Eye exercises to improve eyesight

Eye, it's an organ that contains light sensitive cells associated with nerve fibers through which the light enter into the eye is converted into nervous impulses and the eye exercise is the one that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of defective eye movement.

Eye exercises helps to remove eyestrain and tension and also the need for glasses and contact lens. Health of the eye depends on the strength of the eye muscle, so it is necessary to keep eye muscle well exercised and well toned. Daily 15 minutes exercising of eye may make your eye to look young and it may also increase the blood circulation. Eye exercise will lighten the dark circles around the eye. It will also improve the vision and concentration.

Exercises may not be helpful for all conditions in eye, but it is good for double vision, blurry vision, headaches and eyestrain. Let's see about the eye exercises to improve eyesight. Do rub your hands and make them warm, then close your eyes and keep the warm hands in your eyes. Do this regularly for twice a day. Close your eyes look directly into the sun with your closed eyes, and then slightly rotate your head side to side which will increase your blood circulation to your neck. Close your eyes tightly and squeeze it, so that muscles will have good contraction.

Do blinking often, since it moistens your eyes and reduces eye tension. Sit or stand and hold a pencil in one hand and then extend your arms up to your eye level. Look at one letter at the side of the pencil and slowly bend your elbow towards you, you will be able to see the letter without any blurriness, and then bring the pencil as close as to your nose without the letter blurring.

Close your eyes tightly for 3-5 seconds and then open those for 3-5 seconds repeat it for 7 to 8 times. Do gentle massage to the eyes. Slightly press the upper eyelids by three fingers. Sit, relax and roll your eyes clockwise and anti clockwise. Focus on distant objects and then nearer objects and do repeat this for 10-15 seconds. Focus on objects at distance and with low contrasting background. Make up and down eye movement, starting form up to down.

But before doing all these exercises, do consider your optometrist, since irregular or incorrect exercises may also damage the eyes. Wash your hands before starting any of these exercises to avoid irritation in eyes. Do not give more pressure to eyes. Today large percentage of people depend on glasses or contacts, to avoid these conditions, make your eyes to get adjusted to light conditions, always moisten your eyes, since it will enhance the visual acuity, prevent the formation of cataracts in the eyes.

True happiness is not found in a smile, but with the eyes. So, always be ready to take a little care on eyes, and practice eye exercises to improve your eyesight and concentration.