The eye is not only an irreplaceable part of the human body, but also one of highest importance to life. To maintain a good vision for as long as possible it is essential to take good care of eyes each day.
Presented here are a series of eye exercises and eye care tips that promote relaxation of the eye, or strengthens and conditions them.
Somebody say that vision is “90% mental and 10% physical”.
Doing these exercises can give relief for tired eyes.

General exercises:

• Palming. To rest and relax your eyes, sit comfortably in front of a table, resting your elbows on a stack of cushions high enough to bring your palms easily to your eyes without stooping forward or looking up. Close your eyes and cover them with your cupped palms to exclude light, avoiding pressure on the sockets. Breathe slowly and calmly, relaxing and imagining deep blackness. Begin by doing this for 10 minutes, two or three times a day.

• Swinging. Relax and keep the eyes mobile. Stand up and focus on a distant point, swaying gently from side to side. Repeat 100 times daily, blinking as you sway. Blinking cleans and lubricates the eyes, which is especially important if you spend a lot of time in front of a computer.

• Colour day. You may be asked to have a ‘colour day.’ Choose a colour and look out for it throughout the day. When you see it, be aware of the colour rather than the form. For example, if it is a red truck, experience the shade of red, not the truck.

• Sunning. Try to do this once a day. It requires a sunny day, or a good quality desk lamp with an incandescent bulb. The exercise is simple. Close your eyes. Look directly at the sun through your closed eyes. While facing the sun, slowly rotate your head from side to side as far as you can. This gets the sunlight on the peripheral vision, and it helps bring more blood circulation to your neck. Do this for 3 to 5 minutes. It is amazing, even on a cold day, how warm the sun feels on your eyes.

Exercises for tired eyes:

• Sitting down-keep eyes tightly shut for 3-5 sec, and then keep them open for the same time. Repeat 6-8 times. Exercise strengthens muscles of the eyelid, improves blood circulation and relaxes muscles of the eyes.

• Sitting down-blink rapidly during 1-2 min. Improves blood circulation.

• Standing up-look directly in front for 2-3 sec. Then lift a finger on distance of 25-30 cm. from eyes and look at a tip of a finger. Keep looking at it for 3-5 sec, then lower a hand. Repeat 10-12 times.

• Sitting down-close eyes and massage eyelids with your fingers by circular movements for 1 min. Relaxes eye muscles and improves blood circulation.

• Sitting down-press upper eyelids slightly with three fingers of each hand and hold for 1-2 sec. epeat 3-4 times. Exercise improves circulation of an intraocular liquid.

Strengthening eye muscles:

• Shut your eyes tight and count to 5, then open and again count to 5.

• Blink fast, counting to 10, squeeze eyes shut for 2-3 sec, then open them.Repeat 4-5 times.

• Slowly roll your eyes from left to right 2 times then from right to left 2 times. Pause for couple of seconds. Repeat 2-4 times.

• Fill a bowl with very cold water. Lower a face into the water for 25 seconds. Pick it up and wait for 30 sec, then again lover upper part of the face (eyes and forehead) into the water and open eyes for a few seconds. Repeat few times.

General tips when doing eye exercises:

– Please take off your glasses or contact lenses, you will then feel more comfortable and relaxed.

- When doing the exercises, intensely concentrate on your eyes. Feel them working and coming to life again!

- Do them on a regular basis, e.g. ideally 3 times a day. The results will be better.

Documentary sources:
http://www.themedicinehut.com
http://www.indoindians.com

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