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Did you know that a few minutes everyday is more than enough to protect your eyesight?

Work demands in today’s computer world where the use of computers, laptops and mobiles are inevitable at work as well at home. Today's lifestyle and work atmosphere along with the use of modern appliances and gadgets for work and entertainment, like television, mobile and computer are taking a heavy toll on the general health and well being of eyes. People tend to forget that eyes too need exercise as well as rest for its proper functioning. Working for continuous long hours before computer or watching television for a prolonged time and that too without enough blinking is very dangerous to eyes. It makes the eyes dry and scrappy. Today, a large section of children are myopic, the major culprit for this being television. Also inadequate sleep, poor eating habits, long and frequent journeys, inappropriate head position while lying, continuous reading of small prints, etc can cause eye disorders. Ayurvedic ophthalmology or ‘Netra Chikitsa’ as it is known is a well documented branch o