According to the Gordin Medical Clinic website, symptoms of eyestrain include twitching eyelids, watery eyes and burning sensation. Reading, driving, working on the computer or watching any point of focus for an extended period of time can lead to eyestrain. Eye training can help your eyes relax, and some training may strengthen and condition your eyes. However, eye exercises do not help vision abnormalities such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. For vision problems, see an eye doctor, or ophthalmologist.
Closed Roll
Rolling your closed eyes can help moisturize and relax your extraocular eye muscles to prevent fatigue. Look straight ahead and close your eyes. Keep your eyes closed and move them up toward the ceiling without moving your chin. Then slowly move your eyes down and toward the floor while your chin is still and your eyes closed. Slowly move your eyes all the way to the left then all the way to the right. Make a semicircle by moving your eyes slowly along the top of the ocular range and end on the left side. Blink a few times with your eyes closed. Repeat this exercise by moving your eyes up, down, right, left and making a semicircle slowly along the bottom of your ocular range over to the right side. Blink a few times with your eyes closed to complete this exercise.
Stamina
According to the Gordin Medical Clinic website, alternative focus points can help build eye stamina and prevent eye fatigue that occurs with close tasks. Take a book outside or into a large room and hold a page of text as close to your face as possible while maintaining focus and without straining your eyes. Focus on the text for 15 seconds. Then look at another focus point 10 or more feet away. Focus on the distant point for 15 seconds. Repeat this exercise five times.
Convergence
Your eyes converge when they focus on close tasks and objects. Convergence exercises strengthen the eye's coordination, enhance your ability to focus the eye, prevent eyestrain and may eliminate floaters that occur with tired eyes. Exercise your ocular convergence by picking up a pencil and extending your arm fully in front of you face. Focus on a single spot on the pencil and slowly move the pencil toward your nose without shifting focus. Move the pencil toward your face until you see a double image of the pencil. Do this exercise 10 times per sitting, and up to four times a day to improve your ability to focus at closer distances.
Coordination
Draw imaginary numbers for eye strength and coordination. For example, draw the number eight with your eyes while keeping your chin still. Draw the number eight by starting in a clockwise direction seven times, then shift and start in a counter-clockwise direction seven times. Complete a total of 14 repetitions. Blink a few times to relax and moisturize your eyes. Flip the number eight over on its side and complete another 14 repetitions by drawing it horizontally with seven clockwise and seven counter-clockwise sets.
