Home Remedies for Eye Irritation

There are many different ways to cure eye irritation for different eye problems. If you have swollen eyes from a stye. allergy or just inflamed eyelids, the home remedies you should try are eye compress twice daily for 15-20 minutes each time, wash your eyes and eyelids gently 2-3 times a day, apply cucumber, and lastly the most effective use tea bags as caffeine is believed to penetrate the skin and cure swelling and puffiness. For eye irritation and redness that could be caused by blepharitis, an injury, allergy, conjunctivitis, glaucoma, and dry eye using a cool compress on your eyes and using artificial tears could help cure that. Sore eyes are often caused after using digital devices, direct exposure to the sun, smoke, rubbing the eyes, swimming in water containing chlorine or dehydration. To cure your eye pain, mixing fresh aloe vera gel in a small amount of water soaked in cotton pads to put on your eyes will ease the pain since Aloe vera has anti-inflammatory properties. Dry eyes could be caused by ageing, desensitivity of the corneal nerves, reaction of medications, medical issues or exposure to a windy dusty city. The home remedies to try for dry eyes are to consider having a more nutritious diet rich in proteins, vitamins and fibers and using eye drops. Lastly, avoid smoke, try to bring a change into the environment and avoid being around any smoke. Avoid going into polluted area and use protective glasses.