Drunken People Have Red Eyes

 

The Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Mumbai states that most of us are aware of the ill effect of alcohol on the human body. Being slightly intoxicated with the alcohol may cause blurred or loss of vision. In this piece of article we are going to know the real physiological consequences.

Have you ever noticed that the one who drinks too much eyes becomes red the next morning? The reason being is -- The alcohol present in the body acts on the small blood vessels in the eye, especially in the sclera. On acting, the alcohol dilates the blood vessels. Dilation of blood vessels causes increased blood flow and resulting in eyes sporting bright red spider veins. So you feel hot eyes.

Apart from this, alcohol consumption causes depletion of nutrition needed for eye health. The Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Mumbai says that consequently, it leads to the condition known as optic neuritis. This can impair eyesight and at times lead to blindness.

The Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Mumbai states that this can give us ideas about our liver health. But some people have a high metabolic rate of alcohol detoxification process, they will not suffer red eyes. However, other people cannot resolve the alcohol finely in a short time due to their lack of some enzymes. These people will suffer red eyes easily.

Short term effect of alcohol consumption

●    Slow pupil reaction -- the reaction time of your pupils decreases, that is they are unable to constrict or dilate when reacting to ambient light levels. Also impairs the ability to differentiate colours.

●    Myokymia – twitching of eyelids incessantly

●    Dryness of eyes

Long term effect of alcohol consumption

●    Cataract formation – Individuals with high consumption are liable to suffer from cataract

●    Vitamin deficiency –weakening of liver by alcohol decrease the level of vitamins in the body. Therefore, it cause weakening of eye muscles, corneal perforation, night blindness

●    Alcohol amblyopia – phenomenon where eyes lose color, becomes almost blind and irreversibly lost.

●    Excessive consumption of alcohol leads to age- related macular degeneration

●    In rare cases alcohol causes an allergic reaction.

●    Causes glaucoma

"ADDICTION DOESN'T KILL THE ADDICT. IT KILLS THE FAMILY, KIDS AND PEOPLE WHO TRIED TO HELP"

Most people believe in a general perception that drinking is an ill habit and it hampers our life expectancy. Although it isn't entirely wrong, it isn't entirely true as well. Understandably, the health risk associated with alcohol consumption can vary between countries depending on various factors like obesity, living conditions etc. The Crux of the matter remains that if taken in moderate amounts, your life expectancy won't get hampered and on the contrary it will most likely prevail, but if taken in large doses, it will surely harm you. Drinking more than one drink every30 minutes means you are probably drinking too much, too fast. Difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times, impaired memory: Clearly, alcohol affects the brain. On the other hand, a person who drinks heavily over a long period of time may have brain diseases.