Eyes Do not Care with Plant It

Simple habit of treating the eye is often done at home. The main reason, utilizing natural ingredients available and are believed to be treating the eye. Call it a cut cucumber round, and paste it on outer eye area. There is also for some people, betel leaves are rich in antiseptic used to clean the eyes.







“But avoid plants like cucumber, betel leaves, or other herbs to treat eye because it contains mold. Otherwise processed plant products can not be ascertained pharmaceutical safety,” said opthalmologist, Dr. Tri Rahayu, SpM, FIACLE, who is also Head of the Division of Refraction Eye & Contact Lens Department to Compass Female FKUI RSCM Jakarta.
fungal infections
According to Dr. Tri, although betel leaves boiled and then used to clean the eyes (as a substitute for eye drops), fungal spores do not die. So even on a cucumber, it is uncertain whether the cucumber is placed on the eye fungus-free.
Concern is that spores of this fungus can cause fungal infections of the eye. “The spores of this fungus on plants can cause injuries that are not known at or called mikrotrauma eye. Spores of this fungus can cause fungal infections of the eye. If you have a fungal infection of the eye, disorders of the eye are difficult to cure,” he said.
Apply with a cotton
“If your eyes feel tired, itchy, or swollen, then compress it with cotton that was given warm water or cold water,” advises Dr. Tri.
Ophthalmologist who is also Chairman of the Contact Lens Center Jakarta Eye Center suggests, should be performed using a cotton compress eyes that were given cold water to cope with itchy eyes and allergies.
To cope with swelling in the eyes of the outside, preferably with a cotton compress a given warm water.