Cataracts refer to the thin membrane lens of the eye becoming cloudy or blurred eventually leading to impaired vision or blindness, according to Eyes.com. Having cataracts removed from your eyes requires an invasive surgical procedure. After surgery, you can complete a series of eye exercises that can benefit your recovery process. Speak to a medical doctor for more information on eye exercises and cataract surgery recovery.
Lens Focusing
One exercise you can complete at home involves focusing and refocusing the lens on your eye. According to the Health Learning Info website, a method known as tromboning can be beneficial to the recovering eye-surgery patient. This method refers to holding an object in your hand and slowly moving it closer to your face and then back out again. In other words, you are moving your arm as if playing a trombone musical instrument. During these movements, you will focus on the object during its path away from and toward your face. This will force your eye lenses to adjust according to the object's distance from your face.
Eye Stretches
Another group of exercises that you can use to help recover from cataract surgery involves "stretching" the eyes in their sockets, according to the Holistic Online website. For example, you can begin this exercise by focusing on a distant object in any room. After focusing for a few seconds on this object, move your eyes down toward a point on the floor directly in front of you. Next, move your eyes up toward the ceiling, again focusing on a new point. From this position, roll your eyes to either side of your face in order to stretch in all fields of your vision. Repeat this exercise as often as comfort will allow multiple times a day.
Vision Distraction
Distracting your field of vision with an object can also stimulate the lens of your eye to refocus, leading to an effective exercise to use following surgery. For example, you can focus on an object across the room for a short period of time before moving a small object up to your nose, such as a pen or pencil. While moving this object into your field of vision, attempt to remain focused on the object across the room. Your eyes will naturally refocus onto the new object, and then focus once more on the distant object after lowering the distraction.
