Eye Irritation

Possible Causes of Eye Irritation:

• Low alochaka pitta
• Excess vata
• Excess pitta in stomach
• Stagnant pitta in the liver
• Being on screen for a long time
• High air pollution
• Dryness of conjunctiva

Recommendations:

• Take a break every hour or two to give your eyes a rest. Focus on a distant object for a minute when doing a close-up work for a long period of time.
• Take water and add 5 drops of rose water to it and rinse your eyes with it. Make sure that it is neither too hot nor too cold.
• In the morning, wash your face, fill your mouth with cool water and while holding it in mouth, splash your eyes with water.
• Simply wash your eyes with water whenever you feel eye irritation.
• Put one drop of pure castor oil in each eye before bed. 
• Rub castor oil on the soles of your feet.
• In case of bloodshot eyes, drink a cup of fresh orange juice with ½ tsp of natural sugar and a pinch of cinnamon.

Recommendations for Pitta-dominant people or Pitta specific issues:

Along with other remedies, following things can be done in case of Pitta-dominant people or if one figures out that high Pitta is the cause of their eye irritation:

• Make triphla tea by boiling 1 tsp of triphla in water for 3 minutes. Seive it and let it cool. Wash your eyes with this.
• Apply collyrium made with castor oil and natural camphor.
• Apply cotton balls or gauge dipped in goat's milk over your closed eyes.

In case high pitta has caused acidity and the eye irritation, try doing these:

• Take ½ tsp of shatavari, a pinch of shanka bhasma with warm water twice a day for 2 weeks.
• Take 2 tsp of aloe vera gel thrice a day.
• Take ½ tsp of mixture of shanka pushpi and jatamamsi in equal proportions twice a day for 2 weeks.

Exercises Recommended:

• Sun Salutation
• Eye Exercises
• Light a ghee lamp at 2-3 feet distance from you. Stare at the flame without blinking. Do not do this with your glasses or lenses on.

References:

Primary Reference: The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies - Vasant D Lad - Part 3