Eye+Strain

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Definition:
Tiredness and/or inflammation of the eyes from overuse.

Etiology:
Eye strain occurs in a variety of situations: if the eyes are made to focus at small print or in inadequate lighting for a long period of time; if the patient uses a computer screen many hours of the day; if the eyes are focused strongly when the patient is overtired etc.

Somatic Therapies:
Eye exercises

Nutrition:
therapeutic foods: • foods rich in Vitamins A, C • bilberries, huckleberries, bilberry jam (Shefi) • endive (Walker, p. 53)

fresh juices: • carrot (Walker, p. 136) • carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 136) • carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 136) • carrot, celery, endive, and parsley (Walker, p 136)

Botanicals
• Anemone pulsatilla (toxic): due to excessive reading, sexual indulgence, headache, deep seated heavy pain in the globe of the eye (Felter and Lloyd pp. 1591-1592) • Chamomilla spp.: as eyewash • Cimicifuga racemosa: with headache, stiff, "bruised" feeling of ocular muscles (Felter and Lloyd, p. 531) • Cineraria maritima: as eyedrops, soothing • Euphrasia officinalis: eyewash (Lust, p. 330) • Gelsemium sempervirens (toxic): muscular twitching, engorged (Ellingwood, p. 74) • Polygala senega (Mitchell, p. 42) • Ruta graveolens

Chinese Formulae
• Lycium, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia F. (Qi Ju Di Huang Wan); Ming Mu Di Huang Wan (Rehmannia Tea) (patent) (more Fire); Dendrobium Night Sight Pills (Shi Hu Ye Guang Wan) (available as patent) (more Yin Xu (Deficiency)): Liver Yin Xu (Deficiency) with Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency): overwork, lack of sleep. (Lycium: Hsu, 1980, p. 598; Yeung, p. 164; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 173; Bensky and Barolet, p. 264; Ming Mu Di Huang Wan: Zhu, p. 293; Dendrobium: Fratkin, p. 203; Bensky and Barolet, p. 273) • Gentiana C. (Long Dan Xie Gan Wan) (available as patent); Gentiana 12 (patent): Liver Fire Blazing Upward. (Gentiana C: Hsu, 1980, p. 181; Yeung, p. 154; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 229; Bensky and Barolet, p. 96; patent: Zhu, p. 172; Fratkin, p. 82; Gentiana 12: Dharmananda, 1990, p. 69) • Ginseng and Longan C. (Gui Pi Tang): Spleen Qi Xu (Deficiency) with Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency) (Hsu, 1980, p. 425; Yeung, p. 112; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 244; Bensky and Barolet, p. 255)

Acupuncture
after assessing the person and palpating, consider these patterns: Liver Yin Xu (Deficiency) with Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency); Spleen Qi Xu (Deficiency) with Xue Xu (Blood Deficiency); Liver Fire Blazing Upward; Shi (Excess) of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) and/or Xu (Deficiency) of the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel); dysfunction of the Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel)

» illustrative combinations: • GB-20, GB-14 and Lv-8; GB-3, St-1, UB-2 and UB-1; PC-2, GV-19, UB-10 and SI-6; GV-24A, LI-4 and Kd-1; St-8, GB-16 and TW-23 when eyes fatigue easily (Mann, p. 140) • GB-20, GB-13 and GB-15; Lv-3, UB-60 and SI-5 for photophobia (Mann, p. 140) • LI-14, UB-1 and St-1 for eye diseases (Shanghai, p. 228) • bleed LI-20 and combine with GB-15, LI-4 and Lv-3: "provide marvelous treatment for Heat and reddening of the eyes" (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 106) • UB-62 and SI-3: open the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel) which transports Yang, moistens the eyes, and controls the opening and closing of the eyes, and for which eye conditions are a Shi (Excess) symptom • Kd-6 and Lu-7: open the Yin Qiao Mai (Yin Motility Vessel) which transports Yin, moistens the eyes, and controls the opening and closing of the eyes, and for which eye conditions are a Xu (Deficiency) symptom • GB-41 and TW-5: open the Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel) for which eye problems are a symptom of dysfunction, esp. when unilateral

Homeopathy
• Natrum muriaticum: weakness of eye muscles; muscles of lid feel stiff when moving; letters blur and run together when looking steadily (reading); marked asthenopia; indicated when internal recti muscles affected • Ruta graveolens: for irritability of eye tissue from overwork or fine work.

Subtle Support
• notes: A#, B, C, D#, E, G, G#

• chords: diminished 8th, C Major, D# Major, G# Major (Gimbel, p. 116)

Mind/Body
• Eyes represent not liking what you see in your own life. (Hay, 1984, p. 163)

• Liver ~ Gan is the residence of the Hun (Ethereal Soul); it relates to decisiveness, control, and the principle of emergence; stores the Xue (Blood); maintains smooth flow of Qi and Xue (Blood); controls the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, especially the contractility of the muscles and moistening of the sinews; reflects emotional harmony and movement; and opens into the eyes. » Healthy expressions are kindness, spontaneity, and ease of movement. » Liver Xu (Deficiency) signs include impotence; frigidity; pain in thighs, pelvic region, and throat; ready tendency to "the blahs" (Seem, p. 28); timidity; depression; irritability; vertigo; pruritus; dry eyes, skin, and/or tendons; asthma; aching at the waist; hernia; and difficulty raising head up and down. Liver Yin Xu (Deficiency) predisposes to the Shi (Excess) conditions of Liver Wind, Liver Yang Rising, and Liver Fire Blazing. » Liver Shi (Excess) signs include discontent; anger; pain in lumbar region and genitals (Seem, p. 28); muscular tension; excessive sex drive; insomnia; moodiness; excitability; genital diseases; red, tearing eyes; compulsive energy; and bitter taste in the mouth. Chronically suppressed anger can implode and give rise to Fire in the Liver and Gall Bladder with symptoms of irritability, bitter taste, burning eyes, headaches, etc.
 * Chinese psychophysiology:**