At the moment, ophthalmologists have developed many methods to improve visual abilities.How effective is eye gymnastics?Vision restoration exercises will only show the result if they are performed regularly and combined with other methods of therapy.
Every second resident has some visual damage.You can completely restore the visual function with laser correction only.
Experts distinguish two types of myopia - false and true.With false short -sightedness, the deterioration of visual abilities occurs as a result of a spasm of accommodation.Most often, the spasm of the eye muscles is observed in childhood and adolescence, as well as in people who experience prolonged eye loads.If you identify pathology at an early stage, visual gymnastics will really help restore visual function.
With true myopia, the decline in vision does not occur due to the spasm of accommodation, but as a result of the growth of the eyeball.In this case, the exercises are not able to return normal vision.However, this does not mean that they are useless.
Eye exercises will help relieve surge, improve blood microcirculation and metabolism in the eyeballs, which will allow the clarity of vision, but to avoid the progression of the disease.
Universal gymnastics
There are universal eyes for the eyes that allow you to maintain the visual function.Such gymnastics is suitable for people whose work is related to the constant fatigue of the visual organs and children who tend to have myopia.
You should perform exercise regularly: A few minutes a day are enough:
- Close your eyes for 5 seconds, then open your eyes wide for 5 seconds.Perform 7-10 times.
- It often flashes in 60 seconds.
- With a hand forward, keep your finger look for a few seconds and then look at the distant object for 2-3 seconds.Repeat 10 times.
- Moving the eyeballs diagonally: from the upper left corner to the right, then, on the contrary.Repeat 4 times.
- Take the upper eyelid with pillows on your fingers, moving from the inner corner of the eye to the outer (1 minute).
- Easily pressing your fingers forever, massage them for 2 seconds, after a short break, repeat 4-6 times.
- Drive your eyes in a circle clockwise, then in the opposite direction (5 times).
- Eye movement horizontally.The gaze slowly moves first to the right, then to the left, the head should be stationary.Repeat 10 times.
- In the same way, move the eye vertically up and down.
- In the still position of the head, cover the eyes, then make movements with your eyes up and down, left-right without opening the eyelids.6 times.
By regularly training the visual apparatus, you can improve your blood microcirculation, relax the muscle apparatus, strengthen your eyelids, and also avoid many vision problems.
A complex of exercises for my short -sightedness
Myopia is a pathology in which one is not able to clearly see objects remotely located.Glasses with diopters or contact lenses will help adjust vision, but you can only get rid of myopia only surgically.
Occulists strongly recommend performing eye gymnastics daily: designed specifically for myopia, this will help to stop the progression of the disease and maintain visual function.
The following exercises will help improve blood flow to the eyes and enrich the tissues of the visual organs:
- flashing for a minute;
- The point is fixed to the window glass.You need to stay at a distance of 1 meter from the window, select a distant element.Alternatively, translate from the markers to the site.Repeat 10 times;
- Movement of eyeballs from left to right and back, as well as up and down.In each direction from 7-8 approaches;
- Turn clockwise and back (8 times);
- Close your eyes brightly for 5 seconds and then open the eyelids wide.
You can reduce fatigue and strengthen the eye muscles with the help of workouts:
- With a fixed head, open a wide eyelid, draw eight with a look (5-7 times);
- Relieves tension from eye muscle massage.The eyelids are a massage in circular motions for at least 2-3 minutes;
- The head slowly rotates to the right as the eyeball moves in the opposite direction.Return to the starting position, then repeat in the other direction (4 approaches);
- The hand is placed 30 cm from the eyes.Stretching the finger, they first look, then the other eye of the finger for 5 seconds.Repeat 10 times;
- The right hand is extended forward, they fix the eye on the tip of the finger.The hand moves slowly to the right, following the finger (6 times).Such an exercise is performed with the left hand.
Myopia is the reason to start participating in eye gymnastics as soon as possible: this is the only way to achieve a steady result.
Farsightedness gymnastics
Fruise is the inability to view closely located objects.The progression of the disease can lead to the fact that you can lose the ability to see clearly in the distance.
In order to prevent a decline in vision, eye training should be done daily, at least 2 times a day.Movements are performed smoothly without overvoltage of the visual apparatus:
- Moving apples for eyes effortlessly on the side (from left to right and back, as well as up and down).
- Extend your hand at a distance of 30 cm, keep your eyes at a removed point for 5 seconds, then move your eyes to your finger (5-10 times).
- Sit straight, slowly turn your head aside, while moving your gaze at the same time.Return to the starting position and repeat in the opposite direction (7-10 times).
- In a sitting position, stretch your hand forward 45 cm from the eyes.Drive your finger in a circle, looking at his gaze (10 times).The exercise is repeated with the other hand in the opposite direction.
You can only achieve a positive gymnastics with full -time training.You should not refuse hours at the first signs of improvement.
Eye exercises for glaucoma
Glaucoma is a serious ophthalmic disease that is characterized by an increase in eye pressure.Medicines as well as laser or surgery are used to treat this pathology.
Eye gymnastics will become useful, the purpose of which is to improve the circulation of intraocular fluid.For this it is recommended to perform the following exercises:
- Refrigerator massage in a circle for 3 minutes, alternating circular motions with progressive;
- The fingers are applied to the bridge of the nose, moving up and down, towards the eyebrows to the hair and back line.Perform 2 minutes;
- The above fingers massage the temporal region and the outer corners of the eyes for 3 minutes;
- Finger pillows are made by light movements on the forehead;
- rotation with eyeballs in a circle clockwise (30 seconds), repeated in the opposite direction;
- Close your eyes effortlessly, with the tip of your fingers it is easy to knead the eyelids with rotating movements for 2 minutes;
- Keep your head directly, move the eyeball to the right, keep your eyes for 5 seconds, then look to the left for 5 seconds;
- Frequent blinking in 60 seconds.After you relax for 10 seconds, run three times;
- Open the eyelids slowly, then slowly cover (10 times);
- Alternative concentration of view on a nearby and remote object.Repeat 10 times.
Ocular simulators
Eye simulators are widely used in ophthalmic practice in both adults and children.There are currently special programs for treating and preventing a decline in vision:
- Trinar glasses.Such devices are a plastic base with perforated lenses.During the eye through the holes, light falls on the retina through the central axis, increasing the clarity of the topic in question.Systematic use of glasses (10-15 minutes three times a day) will help relieve muscle tension, relax the muscles, improve blood flow and metabolic processes in the tissues of the eyes.
- Professor Simulator.The doctor has developed a special simulator that allows you to remove the visual fatigue and relax your muscles.The simulator is colored rings and lines drawn on paper with signs.It can be done independently, hang on the wall and move through the trajectory with eyes, 5-6 times a day for 20 movements.
- Palmation.American ophthalmologist W. Bates offered its own version of eye training - palmation, relaxation of the eye muscles.The eyelids are covered with their palms, trying not to touch them for 1 minute.The purpose of the exercise is the maximum relaxation of the eyeballs.
- Computer simulators.For people who spend on the computer for a long time, special programs have been developed, which after a certain time offers to rest and give a break to their eyes.

In childhood, an ophthalmos "bird", schematic simulators with patterns, bright lines and geometric shapes are used.
Exercises for children
The following exercises with your baby should be performed every day in a playful way:
- Easy to massage the eyelids, tapping with finger pillows;
- Move your eyes to a circle, first in one, then in the other direction;
- often blinks;
- Translate the eyes to the right to the left, from top to bottom, diagonally;
- translating the gaze of alternation of a narrowly positioned, then on a distant object;
- Close your eyes hard, count to 5, then open your eyes;
- Another simple exercise suitable for children of different ages is to extract the appearance of different figures.It can be a rectangle, circle, spirals, snakes, curls.For this purpose, adults show photos and invite children to look at them.
Eye gymnastics for children will improve blood circulation in the tissues of the eyes, will strengthen the oculomotor muscles, relieve tension and most importantly - prevent a decline in vision.
A combination of exercises with other treatments
You can completely restore lost vision with laser technology only.However, you can maintain a visual function at the right level by combining eye gymnastics with other methods of therapy:
- use of contact lenses or glasses;
- Treatment with medicines.To relax the muscles of the eye periodically, use the drops prescribed by optometrist;
- Proper nutrition.In the daily diet it is necessary to include fresh vegetables and fruits, vegetable juices, fruits (blueberries, linguries, blackberries), as well as foods containing zinc;
- The use of vitamin complexes for the eyes.
Despite the fact that eye gymnastics is not able to completely restore the clarity of vision, it has a positive effect in the work of the visual apparatus.Regular training will help to restore blood flow, relieve eye fatigue and prevent more vision of vision.