and macular degeneration, and other antioxidant nutrients can improve vision and color perception throughout life and reduce the risk of vision loss in old age. (more…)

Although the question may sound a bit obvious, since it is evident that flicker, 15 to 20 times per half myth helps us to protect our eyes from external agents (dust particles in the air, some other small flying insect, etc), and also it helps to keep our eyes lubricated (dry faster than we think), there seems to be something more.

According to research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a group of scientists from Japan, one of the purposes of blinking, and their frequency during the day (flashing occupies 10% of our time when we are awake) could be due to this flicker helps us gather our thoughts and focus on what we are doing for the world around us.

Based their hypothesis can be found in previous research on flickering, which states that the times we blink are not random. Yes, although it seems a spontaneous (involuntary because it’s most of the time), research shows that one can predict at what points we will blink. For example, when someone is reading, is often blinking every time that it ends a sentence. Or, while we hear a speech, we usually blink every time the lecturer pauses. (more…)

Ever you’ve got something in your eye? The answer is probably yes, as it is quite common for various foreign bodies get inside the eye from outside. Although it’s natural ending without acting out, sometimes you can cause damage greater.

We call all those foreign objects coming from the outside and are introduced or harbor within the body causing various disorders or symptoms in our body. The main locations of these will be the eyes, ears, nose, digestive, genital and skin. However, today we focus on the first of them and tell you how to act in case you find yourself in this situation.

Types of foreign bodies

Foreign bodies are introduced into the eye may be grains of dust, insects, particles of wood, metal or glass, caustic and corrosive … turn, can be superficial or strongly interlocked.

If they are not locked

If they are located in the front of the eyeball and are not locked, you can remove it with gauze or using the corner of a handkerchief. The itching, burning or tearing the flashing can tell you where they are in case you do not locate. (more…)

You know that in summer you have to take many precautions: sunscreen on your skin, monitored with food, hydrate properly. Also, pay special attention to eye care, although you should always be taken into account during this time suffer from the effects of sun. So you can enjoy the good weather and everything station offers without jeopardizing the health eye, you should the follow a few tips.

First, it is very important to use the glasses of sun, which are not only a fashion. Thanks to the approved glass and a good sunscreen, you can isolate the solar radiation. Therefore, you should buy in optics. On the other hand, must pay more attention to the protection of the most small, they are more sensitive to sunlight, since the lens does not cover entirely the penetration of radiation. Also during this time tend to spend more time outdoors. It is best to begin to wear sunglasses after 5 years. You can supplement this protection with the use of caps or hats. (more…)

Fresh air and vitamins help to dry eyes

Dry eyes can often be caused by certain medications, environmental factors such as fumes and smoke, or a state such as menopause can be triggered. But the work on the screen can cause dry eyes, as the slowing of the automatic blinking stare at the computer.

Fresh, moist air helps dry eyes

In the car, airplane or air-conditioned rooms, the eyes dry out quickly. On the other hand often helps a walk in the fresh air. Finally, our eyes through years of evolution and development tailored to the nature and with no air conditioning in buildings or vehicles. Even dry heated air in winter can cause dry eyes. To the humidity in overheated or cooled rooms with air conditioning to increase, are water bowls (on heating), sufficient indoor plants, an aquarium or professional humidifier. Even the regular ventilate for a few minutes improves the humidity. These measures can at least relieve the symptoms if the cause is to look at the indoor climate. (more…)

The eyes are a fundamental part of our face. For eye care, you must need a good eye health and as such should have some basic care to keep them healthy and radiant.

Some tips:

• If you’re at home or at work at the computer, try to rest your eyes on the screen, occasionally stopping and looking away to another point of where you are.
• Do not turn off the light when you see TV because it will have to strain your eyes more than they should.
• Keep a safe distance to the TV screen because the light can affect your vision and also have a headache.
• Read at a good light so that your eyes do not make an extra effort.

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The feeling of not seeing clearly occurs because the light rays coming parallel to the cornea and the lens cross fall short and do not reach the retina and in other cases are too long and passed with it. This type of problem causes defects in the lens system power we possess in our bodies (cornea and lens).

The power of these lenses is measured in diopters, which is the power of convergence and divergence of the lens, i.e., the ability to concentrate or separate the rays passing through them.

When the axis of the eye is shorter or few rays focus lens the image is formed behind the retina, and in this specific case we refer to farsightedness, the farsighted can not focus on nearby objects and alienate them, such as newspapers, magazines, books etc., focus to what they are seeing correctly, this type of problem is corrected with converging lenses or positive, if not treated can result in people who suffer from headaches, eye pain, especially after reading for a long time. (more…)

Through this article will tell you a quick and easy way to pass the conjunctivitis within 2-3 days through the use of chamomile, used since antiquity for various purposes and achieving excellent results and little satisfaction.

Often conjunctivitis we take when we have dirty hands and pass in the eye, or simply because some of ours friend got the scrum. Not to mention that for those wearing contact lenses is at high risk of contamination and can easily run into these unpleasant situations. (more…)