USE THIS REMEDY IF:
your eyes are sore, tired, blurry, and overworked. The remedy should help relieve:rednessIn or around the eye due to eye strain, non-serious temporary obstructions in the eye, or non-specific eye inflammations.
itching, smarting, or burning sensations
excessive tearing
blurry visionIf you have other, possibly related complaints, such as sore throat, cough or fatigue, consider using
THE COLD PREVENTATIVE , page 277, or ALLERGIES, page 81, rather than this remedy.This remedy may also help sooth the eyes after a foreign body has been removed.
SPECIAL INDICATORS: (You should have one or more of these)
recent excessive use of your eyes for reading, typing or other detail work.recent work or play in a smoke-filled room.
currently you live or work in a smog-filled city.
you got something in your eye which you were able to extract safely by yourself or with the help of a friend.HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:
Make and drink this remedy twice in succession, then once every 15 minutes until your eyes feel better. Usually two to five glasses will be all you need.Stop using the remedy as soon as you feel better.
If you experience no improvements after 5 glasses of this remedy, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE, page 229.
ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:
Smog, page 241
Allergies, page 81
Ache, page 73Stimulating Your Healing Response , page 253
The Cold Preventive, page 277MEDICAL ALERT:
This EYE IRRITATION remedy is intended for non-serious, occasional use only, and should never be used as a remedy for eye injuries.You you feel pain in an eye or receive an injury to your eyes, or even suspect that you have, seek immediate medical help. An eye injury is medical emergency. Do not use this or any other Paper Doctor remedy as a substitute for professional medical assistance.
After you have called for help, and while waiting for help to arrive, you can use
FIRST AID , page 141.If you get some liquid or gaseous substance in your eyes, such as nail polish, cleanser, paint, chemical fumes, etc, you have a serious medical emergency and must seek immediately professional help.
The Well Adult: page 228, discusses conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the membrane that lines the eyelids and white part of the eye.
Page 230 discusses eyelid infections.
Page 232 discusses serious diseases, such as glaucoma.
Page 234 discusses how vision occurs, and the most common types of visual problems people have.
Page 478 discusses foreign objects in the eye and when to treat them at home versus seeking professional care. It also discusses serious eye injuries.
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