Eye exercise programs are not meant to replace your glasses or contact lenses, but they can provide tone and elasticity to the muscles in your eyes. This can promote a general sense of well being, as stress in the eyes can cause anxiety and tension, according to the website Holistic Online. Yoga has specific eye exercise programs that are easy to follow. Additionally to stress relief, eye exercises will bring fresh blood supply to your eye or ophthalmic nerves, potentially promoting a clearer vision. Always consult your eye doctor before engaging in any eye exercises if you are under treatment or have sensitive vision.
Up, Down and Side-to-Side Eye Exercise
Moving your eyes up and down as far as they can reach and then to the right and left will help stretch the muscles of your eyes. You should rest in between sessions by blinking rapidly a few times and closing them to promote rest. You can use your two index fingers or two pencils to give your eyes something to focus on that is not too fat away. Keeping your finger or pencil at eye level, move the right one to the right side, following it with your eyes as far as they can reach. Leaving the right hand in this position, do the same for the left side. These positions will serve as markers for your eyes to perform the exercise successfully.
Changing Vision Eye Exercise
The changing vision exercise program is designed to work with your depth perception by shifting your vision from far away objects to close ones. Hold a pencil under your nose and while looking at it, move it away from your face slowly, keeping it at nose level, until it is no longer blurry. Keep the pencil in that position and shift your gaze beyond the it to an object that you can see clearly. Shift back to the pencil and back to the object beyond it. After repeating this a few times, you can blink quickly a few times and close your eyes tightly to give them rest and recovery.
Palming Eye Exercise
Palming is an eye exercise recommended by the U.S. government's Occupational Health Services AdvanceMed Hanford office. It consists of cupping the palms of your hands over your eyes so you can focus on darkness for one to three minutes. It is an exercise that promotes rest while still engaging your optical nerves and eye muscles.
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