People with impaired vision wish to restore it: they collect money for surgery and take advertised drugs. At the same time, they are skeptical that it can be restored with a charge designed to improve vision.
Eye exercises are a simple way to restore and maintain vision. The main thing is to do it regularly, especially in combination with medication. Let's try to convince those who doubt the benefits of such exercises.
Benefits of visual gymnastics
Like all organs, the muscles and nerves of the eye are prone to various diseases and weakening. They need metabolism, blood circulation, good nutrition. Sitting at the computer for a long time, lack of vitamins, lack of vision hygiene does not help to strengthen their health.
We often forget this or simply don't want to spend time on visual training. Really, why do your eyes need a workout? It's easier to take a miracle drug or have surgery for understanding. But this does not exempt a person from taking care of his eyes. This is confirmed by ophthalmologists all over the world.
More than a hundred years ago, W. Bates developed a unique exercise to restore and improve vision. It's memorable, it's tracked, and it delivers impressive results. Over the years, it underwent changes, but the meaning remained the same - to save a person from glasses. Today it is used in combination with other treatment methods.
You need to practice every day for at least two months, get the desired result, and only then you can judge its effectiveness.
What exercises should be done for the eyes in the morning
One of the most important causes of vision deterioration is systematic eye fatigue, which cannot be eliminated by anything. Therefore, ophthalmologists recommend performing a set of special exercises immediately after waking up in the morning.
When you wake up, you need to lie well in bed. Do this with your eyes closed. The whole body will wake up, the brain will receive the necessary signal. Then turn it to the side. Take a few deep breaths.
Open your mouth wide, then open your eyes wide. Then do it at the same time. Repeat the exercise four times: mouth - eyes - all together.
The next step. Close your eyes tightly and blink quickly and forcefully while closed. Exercise improves visual acuity. You can do this at any time of the day when your eyes get tired and start to see poorly.
Gymnastics for the nose is the best way to improve the work of the eye muscles. To do this, draw numbers, letters and numbers in the air using the tip of your nose. It is more comfortable to do this with your eyes closed. You can do this several times a day.
Brow exercises also energize your vision. Simply lift them up and down until you feel the skin move around your ears. The functioning of the organs of vision improves, blood circulation increases, and the tone of the facial muscles increases.
A good result for morning exercises is palming. The optimal execution time is 5 minutes. So, you have prepared your eyes for the working day.
General rules for training eye muscles
Only regular exercises will benefit. Choose the mode of gymnastics - twice a day, once in the morning or evening, once every few days. Consistency and absence of defects is the key to the effectiveness of the complex.
Be patient while doing the exercises. If you are in a hurry to get somewhere, you should not even start gymnastics. Get the opposite effect. You will perform gymnastics not for your health, but for the show, there is a risk of not straining your muscles properly or overexerting them, thereby worsening the effect of the exercises.
Do not exceed this. Do not think that the more often you repeat the exercises, the faster you will feel the healing effect. This is wrong. With your vain efforts, you will contribute to the unnecessary burden of the organs of vision. Maintain breaks.
You should not start a new exercise as soon as you finish the previous one. Sit with your eyes closed for about half a minute. Then move on to the next one.
Rest. There is no benefit in doing gymnastics and sitting in front of the computer at the same time. If you decide to restore eyesight, be prepared that you need to approach the process comprehensively - both from the point of view of nutrition and from the point of view of your daily routine.
Principles of rational training for the eyes
When starting exercises, be sure to contact your doctor about the diagnosis that caused your vision to deteriorate.
- All exercises are done in a comfortable position. The back is straight, the neck and shoulders are as relaxed as possible.
- In exercises where the eyes move in certain directions, fix the end point of each movement for a few seconds. It can be performed in an unlimited number of different sequences.
- It is recommended to choose several exercises and repeat them during the working day. This mini-exercise for muscles is especially necessary for anyone who works at a computer.
- The complex should include gymnastics of the cervical spine - tilting the head forward, left and right and circular rotations.
- Do not make sudden movements of the eyelids and eye muscles during the exercise.
- Do it by removing the lenses or glasses.
- Do easy, frequent flashes of simple exercises between complex exercises.
Visual gymnastics for adults
Gymnastics to improve eyesight is divided into two categories: relaxation and exercise. In the first case, it is aimed at relieving tension from the eye muscles. In the second - to strengthen them.
Let's start with training. It is done standing or sitting. Before starting, we calm down and take a comfortable position.
Let's get started:
- We tighten the eye muscles and close them. We count to 5, open, relax the muscles. We look into the distance for 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times.
- Back straight, head straight, 10-15 seconds. we blink slowly.
- We quickly move our gaze diagonally: first to the upper right - to the lower left, 6 seconds. we look far away. Then we do the exercise in reverse.
- Keep your head straight, without turning, look to the left, fix your gaze for 5 seconds. Then we look into the distance and catch our gaze. Then, we do gymnastics by fixing the gaze to the right, up, down. Repeat 2 times.
- Without straining our muscles, we close our eyes for 5 seconds, then open them wide and look into the distance for 5 seconds. We do it 3 times.
- Keep your back straight, head straight and move your pupils in slow circular motions in different directions: first clockwise, then back. After that, we look into the distance.
- First we look at the tip of the nose, then we look into the distance. Repeat 7 times.
- Keeping your head straight, fix your gaze. While counting 4, we shift our gaze to the right and fixate. When we count 4 again, we look to the left and return to the starting position. We continue according to the "up-straight", "down-straight" pattern. Then we perform the exercise in the same way, moving our gaze diagonally.
If the training exercises are performed for the first time, then you should not be too zealous and repeat the exercises many times. If you don't get used to it, it can cause pain and discomfort. The number of repetitions gradually increases.
Relaxing the eyes is no less important than training them. Excessive muscle tension is considered one of the causes of myopia. Let's look at some exercises that will help them relax.
They can be performed multiple times in any order. Any pose - sitting, lying down, the main thing is to set the right mood - throw all the problems out of your head, calm down, relax.
Get started:
- We do this exercise while sitting: close our eyes, make several circles with our head along the clock, then against it. We rest by closing our eyes for a few minutes.
- Rub your palms together until they are slightly warm, apply and press lightly on your eyes. Massage your eyes with light circular movements for 5 seconds.
- A similar exercise, but you do not need to press your palms to your closed eyes. Just apply it and imagine the warmth emanating from your palms.
- Taking a comfortable position, we close our eyes, relax and begin to remember, the memories should be pleasant.
- We blink often for a few seconds.
It is advisable to choose a few exercises for yourself and perform them daily, regularly. Charging is especially useful for people with vision problems and those who work a lot on the computer. To restore and support the organ of vision, you need to change your lifestyle.
Methods of visual education in children
It is important that classes are not boring and tiring. Then the child will be happy to perform therapeutic exercises, having regained good vision.
Invite your child to play an interesting game that will delight his eyes. To start, do gymnastics for 5 minutes three times a day, then let the child go for a walk and have fun.
First, consult with an ophthalmologist, discuss the technique you will use, and get recommendations.
Make 3 large circles of different colors in different corners of the ceiling. The child should carefully consider each circle in turn. About 10 seconds are allocated for one subject.
Invite your baby to first look up and down, then right and left 4 times. The child should close his eyes tightly, slowly count to 10, and then open his eyes.
Show your baby the clock face with arrows. Let him imagine that the numbers are drawn on the ceiling and his eyes should go around all the numbers like arrows in a circle.
Glue or draw a shiny circle on the window glass. Go to the window, point to an object far away from you. He should consider one object or another in turn. When the child has mastered all the exercises well, the complex can become complex.
Offer to "draw" a circle, square, letter or number in the air with your nose while looking at a point. When the exercise goes well, ask the preschooler to draw a figure on his own and guess it.
Accompany your lessons with funny stories, jokes and try to learn poetry with your child. For each day of the week, you can take a text that describes the exercises - do the corresponding actions every day.
Dedicate Sunday to massage: through closed eyelids, move your finger in a circular motion, first in one direction, then in the other direction.
While walking, ask your child to focus on a car, dog, or other moving object by closing his left and right eyes alternately.
Take a ball with you and teach your child to throw it at the target; this exercise is useful for developing both vision and coordination of movements.
There are many options for outdoor activities: the "outline" of a large object along the contour; name everything your little eyes can see without turning your head; find and describe the farthest and nearest object.
Eyes need rest
The lives of modern people are structured in such a way that the TV or monitor screen takes up a lot of time. Staying in front of the screen for a long time puts a lot of strain on the eyes and causes poor vision.
And if we can't reduce the time spent at work on the computer, we can increase the leisure time.
You can relax away from the screens, get positive emotions, new knowledge and skills. At the same time, it will have great benefits not only for the eyes.
The author's technique for improving vision
The technique was developed on the basis of the already known Shichko-Bates methods. There are many fans of this technique among people with vision problems. It is based on training the eye muscles and believing in your own strength.
The doctor claims that if a person believes in his goal and persistently pursues it, he will definitely get the desired result. He believes that the main purpose of the technique is to improve vision so much that a person can do without glasses.
The first thing the professor recommends is to completely or partially give up glasses. Glasses distort the image perceived by the eyes and do part of the work instead of the muscles.
The doctor calls glasses "an ax for the eyes". At the same time, glasses are designed to always look in the center, while the human eye is designed to look in all directions. This makes them even more tired and impairs their vision.
Vision training using the author's method
Such an exercise will be an effective way to restore vision. Do the exercises smoothly and slowly. There are only 6 of them, the 6 best exercises to protect your eyesight. They should be done in the order described.
Work 1. Curtains
While doing this, you should blink quickly for about two minutes. It improves blood circulation in the face and eyes.
Exercise 2. Looking out the window
This is a universal task from the "near-far" series: it is very useful for both near-sighted and far-sighted people.
Go to the window, stick a piece of paper on the glass - a sign. If you blink, you look at a piece of paper, you see; blinked - look far, saw a tree or a house. Then again: to a piece of paper - to the distance, to a piece of paper - to the distance. . . Do the exercise at least twenty times.
Exercise 3. Big eyes
Take a deep breath, close your eyes as tightly as possible. Tighten the muscles of the neck, face and head. Hold your breath for 5 seconds, then exhale quickly, opening your eyes wide as you exhale. Repeat 10 times.
Exercise 4. Massage
The most common massage technique is a figure-of-eight movement with two fingers - index and middle. Go along the lower edge of the eyelid towards the nose, along the upper edge of the eyelid - over the eyebrows. This action is repeated 10-15 times. Massage improves blood circulation and intraocular fluid circulation.
Exercise 5. Hydromassage
You need to wash your face in the morning and evening. This is not only a hygienic procedure, but also a way to improve microcirculation in the blood vessels. Morning washing is done first with warm water and ends with cold water. In the evening, everything is done in reverse order.
Work 6. Drawing
Draw a snake in the air. Look to the right and draw a curved line in the air, turning your eyes to the left. Then do this from left to right. And they blinked again.
Palming for 1-2 minutes.
Original gymnastics for the eyes - pirate glasses
This simple, original gymnastics can completely restore vision. It requires no effort.
You need to make unusual glasses with one lens covered with black paper and the other with plain paper. If you don't wear glasses, use a frame without lenses. Wear them and avoid watching TV or working on the computer.
Remember to change the lens color every 30 minutes. Thus, you will rest one eye and train the other. The main thing is that vision will not only not deteriorate, but will also begin to recover.
What is palming and how does it differ for farsighted and farsighted people?
Palming is the key to quick and healthy relaxation, an important part of any gymnastics to restore vision. Before doing any exercise, you should prepare yourself properly for it.
Palming is gentle and effective. The duration depends on the emotional state, because not only the eyes, but also the human psyche relaxes. The result is achieved when the color behind the closed eyes is black.
To perform this task, you need to relax and sit up straight. If all the rules are followed, the eyelids should be lowered. The eyes should be closed and protected by the palms of the hands. This ensures complete relaxation of the organs of vision.
What we should do:
- Rub your palms well. Your hands will not only be warmed up, but also get the necessary boost of energy;
- Fold your palms into a vessel, as if you want to draw water into them. Place them on your eyes so that they are exactly in the middle of the cavity, with your palms on your cheekbones, your fingers on your forehead, and your little fingers on the bridge of your nose. Put your elbows on the table or press them to your chest, they should not hang. Do not leave any gaps under your fingers. It is important. Do not pinch your nose, he should breathe freely. Eyes closed;
- think or talk positively about your eyes: my eyes are good, my vision is improving every day;
- Although also related to self-hypnosis, the following action will be different for nearsighted and farsighted:
Myopic people should imagine that their eyes are round like a ball, this will help to relax the transverse muscles and improve far vision.
Farsighted people imagine that their small eyes are elongated like cucumbers. This relaxes the longitudinal muscles and will help to see even small objects, for example, small letters, beads.
- should have good memory, calm, very positive. It can be the shore of the river or the sea, a warm bed, delicious food - anything that will bring good feelings;
- exit palming. To do this, you need to close your eyes directly under your palms. Then blink. Open your palms and blink your eyes, shake your head and take a deep breath.
That's it, your vision has improved, you can continue to work. Palming is done not only to improve vision, but also to relax the eyes. If there is no impairment in visual acuity, then there is no need to exercise to improve it (for farsighted or nearsighted people).
Eye preventive complex
Rest. Close your eyes tightly and try to relax. To do this exercise, it is worth remembering some good moments in life.Circular movements. Make circular movements with your eyes open: first clockwise, then counterclockwise.Motion in straight lines. Move your eyes intensively horizontally: left and right, vertically: up and down.Lighting up and going off. Squeeze and open your eyelids intensively.Diagonals. Focus your gaze on the lower left corner, as if looking over your left shoulder and focus your gaze on this point. After three blinks, repeat on the right side.Mirror diagonal. As in the previous exercise, turn your eyes to the upper left corner, then to the right.Dark recreation. Place a warm palm on your closed eyelids, cross your fingers on your forehead. Relax and try to get a deep black color.Lighting up and going off. Blink lightly and rapidly at least a hundred times.Bare eyes. Bring your pupils towards your nose. To perform this exercise, put the tip of your index finger on the bridge of your nose and look at it - then they will easily "merge".Work near or far. Go to the window and look closely at the nearby detail. It can be a leaf of a tree growing outside the window or a small dot of paper taped to the glass at eye level. Then draw an imaginary straight line over the selected point, enter the distance and direct your gaze far ahead, trying to see the most distant objects.
results
All the described recommendations allow you to restore reduced vision due to excessive work or prolonged exposure to a computer or TV screen. If the problem arose against the background of any pathology, it is necessary to determine and treat the cause of visual impairment.
Regular exercise and hygiene procedures will help maintain good vision and restore normal eye function.