1. More chances of getting your eyes infected. See: Conjunctivitis/red eye
2. Early onset of visual accommodation disorders, farsightedness and nearsightedness
3. Eyes with glasses at very young age
4. Corneal drying. Tear gland infection. See: Dacryocystitis
5. Drooping of eye lid
6. Serious eye infections leading to blindness(rarely)

What can we do to save our eyes naturally? How to take care of our eyes?

• REMEMBER TO WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER THOROUGHLY FOR 20 SECONDS AT LEAST BEFORE YOU TOUCH YOUR EYES
• Always wash your eyes in the morning after you wake up, with gentle or luke warm water and clean from inside out, (i.e. from the inner red triangle portion to outwards)
• Clean your hands again before you wash your another eye similarly. 
• Never splash water forcefully into your eyes. Keep only a minimum distance so as not to hurt your eyes. Cool splashes twice or thrice a day helps in cleansing your eyes off bacteria and dust particles. 
• Do not apply soap on the eyes or rub soap over them. Eyes get easily harmed and irritated by the harmful chemicals present in the soap and shampoo or other cosmetics. 
• Always use a clean cotton towel or napkin to wipe your eyes.  Don't wipe it actually, just pat it dry with gentle hands. 
• When using eye makeup, make sure you own your make up and do not share it with others. Makeup sharing can also be a cause of eye infections. Use genuine eye makeup that is good for your eyes.
• If wearing eye glasses, clean the glasses using clean cloth as often as required. Microbes often are present on the surfaces of objects and can enter into the eyes. 
• If putting on contact lenses, always make sure to rinse them carefully as advised by your eye doctor and then take care of your eyes likewise. 
• Never sleep with your eye glasses or lenses on at night. 
• When on any eye medication, always remember to see the expiry date and make sure the tip of the nozzle does not enter or touch the white portion or lid of your eye. This caninfect the whole solution and also infect your eyes. 
• If you are having eye discharge, avoid touching your eyes and instill eye medication as ordered by your ophthalmologist.

• Time of exercise: Daily in the morning after getting up and at night before sleeping.
• Frequency: You can do as per your convenience. Three to four times a day. 
• Types of exercises: Blinking your eyes. Closing and opening the lid. This helps in the normal lubrication of the eyes and maintains the eye moisture and wetness. It is very useful in corneal dryness and irritation. People using mobiles and laptops or screens for prolonged times must blink their eyes many times a day to save their eyes, Up and down movement of your eye balls. Move the eyeball up and down as if pretending to see the things from top to bottom . Do this exercise 10 counts 2 repetitions or more as per your comfort. Diagonal movements of eye balls: Look diagonally from up to other side's down. 10 counts for 2-3 sets. Full rotation of your eyeballs: Try to rotate your eyeballs fully like 360 in an effort to see your front view as full 360 degree view. Side-to-side eye ball movements: This is done by moving eye balls from right to left and vice versa. Do for same time interval as above. Sunbathing your eyes: Stand up near the window and stare at the cool orange shade of the rising sun for 5 minutes, then close your eyes for few seconds and open gently. Do it every morning, If possible you can also do with setting sun. Exercise with a ball or finger. These exercises can be done with precision usign an object such as ball as the focus point.  Bringing the ball back and forth, rotating or near and far can help you exercise your eyes. rub your palms and generate heat then put your palms on the closed eyes gently. Do it after exercises. This provides natural warmth to the eyes.
• Benefits of eye exercises: Helps strengthen the eye muscles, lubricates the eyes, prevents drying of cornea, removes dirt or dust from the eyes, keeps the tear glands healthy and promotes the outflow of tear naturally, increases the vision or sight, maintains the skin tone of the eye lids covering the eyes. 

• Use eye-friendly sunglasses and covers when you have to work under sunlight for prolonged period. it can save your eyes from harmful ultraviolet radiation of sunlight. 
• Make sure the screen you use for working has an optimum recommended resolution and color balance the prevents extra strain on your eyes. 
• When riding your scooter or bike make sure you cover your eyes with spectacles or sunglasses to prevent any dust from entering the eyes. 
• While cleaning your house or dusting make sure you put on dust-proof glasses to avoid entry of any dirt or dust particles. 

• Keeping a safe distance between your book and eyes while reading. Do not bring it too close or too far from your eyes. Keep safe distance while using mobile phones, laptops or watching T.V.
• Do not splash water into your eyes from more distance, do not irrigate your eyes without doctor's consultation, in case there is any foreign body or dust particle into your eyes, do not try to remove it on your own by vigorous method. You can take help of someone initially but if that seems not working, you need to rush to your eye doctor.
• Do not apply any eye medications without your doctor's prescription order. It can sometimes be harmful. 
• Never rub your eyes. Rubbing can cause friction and tend to damage your cornea which is a thin transparent layer on the sclera or white of your eyes. 
• Do not gaze at one thing for longer period, especially a light source that is intense as in electronic devices such as mobiles or computers or tablets.
• Remove your eye makeup as guided by your eye stylist. 
• Let your eye breathe natural air. Remove the contact lenses and glasses after you have used it for long hours. 
• Manage your screen working hours such that you get your eye break or eye rest period.