Tips for healthy eyes

* To clean your eyes thoroughly, wash them with cold water. Splash water into your eyes for best results.

* If your eyes are strained, soak cotton balls in chilled water or milk, and keep one on each eye for 10 minutes.

* Consume a diet rich in vitamin A.

* For treating dark circles around the eyes, cut slices of cucumber or potato, and keep them on your eyes for 15 minutes.

* To have sparkling eyes, soak amala in water over night, strain it in the morning in a clean cloth, and wash your eyes with this water.

* Exercise your eyes daily. Simple exercises like looking at a distant object and looking at an object at arms length can be done.

* Make sure that you remove eye makeup completely before going to bed.

* If you suffer from headaches frequently, get your eyes checked for any defect in vision.

*Do not read in dim light, or while lying down.