Eye exercises: Some tips and techniques

Like
any other muscle, the eye muscles also require exercise to be healthy and
strong. 

Most of the time, we shift our gaze at least from reading, as in
reading, and turn our heads if we want to look elsewhere. By rotating the eyes
in every direction, without turning your head.

A
condition known as digital eye strain is common among people working on
computers throughout the day. This condition can cause:

·      
Dry
eyes

·      
Eye
strain

·      
Blurred
vision

·      
Headache

Some
simple eye exercises can help you improve digital eye strain symptoms.

How
to do eye exercises

Here
are some different types of eye exercises that you can try depending on your
needs.

Change
focus

This
practice works by challenging your focus. This should be done from a sitting
position.

·      
Grab
your pointer finger a few inches away from your eye.

·      
Focus
on your finger.

·      
While
moving your focus, slowly move your finger away from your face.

·      
Look
away for a moment, in the distance.

·      
Focus
on your raised finger and slowly bring it back towards your eye.

·      
Look
away and focus on something in the distance.

      Repeat
three cycles.

Near
and far focus

This
is another focus exercise. As with the previous one, this should be done from a
sitting position.

·      
Keep
your thumb about 10 inches away from your face and focus on it for 10-15 seconds.

·      
Locate
an object about 10 to 20 feet away, and focus on it for 15 seconds.

·      
Return
your attention to your thumb.

   Repeat
five cycles.

Figure
eight

This
exercise should also be done from the sitting position.

  

·      
Pick
a point on the floor about 10 feet in front of you and focus on it.

·      
Trace
an imaginary figure eight(rotate diagonally) with your eyes.

·      
Keep
tracing for 30 seconds, then switch directions.

20-20-20 rules

Stretching
of the eyes is a real problem for many people. Human eyes are not considered to
be sticking to a single object for extended periods of time. 

If you work at a
computer all day, the 20-20-20 rules can help prevent digital eye strain. 

To
apply this rule, every 20 minutes, watch something at a distance of 20 feet for
20 seconds.