......Eyes are the most important features of one's face as they get the most attention. Eyes are also considered as the mirrors of the soul because of the reason that they express the inner feelings and emotions of the person. Healthy eyes are certainly valuable assets of a person. For healthy and sparkling eyes you have to take a little care of your eyes.

......For Healthy eyes vitamin A rich food should be taken in sufficient amount. Vitamin A is generally found in liver, egg yolk, fish, butter, milk and green vegetables. Inadequate sleep makes your eyes look puffy and sometimes creates dark circles around the eyes. Eyes get strained by reading for long hours or by watching excessive television.

Given below are some points to keep your eyes healthy and bright :

  • Keep your eyes protected from sunlight. Wear sunglasses when you go out during the day.
  • Wash eyes with cold water to get sparkling eyes.
  • Put potato slices or cucumber slices on your eye to get rid off those dark circles.
  • Soak cotton in Luke warm milk and cover eyes with it for 15 min.
  • If your eyes are red and feeling itchy, massage your scalp with curd.
  • To soothe tired eyes, dip cotton pads in chilled milk and place on closed eyes for 10 minutes. Now relax completely.
  • Rotate your eyes without moving the head in a complete circle, first clockwise and then anti clockwise. This exercise will help in relaxing your eyes.
  • To completely relax the eyes and the surrounding muscles, close your eyes and think of something that is pleasant or soothing and at a distance. Now gently open your eyes and look into the distance. Next focus on an object at arm's length. Do this extremely relaxing exercise for four to five times a day.
  • Soak 1 tsp. dry amla in one cup of water overnight. Next morning strain it through a muslin cloth and then add one extra cup of water. Splash your eyes with this solution each morning. This makes your eyes sparkle.
  • For Puffy Eyes: Grate a potato with its peel and apply on your closed eyelids for about 20 minutes and relax completely.
  • Massage with almond cream and wipe off with cotton after 5 minutes to get rid off eye circles.
  • Apply milk around eyes to cure the dark circles.
  • Wet cotton with rose water and keep on eyes and remove after 10 minutes to treat dark circles.
  • Put ice cubes in tea decation and put in refrigerates for 1 hour. Apply with cotton and wash after 1 hour.
  • Apply cucumber juice below your eyes every night just before going to bed.
  • Mix the pulp of a quarter tomato, turmeric powder, lemon juice and gramflour (besan). Apply this mixture on your dark circles and wash off once it dries.