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Eyes are perhaps the most sensitive of the various sensory organs residing in our body and it is imperative that they are properly taken care of. It is hard to imagine the life that we may lead without our eyes. Sometimes we don't even realize how much we depend on them. If you want to understand exactly how dependant you are on them, try this simple experiment - try doing everything with your eyes closed. You probably won't even last a few seconds without stumbling or badly hurting yourself. So once you have understood the basic fact that your eyes are really precious, you can start to appreciate why it is important that you take regular care of them Our eyes are worked regularly and unlike the auditory organ (ears) they are not passive. You are constantly using your ciliary (eye) muscles to focus in and out of views. So they experience fatigue and can even be damaged if not used properly. Thus, regular eye care can help you ward off eye problems in your later life. This is all the more important when you use things like contact lenses for purely cosmetic purposes and use them for prolonged periods of time. A golden rule to always follow is to never wear contact lenses of any sort beyond the their advised length of usage, which is usually 12 hours at a stretch. If you don't follow this, your corneas (a crucial part of the eye) can get damaged , causing you to lose your vision temporarily or even permanently. One part of our eyes we do not take much care of and usually ignore are our eyelids and especially eyelashes. People often do not see eyelashes as important, functioning parts of the eye and hence they overlook taking care of them. The truth is that eyelashes protect our eyes from the dust and tiny dirt particles in the environment. So having only eyelids with no eyelashes would be damaging to the eyes. If you wear eye makeup, you need to take special care of your eyelashes. They need to be thoroughly cleaned and unburdened each night before going to sleep. To do this, you might employ diluted baby shampoo (so that your eyes don't burn), after you have removed your makeup completely. You can also try a little drop of light olive oil on a cotton pad and use it to remove the rest of your makeup and then apply cucumber slices on your eyes to cool them off. Then you can use the same cucumber by crushing it to bring out the juice and using it as an astringent to remove the residual oil. Never pull at your eyelashes and if you use volume-enhancing makeup on them or apply adhesive laced false eyelashes, make sure you clean up properly afterwards. Remember, eyelashes need two full months to grow back, so if you have glasses that fit too closely, you should get them adjusted because healthy eyes are more important than fashion.
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