Most Common Causes of Eyesight Problems

Some other most common causes of eyesight problems are:

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Doing close-up work when you are tired. This includes just about any type of work that requires prolonged eye concentration, including reading.

2. Bad posture. One of the most overlooked reasons for poor eyesight is bad posture. Bad posture while reading,
writing, working or even while watching TV is harmful for the eyes and negatively impacts vision in the long run.

3. Fluorescent lighting. Since fluorescent lights are very energy efficient, they are commonly used not only in most
working areas but in many homes. However, fluorescent lighting as well as modern energy saving lighting is bad for your eyes.

4. Air conditioning. Air conditioning is a necessity nearly throughout the year. Despite all the positive sides of air
conditioning, it has a bad effect on the eyes. Conditioned air is very dry and carries all sorts of dust and other airborne particles that directly damage the eye and ultimately lead to serious eye diseases.

Avoid
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Bright sunlight, Reading in poor light, or In a lying down position, Reading or writing in a moving train, Plane, car or bus, Watching television for too long, or Working at a computer for long hours.

These causes stress on the eyes, and contracts the eye muscles, which leads to deteriorating eyesight or pain in the eyes.

Here are some useful ayurvedic tips for tackling minor eye problems and maintaining general eye health:
1. For burning sensation in eyes, pour two to three drops of castor oil or basil leaf extract into each eye can be beneficial. 2. In case the eye appears to be reddened, try making an eye pack of Picchi (Jasminum grandiflorum). Else, sprinkling one or two drops of rosewater can also be refreshing. 3. Certain herbal oils such as ponnanganni thailam, karisalaankanni thailam and amalakki herbal oil can be massaged on to the hair before bath. 4. Every morning, pour one to two drops of basil leaf extract, or rosewater into each eye, to improve eyesight. 5. Dip few petals of Nandyarvattam (East Indian rosebay, chameli) plant in water and keep it overnight. Wash eyes with this water early in the morning. 6. The leaves of Adalotakam (Malabar nut, Adusa) are also an excellent medicine for improving eyesight. These are used as an eye pack to maintain general eye health. 7. Washing eyes with tender coconut water every day can go a long way in improving eyesight. 8. Ayurvedic herbs such as amla and garlic can help improve vision. Even Bhringraj herb or amla oil can be applied to improve vision. 9. Another ayurvedic tip to improve eyesight is to consume a mixture of cardamom seeds with one tablespoon of honey every day. 10. Triphala is said to be excellent for eye health, particularly blurred vision. It also helps prevent cataract problems. Also, add triphala powder to water and wash eyes with this solution to cure any eye problems and improve vision. 11. Ayurveda also recommends meditation by focusing on candle flame in a dark room. It helps improve eyesight. 12. Diet also plays a major role in improving eyesight. A diet that includes apples, grapes, spinach, carrots and cucumber juice are all excellent for eyesight. Foods such as oranges, dates, tomatoes and turnips are also good. Also, try to include almonds and honey into your diet regularly.

For all eye problems, splash fresh, clean water on your eyes.
1. 2. Do eye exercises to tone your eyes. Remove your glasses or contact lenses while exercising. Other recommended Yoga exercises are Shirsasana, Sarvangasana, and Vipritkarni Mudra, for those who dont have cervical spondylosis, high myopia, hypertension, or pregnancy. The eyes obtain tremendous power by practicing these asanas. After doing Shirsasana, dont sit up or stand up immediately. Take rest in Shashankasana for some time. Other Yoga poses that strengthen eyes include: Bhujangasana, Shavasana, and Surya Namaskara.

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Regular practice of Bhramari, Aumkar, and Anulom-Vilom Pranayama can also perfuse the eyes with plenty of blood flow. 5. Constipation also affects our eyes. Therefore, it is essential that bowels get cleaned fully every day. For this, practice Yogamudra, Vajrasana (after the meals) and Shitali Pranayama, in the morning and evening. 6. (Periodic use of enema is also helpful.) 7. Practice of Jal netikriya can balance the breathing system of the nose. Along with that, it is very beneficial to the eyesight. 8. Practicing of deep breathing and meditation also can give rest to the eyes, and increase their working capacity. 9. Practicing of concentration, or Trataka, by sitting in front of a flame, also gives special strength to the working system of the eyes. 10. Every four to six months, or at minimum once a year, your eyes should be checked for their visual capacity even though our eyes are normal. 11. In India, the self urine therapy experiment, to wash the eyes, is popular. It increases the working capacity of the eyes and removes stress.

Some tips
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. First thing in morning. Drink Glass of warm water when you get. Do gargle with water and put some splashes of water in your eyes with your hands. Dont use too much force while doing Yoga from Low, Medium & High; you have to use medium force while doing kapalbhati and others. Use organic shampoos or homemade shampoos. Avoid drinking Pop/Soft drinks. Eat green vegetables. Dont forget GOD.

Diet and Home remedies to get rid of spectacles:

1. 2. Drink plenty of water as it hydrates the skin and helps to remove toxins. Take fruits and vegetables, which contain more of Vitamin A, in good quantity. All red and yellow colored fruit are recommended. 3. First thing in the morning lemon water (lukewarm) with two teaspoons honey. 4. Breakfast Have munacca (Dry fruit) (10-15 no.) and figs (2-4 no.); they should be soaked overnight in water in a glass container after being cleaned thoroughly. They should be taken along with the water, in which they were soaked. Chew well. If you are still feeling hungry, then after half an hour gap, take seasonal fruit, such as mangoes, banana, apple, apricot, and papaya all red and yellow colored fruit. Eating one variety of fruit each time is very beneficial. 5. Lunch Chapattis of wheat flour with extra bran + seasonal vegetables (lauki, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, drumsticks, cauliflower, spinach, salad) and curd. 6. Evening Carrot juice, vegetable soup, lemon water honey 7. Dinner Same as lunch or Dalia (Broken Wheat) 8. Avoid white sugar and use little salt. Use honey or brown sugar. 9. Consuming good amount of apple and grapes helps in improving your eyesight. 10. Cucumber juice does wonders for your eyesight as it tries to improve it immensely. 11. Consuming blueberry juice also considered to be very useful for your eyes.

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Perform Netra Basti which is bathing your eyes with clarified butter to reduce eye strain and to improve eyesight. Increase the intake of foods rich in Vitamin A like pumpkin and carrot Increase the intake of fresh fruits and vegetables particularly green leafy vegetables. Minimize TV viewing and working on the laptop While watching TV maintain distance Taking a 5-10 minutes breaking after every half-an-hour of TV watching or laptop working. During the breaking go out and try to look at the distant nature as far as possible Whenever you feel the tiredness of eyes, wash them with cold water or close your eyes for a while Compulsorily meditate at least for 15 minutes a day Try to go out to a park and keep looking at the greenery continuously for some time. Wake up early in the morning and try to see the light of red sun. Eat green leafy vegetables. One should have proper sleep that is sleep for 6-8 hours regularly. Have half of onion daily at your dinner time. You can also try vitamin A supplements. Sit on a terrace where you can see far off objects on the horizon. Look at a distant object and then look at the tip of your nose. Look from one to the other object 10 times. Close your eyes for a second and resume the exercise. Repeat five times and rest your eyes. Soak almond in water overnight and eat them the next morning. This will help in treating the disorder and improving vision. Grated potato can also prove to be effective for curing eye problems including blurred vision. This is most beneficial if the condition is associated with pain and swelling of the eye. Take a cotton bud and dip in cucumber juice. Apply the soaked cotton bud on closed eyelids to treat the condition. Rosewater is also a good cure for eye vision. Dip a cotton bud in rosewater and apply over your eyes. Avoid consumption of jams, tea, White bread, coffee, meat and eggs as these food substances may aggravate the condition. These food substances often play havoc with the overall body system and hamper the normal functioning of vital body organs. Pick a simple object (I'm going to use a lit candle as an example), and place it about three feet in front of you. Sit in a comfortable position and gaze steadily at the flame, without strain and without blinking. After a period your eyes will begin to water. At this point close and rest them, continuing to "see" the flame in your mind's eye. When this image fades, repeat the process. Continue for as long as you feel comfortable, building up to about 15 minutes if so desired.

Eating Fruits and Vegetables Good for Eyesight Improves Vision Naturally
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Good Habits for Healthy Eyes and Better Vision

Top Good Habits for Healthy Eyes 1. Balance work and relaxation. 2. Be active. 3. Mind your diet. 4. Create a vision friendly working environment. 5. Blink regularly. 6. Check your eyes regularly. 7. Wear correct eye prescription. 8. Think positive: Be optimistic and repeat to yourself My eyes are beautiful or I feel great even if my vision is not perfect.

Meditation and Visualization

1. Sit comfortably in vajrasana, padmasana or siddhasana. Normalize the pace of your breathing, close your eyes and relax. Be aware of your eyes and the tissues surrounding them. Mentally, let all the organs, glands, cells and tissues in this area relax. Talk to them in your mind, as if they are your friends. Tell them sincerely to relax and function in a rhythmic and harmonious manner. Slowly, concentrate your awareness on your eyeball and create its mental picture. If you are myopic, tell your eyes to contract enough to allow the image to coincide on the retina. If you are long-sighted, tell your eyes to elongate enough to allow the image to coincide on the retina. Supplement your visualization with some catchy affirmation such as: "My eyes perform better than the best automatic cameras I have ever known." Practice this visualization meditation at least for 15-20 minutes twice a day.

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Imagination for better eyesight

1. This is another exercise to improve visual concentration. First lie on your back facing up. Your palms should face the ceiling and your legs should be about shoulder-width apart. If you are doing this exercise in your office then sit comfortably in your chair. Close your eyes. Breathe into your stomach. Feel it expand as it fills with air. Continue breathing in and out for a few minutes and then open your eyes. Pick a stationary object to look at. Close your eyes again and continue looking at that object. This exercise helps to relax your eyes. It also balances mental focus with imagination.

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How to Reduce Eye Number

Here are some effective ways to lower eyeglass lenses number: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Palming is known to have help patients reduce their eye prescription numbers. Take frequent breaks while working on a computer or while reading. This will lessen the strain on your eye muscles. Consciously blinking your eyes while you are at work, especially when focused on one object for long time, is beneficial for your eyes. Some people believe that beta-carotene helps improve eyesight. Carrot is a rich source of beta-carotene. Vitamin A intake will help children with refractory error and also people with high eye numbers at an early age. Vitamin A can be found in its natural form in carrots, cod liver oil, cantaloupes, winter squash, and spinach. Other eye exercises include closing the eye and placing the palm over it. Move the eye slowly, upward, and downward and right to left five to ten times.

There Are Few Tips I Would Like To Give You to Remove Spectacles
1. Take bucket full water dip you face in it and slowly open your eyes inside the water and roll eyes. It not cleanses your eyes but also enhances your vision. Do it for at least 5 minutes every day (Fill the sink with cold water and try to blink while your face is down in the water.The blood circulation tremendously speeds up inside of little eye blood vessels at this moment, so, please, do not get scared when you look at yourself in the mirror right at the end of this procedure.) Take a pencil and hold it ten centimeters away between your both the eyes and try to concentrate on it with both the eyes. Its bit tiring but has good results. Watch television from a distance of at least 15ft. Yoga is also very helpful in improving vision. Meditation is good. Its basically done closing your eyes and concentration and become thoughtless, it stores the positive energy in oneself and closed eyes during meditation doesnt let out the energy and helps in enhancing the vision. On computers work in breaks and keep splashing water on eyes if you feel that eyes are tired. Wash eyes after watching television, before retiring to bed, as you come home after a long tiring day outdoors, and also after reading for a considerable time at a stretch. Do not watch television unblinkingly.

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Sunbathing the Eyes

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Early morning, allow indirect Sunlight into the eyes (closed eye lids). Keep your feet a foot apart, let your arms hang loosely at the sides, and be as relaxed as possible; sway the body gently from side-to-side like a pendulum, for three to five minutes. Hot Sun at noon should be avoided. At Sunrise, and Sunset, look directly into the Sun for a short period of time; it should be stopped as soon as the Sun causes discomfort. After the Sun treatment, come to the shade and place a piece of cold wet cloth on the closed eye lids for two minutes. Sprinkle cold water over your eyes, and then dry them with a soft piece of cloth. Open your eyes wide and look at the sun. Take several deep but gentle breaths. Feel the suns energy going into your eyes and down to your belly button - if you cant feel it, just imagine it. After sun gazing, gently cover your eyes with your palms for a few minutes, whilst visualizing black velvet.

He should then open his eyes and blink about ten times at the sun and look at some greenery.

Gazing
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Moon-gazing (chandradhyana) is even more comfortable. Simply look at the moon, or stars, with relaxed, wideopen eyes.

Nasal gazing. This involves gazing slightly downwards to the tip of the nose. Eyebrow gazing. This involves gazing slightly upwards to the point between the eyebrows. Right shoulder gazing. Facing straight ahead, fix the gaze on the end of the right shoulder Left shoulder gazing. Facing straight ahead, fix the gaze on the end of the left shoulder

Trataka
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Light a candle, and keep it at eye level, at a distance of about two feet. Sit comfortably and gaze at the candle flame or a picture of 'Om', without blinking, for about 2-3 minutes. If eyes begin to water before that, close the eyes. Once the eyes are closed, try to gaze internally at the after-image of the candle flame, at the back of your minds eye. Repeat this whole routine one more time. Then, slowly get up and fill your mouth with water. Keeping this water in your mouth, wash the eyes with tap water.Then spit the water out. This water will be warm as heat gets released from the body. This has to be done twice, or until the water temperature gets normal. This is a must after this particular Kriya.

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This routine will help you strengthen and relax the eye muscles. Also, it is used as a practice for developing focus and concentration, and can be used as a prelude to Meditation.

Acupressure
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Make sure your fingernails are not long so that you dont damage the skin of the eyelids during the massage. Sit comfortably on a chair. The first two points you will be massaging are located at both sides of the bridge of your nose. Use your middle finger and massage these points gently, with circular movements. Next, massage the areas right under your pupils. The final massage spots are located at your temples. Apply the same gentle, circular movements used on the previous two massage areas. The whole massage session should take about 3-5 minutes. Eye Problems: The between the first and the second toes of each foot. (Swami Ramdev).

Green therapy.
1. 2. 3. All you need to do is spend a couple of minutes staring at something green located at reasonable distance. Our eyes relax while looking at far away objects. Give yourself a break and dedicate a couple of minutes per hour to look at a tree outside your building or at the plant in the far away corner of your room.

Contrast eye bathing:

1. 2. 3. Grab one piece of ice (any size) and stand beside sink filled with hot water. Rub the ice against the other hand to ensure that it wont stick to your skin and then make a few circles over your closed eyes with that piece of ice. Then right away splash your closed eyes with the hot water. Repeat it 7-8 times and all of the puffiness will be gone. .

Tea pads:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Make very strong tea (1 teaspoon on of a glass hot water), steep it for 3-5 minutes and strain. Put your hot tea either outside or into the fridge for a few minutes. Soak cotton pads in that tea, lie down on the bed (floor, sofa) without a pillow and place those soaked tea pads on your closed upper eyelids. The temperature of the tea is totally individual preference. Experiment with applying warm or cold tea soaked cotton pads on your eyes and find out what is the most comfortable temperature for you. The best timing for this procedure is 15-20 minutes.

Bahya Pranayam: External Breath

1. 2. Inhale deeply through your nose. First, feel the diaphragm move down, allowing the lungs to expand and forcing the abdomen out; then feel your chest expand with your collar bones rising last. Exhale forcefully. Use your stomach and diaphragm to push the air from your body. Forced exhalation means that the contraction of your stomach muscles helps push the air out of your body. It does not mean that the exhalation should be uncomfortable for you in any way. Touch your chin to your chest and suck in your stomach completely. The goal is to leave a hollow below your ribcage, making it look like the front muscle wall of your abdomen is pressed against the back. Hold this position -- and your breath -- for as long as is comfortable. Lift your chin and breathe in slowly. Allow your lungs to completely fill with air.

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Repeat 3 to 5 times.

How to Do a Lion Pose in Yoga

1. 2. 3. Sit up on the knees with the heels of the feet pressed against the buttocks and the calves of the legs flat on the floor. Place the balls of the hands on the knees, straighten the arms and keep the back erect and the head straight. Inhale while leaning forward slightly, stretching the mouth the jaws as wide as possible, extend the tongue out and downward as much as possible, fix your gaze either at the tip of the nose or between the eyebrows and stretch the fingers straight out from the knees. Hold the posture for the duration of the inhaled breath then exhale, relaxing the forward stretch, dropping the fingers to the knees and closing the mouth and eyes.

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How to Do a Sarvangasana in Yoga

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Lie down in Savasana. Bring both your legs together, and move both your arms close to the body. Bend and raise the Knee. Now pressing your hand against the floor lift the legs up in the air with the knee being bent. Now support your back your hand. Now straighten your knees so that your entire body should be perpendicular to the head and the floor. The hand should support the back and not the hips. The weight of the entire body should be distributed between the shoulder and the hand is just to support, dont load your hands. If you find this difficult, you can start off with supporting your hips and slowly working your hands down to the back of your rib cage and thereby slowly making your body straight and perpendicular to the floor. The correct alignment should be the legs, the hips and the back should be in a straight line, take the help of a friend to determine if the position is right. To come back to rest. Bend your knees and bring it close to your head, and then slowly roll out to rest the body on the floor Lie down in savasana for a minute.

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Sarvangasana should be done for 8 to 10 minutes to get maximum benefit, but to start off with you can do it for one minute and gradually increase the duration.

Technique for Surya Namaskar:

Lie down on your back, in a quiet place. Place the arms beside the body, palms upturned. Keep heels slightly apart. Breathe slowly and deeply, feeling a sense of calm relaxation come over your whole body. Concentrate on loosening all tensions. The following variation will increase your ability to relax: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Slowly inhale through the nostrils (always breathe through the nostrils during yoga, since the tiny hairs strain out impurities) and tense the ankles, feet and toes. Hold the breath while you tighten the muscles. Exhale and relax. Slowly inhale and contract the kneecaps, calves, ankles, feet and toes. Hold and tighten. Exhale and relax. Slowly inhale, contracting all the muscles of the abdomen, pelvic area, hips, thighs, kneecaps, calves, ankles, feet and toes. Hold the breath and tighten the muscles. Exhale and relax. Inhale. Tense the neck, shoulders, arms and elbows, wrists, hands and fingers, chest muscles, down to the toes. Hold and tense. Exhale and relax. Inhale and contract the scalp, the tiny muscles of the face, the forehead; squint the eyes, wrinkle the nose and mouth, tighten the tongue, constrict the throat and tighten the whole body. Hold and feel the terrible tension. Exhale and relax. Now, let the strain melt into the floor. Feel heavy. Enjoy the support of the floor. Sense the tingling of fresh circulation, the new muscle tone and emotional calm.

Technique for Shitali Pranayama

1. 2. 3. 4. Sit straight on the floor. Open your mouth slightly, in such a way that the tip of your tongue should be closer to both lines of the teeth. Inhale fresh air slowly and steadily through and between the lines of the teeth with a medium speed. Inhaling should be in such a way that the incoming air touches the tongue all the way from the tip to the very base. When you have inhaled enough air, exhale through both nostrils at a medium speed. Again inhale through the mouth in the same way and continue this process for up to 5 rounds.

Some More Suggestions

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For all eye problems, keep the eyes clean. Splash fresh, clean water on the eyes, 10-15 times, at least twice a day. Dampen wads of cotton-wool with pure Organic Rose Water and place over closed eyes. Relax for 10 minutes that way. The cooling effect of organic rose water helps cool tired eyes. Morning and evening walks rejuvenate the eyes, enhancing proper sight. Walking barefoot on the grass, in the morning, is very good for the eyes. In case you have access to Triphala, put a teaspoonful of Triphala powder in a glass of water, and let it stay overnight. Strain the water and wash the eyes with it. Improve your diet; enjoy Sunshine and fresh air. Winter Cherry (Ashwagandha) also helps strengthen vision. To improve eyesight, soak seven almonds overnight. Next morning, grind it to a paste, with seven peppers, and mix with water and sugar candy, using the same water in which it was soaked. Take this paste after meals, regularly, for a few months.

Technique
1. Move the eyeballs up, and look at the space between the eyebrow center; then lower the eyeballs and look at the tip of the nose. Dont move the head. See only by moving the eyeballs. Do it for eight to ten times. The cornea will be seen moving up and down. Then, take rest by closing the eyes. 2. 3. Move the eyeballs horizontally parallel to the floor in a straight line from right to left and from left to right side. Do it for eight to ten times. Then close the eyes for some moments and give rest to the eyes. Now, move the eyeballs on the left upper side and then the right lower side. After that, move it to the lower right and upper left sides, in oblique direction. Do it for eight to ten times. Then, take rest by closing the eyes for some time. 4. Now, reverse the sequence. Move the eyeballs on the upper right and then the lower left sides. After that move it on the lower left and then the upper right sides, in oblique direction for eight to ten times. Then, close the eyes and take rest for some time. 5. 6. 7. 8. Now, move the eyeballs from right to left and from left to right in an upper semi circle. Do it for eight to ten times. Then, by closing the eyes, take rest. Now, move the eyeballs from left to right and from right to left in the lower semi circle for eight to ten times. Then, take rest by closing the eyes for some time. Now, rotate the eyes clockwise, and then anticlockwise, in a circular motion. Do it for four to six times, on both sides. After that give rest to the eyes. Now, stretch the right arm forward, and keep it parallel to the floor. Keep the index finger vertically pointing up, and fix the eyes on the nail of the finger, or just beyond the nail. Now, see the finger with both the eyes. Gradually, bring the finger towards the nose, and keep it there for some time; then, take it away from it. You can do this four to five times. While focusing your attention on the finger, you will find you are not seeing one finger but two. Hence, in this exercise, eyes become eccentric. One finger will be the main finger, which is real, and the other will be an optical illusion. 9. In the end, blink the eyes eight to ten times. Now, rub the palms and create heat and do palming on the eyes repeating three times. The warm Prana current, flowing from the palms, relieves the tension and strain around the eye muscles.

Yoga Improves Eyesight

Note: Before starting these exercises, it is always recommended to splash your eyes with cold water a few times. Remember to keep the head and spine straight throughout the exercises.

Exercise 1: Palming
Sit quietly with eyes closed and take some deep breaths to relax yourself completely. Rub the palms of your hands vigorously, until they become warm and place the palms gently over your eye lids. Feel the warmth of the palms being transferred onto the eyes and the eye muscles relaxing. Your eyes are being bathed in soothing darkness. Stay in this position until the heat from the hands has been completely absorbed by the eyes. Keeping the eyes closed, lower the hands Once again rub the palms and repeat the process at least three times

Exercise 2: Blinking
Sit comfortably with your eyes open. Blink around 10 times very quickly. Close your eyes and relax for 20 seconds. Slowly take your attention to your breath. Repeat this exercise about 5 times.

Exercise 3: Sideways viewing

Sit with legs straight in front of the body. Now lift the arms keeping your fist closed and your thumbs pointing upward. Look at a point straight in front of you in level with your eyes. Keep the head in this fixed position, focus on the following one after the other, by shifting your vision to the Left thumb Space between the eyebrows Right thumb Space between the eyebrows Left thumb Repeat this exercise 10 to 20 times. After completing this exercise close your eyes and rest. Observe the following breathing pattern as you perform the above exercise Inhale in the neutral position Exhale while looking to the side. Inhale and come back to the center.

Exercise 4: Front and sideways viewing

Sit with legs straight in front of the body Then place the left [closed] fist on the left knee ensuring that the thumb points upwards. Look at a point straight in front and in level with your eyes. Keeping the head in this fixed position. Breathing out, focus your eyes on the left thumb. Breathing in, focus your eyes at a point in front and in level with your eyes.

Repeat the same process with the right thumb. Then close your eyes and rest.

Exercise 5: Rotational viewing

Sit with legs straight in front of your body. Place the left hand on the left knee. Hold the right fist above the right knee, with the thumb pointing upwards. Keep the elbow straight. Now keeping the head still, focus your eyes on the thumb. Make a circle with the thumb, keeping the elbow straight. Repeat this exercise five times each in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. Repeat the process with the left thumb. Close and rest the eyes and relax completely. Observe the following breathing pattern during this exercise Inhale while completing the upper arc of the circle. Exhale while completing the lower arc.

Exercise 6: Up and down viewing

Sit with legs straight in front of your body. With both the thumbs pointing upwards, place both the fists on the knees. Slowly raise the right thumb keeping the arms straight. Follow the motion of the thumb upwards with the eyes. When the thumb is raised to the maximum, gradually bring it down to the starting position and continue to keep the eyes focused on the thumb all the while keeping the head still. Repeat the same process with the left thumb. Practice this 5 times with each thumb. The head and the spine should be kept straight throughout. Close the eyes and relax. Observe the following breathing pattern as you perform the above exercise Inhale while raising the eyes. Exhale while lowering the eyes.

Exercise 7: Preliminary nose tip gazing

Sit in a cross-legged pose. Lift the right arm straight directly in front of the nose. Making a fist with the right hand, keep your thumbs pointing upward. Focus both eyes on the tip of the thumb. Now bend the arm and gradually bring the thumb to the tip of the nose, all the while having the eyes focused on the tip of the thumb. Remain in this position for a while with the thumb held at the tip of the nose with the eyes focused there. Continuing to gaze at the tip of the thumb, gradually straighten the arm. This constitutes a single round. Perform at least five such rounds. Observe the following breathing pattern as you perform the above exercise Breathe in while the thumb is pulled to the tip of the nose. Retain inside while holding the thumb at the tip of the nose.

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Breathe out as the arm is straightened.

Exercise 8: Near and distant viewing

Stand or sit by an open window with a clear view of the horizon. Keep the arms by your side. Focus on the tip of the nose for 5-10 seconds. Repeat this for about 10 to 20 times. Close and relax the eyes. Observe the following breathing pattern Inhale during close viewing. Exhale during distant viewing.

After completing all the above exercises, lie in shavasan (corpse pose) for a few minutes and relax yourself completely. Breathe gently and normally, and do not resist any thoughts or sensations during the exercise.

Improving Eyesight - Stretching Eye Exercises

Sit (or stand) straight, chin up, stomach in, chest out and shoulders down. Now you are ready to begin. 1. Holding your head straight look to the most left side and try to keep your eyes in that position. Return your gaze back to look straight in front of you. Blink for a few seconds in order to relax your eyes. Repeat 2-3 times. Blink a few times. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Look to the most right side and keep your eyes in that position the same time as you tried in the 1ststretching eye exercise. Repeat 2-3 times. Relax your eyes with blinking. Look up and hold, return the gaze back to the original position, repeat 2-3 times. Follow up with blinking Look down and hold, return the gaze back, repeat 2-3 times. Do not forget about blinking. Now turn your head back into the original position. Keep up the same posture. Lets continue: look at the right top corner, hold your gaze there. Return it back. Repeat 2-3 times. The next position for the eyes is the right bottom corner. Before you realize where it is you have to recall about blinking! And the right bottom corner will be your right shoulder. Fix your eyes in that direction without moving your head. Hold your eyesight in that pose for a while and look straight ahead again. Repeat 2-3 times and blink. Still trying to keep your head straight, look down to the bottom left at your left shoulder. Try to fixate the eye position there, and then look straight ahead again. Do not forget about blinking. The only unused corner is the upper left one, somewhere above your left temple. Try to concentrate and do exactly the same routine as for all of the other corners.

Improve Eyesight - Strengthen Eye Muscles with Dynamic Eye Exercises

The main position for this exercise is either standing or sitting, but it is important to straighten your back, roll the shoulders down and behind. Move your stomach in and your chest out. 1. While you are standing in the newly learned perfect posture (or sitting) glance quickly to the most left position, then quickly glance to the most right position and return back to the left. Repeat 7-8 times. Keep up the speed. Follow up with blinking. 2. Now eyes movements have to be started form the most right position going to the left. Repeat 7-8 times. Make sure, you are doing absolutely straight lines. Follow up with blinking.

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Now roll your eyes up to the sky (or ceiling) and quickly look down to your feet. And up and down and up again. Repeat 7-8 times. Your chin can not move during these types of movements. Now execute this differently begin with checking out your feet first, then look up to the sky. Complete 7-8 straight lines and finish up with blinking.

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Make the diagonal moves - begin with the top left corner and look down to the right down corner and then up to the left upper corner. After repeating it for 7-8 times relax your eyes with blinking. Now repeat in the opposite direction. And again relax your eyes with blinking.

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Make different combination right top corner to the left bottom corner in both of the directions. Top it up with blinking.

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Roll up your eyes to the upper right corner, and then quickly look down to the right bottom corner and up to the upper right corner again. Repeat 5-7 times and blink-blink-blink-blink. Repeat in the opposite direction from the right bottom corner to the right upper corner and back to the right bottom. It is very important to make lines as straight as possible.

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Lets draw the line on the bottom: look at the bottom right corner (your right shoulder), glance over to the bottom left corner (your left shoulder) and back to the bottom right. Repeat a few times and finish up with blinking.

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The next line will be on your left side from left bottom corner to the upper left. Proceed with the same technique, finish up with blinking

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And the last one is upper line from upper left corner to the upper right corner.

EYE EXERCISES - Rolling Movements

Make sure that your eyes are warmed up by now (I hope, you performed set of Stretching Eye Exercises). If you did not follow up with the series of blinking after the stretching, please do so. 1. Now lets draw a horizontal number eight with your eyes.

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Try to do that very slowly without cutting any edges. Move your eyes as far to the edges as possible. When you drew about seven horizontal eights, change the direction (e.g. if you were drawing an eight in a clockwise direction at the beginning, then change it on a counterclockwise direction) and draw 7 horisontal eights again.

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Follow up with blinking to relax your eyes. After that go ahead with drawing a vertical 8 with your eyes (seven times in a clockwise direction and seven times in a counterclockwise direction). Follow up with blinking.

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Now close your eyes and repeat this entire math drawing 8 and 8 with closed eyes. Even the blinking part has to be done with closed eyes. By the way, blinking with closed eyes is also considered as EYE EXERCISING RELAXATION TECHNIQUE.

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The next rolling eye excercise requires a pretty high level of concentration. Please, make sure that you keep your posture straight (chest out, stomach in, etc). Look up and start drawing a circle with your eyes. Try to make the circle as perfect as possible without cutting any angles. Complete 7-8 rounds, then blink for a minute. Then do another set of circular movements in the opposite direction. Follow up with blinking.

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After that, repeat circular movements in both directions again but with closed eyes. Blink a few times while your eyes are still closed.

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Keep your eyes closed; concentrate all your attention on the eye sockets. Feel the warmth behind your eyes. Now relax bottom eyelids, and then relax your mouth, your ears, upper eyelids, forehead and the crown of your head.

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Choose a point you can see from the right corner of your eyes when you raise them, and another that you can see from the left corner of your eyes when you lower them, half closing the lids. 2. Check your posture: spine erect, head straight and motionless. 3. Look at your chosen point in right corner up, then to the one in left corner down. 4. Repeat four times. 5. Blink several times. 6. Close the eyes and rest. 7. Now do the same exercise in reverse. 8. That is, first look to the left corner up, then to the right corner down. 9. Repeat four times. 10. Blink several times. 11. Close the eyes and rest.

Eye Relaxation technique - Close your eyes as tight as possible squeeze them as much as you can and then
suddenly open up unexpectedly wide. Execute this type of blinking until the tears bust out of your eyes. As soon as this happens you may count your goal achieved.

Eye Relaxation Exercise #1

1. 2. 3. Imagine two dots on the wall, one is half a meter from the other. Slowly look at one of them, then move your eyesight to another dot, then slowly move your gaze back to the previous dot, etc... Continue doing these movements.

Eye Relaxation Exercise #2

1. 2. 3. Close your eyes half way down. You will notice that your upper lids constantly tremble with different amplitude. Concentrate your efforts on stopping this trembling. (Little hint it will be easier to do if you look at further objects). Slowly close your eyes, like your eyelids are made out of puffy cottony clouds. Think that eyes get extremely comfortable in their position. The place behind your eyes is getting warm and feels how the blood filled with the oxygen flows through your eye sockets. 4. When you inhale imagine the breezy oxygenized air coming through your nose into the eyes washing each eyes blood vessel. Exhale through the mouth. Breathe this way for one or two minutes and end this exercise with a smile.

Two Dots Vision Exercise to Improve Your Eyesight

1. 2. 3. Place a chair about 10 feet away from a wall. Sit comfortably, take a deep breath and relax. Imagine two dots, approximately one and a half meter apart from each other on the wall in front of you. If you are having hard time imagining the dots, you can cut to medium sized circles out of colored paper and pin them to the wall. Look at one of the dots for a few seconds than slowly move your eyes to the other dot. Look at it for a few seconds and slowly move your eyes to the first dot. Repeat this for about three minutes, then close your eyes and relax.

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Vision Exercises to Improve Eyesight: Tracing

Here is what you need to do:

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If you are inside 1. Close your eyes for a second and relax. 2. Start tracing the outlines of the objects around you. You can trace the outlines of virtually everything that is in the room the picture on the wall, the table, the TV set and so on. Follow the contours of each object slowly, as if you want to draw it with your eyes. 3. Finish if with the Palming or Blinking eye exercise. If you are outside 1. Find a convenient location. 2. Close your eyes for a second and relax. 3. Find a building or another object located in the distance and trace its outer contours with your eyes. Next, start tracing its windows and entrance. 4. Move your eyes to an object located half the distance of the first one. Trace its contours and the outlines of its details the same way you did with the first object. 5. Finally, move your eyesight towards something situated close to you. Trace it the same way you did before. 6. Finish with Palming exercise or blinking exercise.

Vision Exercise Nearsightedness: for the Eye Compass

Here is 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. how to perform this vision exercise for nearsightedness: Sit comfortably on a chair take a deep breath and relax. Rub the palms of your hands together until they warm up. Close your eyes and place the palms of your hands over the eyes. Press lightly over the eye sockets creating a uniform pressure on the area that encloses the eyes. You should not touch, neither press on the eyelids. Open your eyes. Slowly move your eyes to the left as far as you can go. Do not worry that it is dark and you cant see anything. Slowly move your eyes to the right, as far as you can go. Continue to maintain the uniform pressure with the palms of your hands and slowly move your eyes up and down. Close your eyes for 10 seconds and repeat. Do the exercise four times.

Eye Activities for Kids: Vision Perception Eye Exercise

1. Print the image. Alternatively you can create a similar image or a set of similar images. You can use just about any shapes and symbols and even letters and numbers even if your child still doesnt know how to read or count. Ask your child to match the shapes at the top with the corresponding shapes below. As you can see, this is an extremely easy eye exercise. Probably the best thing about it is that this vision exercise can be done as often and as many times as your child wants. You can also set up regular eye exercise sessions aimed at enhancing your kid visual skills and ask them to do the Visual Perception Eye Exercise together with other eye activities for kids: eye tracking exercises or eye hand coordination exercises and games.

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Peripheral Vision Exercise.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Take a pencil or a pen and sit comfortably on a chair. Keep your back straight and look forward. Hold the pencil about 10 inches in front of your eyes. Look forward and try to see past the pencil into the distance. You should see the pencil but it shouldnt be your focus. Slowly move the pencil to the left without moving your eyes. You should see it with your peripheral vision. Move the pencil as far as you can see it peripherally. Repeat the same to the right, up and down. Remember not to look at the pencil but see it with your side vision. Once you master steps 1-5, you can start moving the pencil diagonally or do circular movements clockwise or counter clockwise.

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Two Dots Peripheral Vision Exercise

1. 2. 3. Look at the little black dot and lock your eyes on it. You should see the two colored dots with your side vision. Keep your eyes focused on the little black dot for about 30 seconds. While doing that, resist the temptation to switch your focus to the colored dots. Close your eyes and perform Palming for about a minute and repeat.

Tibetan Eye Exercise Chart to Improve Your Eyesight

1. 2. Print the Tibetan eye exercise chart on a sheet of paper. Stick it to the door or pin it to the wall. Make sure you position it at such height that its central dot will be at the same level with your nose when you sit in front of it. 3. Remove the glasses or contact lenses you are wearing and sit at about 10 inches from the Tibetan eye chart. 4. Do the Palming vision exercise. The aim is to relax your eyes and your mind which will increase the benefit of the exercise. 5. Start by moving your eyesight slowly clockwise on each dot of the outer circle of dots. 6. Take a second to relax your eyes and repeat the movement but counter clockwise. 7. Next, move your eyes several times back and forth between the dots at 2 and 8 oclock. 8. Finally, move your eyes several times between the dots at 4 and 10 oclock. 9. Blink several times briskly. It is recommended to learn the blinking technique explained in the Blinking vision exercise. 10. Finish with the Palming vision exercise.

Eye Exercise for Myopia: 3 Cups Vision Exercise

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Draw a similar image on a piece of paper or print out this one. You will also need a pencil. Pin the chart youve created to the wall and sit on a chair 10-22 inches away. Make sure that the picture is at eye level. Hold the pencil vertically between the circles and align its top with the top of the circles. Initially, the pencil should be an inch away from the image. Focus your eyes on it and start moving it slowly towards your face. Do not let it out of focus. Keep moving the pencil towards your face until the two circles start to look like the image on the left. Once you see the third circle clearly, focus your eyes on the middle circle and start moving the pencil away from your face and towards the chart.

Vision Exercise Nearsightedness: for the Eye Compass

Here is 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. how to perform this vision exercise for nearsightedness: Sit comfortably on a chair take a deep breath and relax. Rub the palms of your hands together until they warm up. Close your eyes and place the palms of your hands over the eyes. Press lightly over the eye sockets creating a uniform pressure on the area that encloses the eyes. You should not touch, neither press on the eyelids. Open your eyes. Slowly move your eyes to the left as far as you can go. Do not worry that it is dark and you cant see anything. Slowly move your eyes to the right, as far as you can go. Continue to maintain the uniform pressure with the palms of your hands and slowly move your eyes up and down. Close your eyes for 10 seconds and repeat. Do the exercise four times.

Vision Altering Exercise One

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After performing basic eye muscle toning exercises, give your eyes a rest for a couple of days and then you can engage in some vision changing or altering eye exercises.

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For this one, you will be shifting your focus from near to more distant focal points. For this exercise, you can use a finger or a pencil. Sit tall, relax and hold your finger or a pencil directly under your nose. Start moving it straight away from your body, keeping it as level as possible. Hold it at the location where you can maintain clear vision of the object without any blurring. Then, holding the finger or pencil at that location, glance up slightly with your eyes and focus on a more distant point you can see clearly. This distant point must be in focus, such as a piece of furniture, a doorway or even farther. It just needs to be clear and focused. Glance back down to the pencil, and then back to the more distant point. Repeat this exercise three or four times, and then blink rapidly several times, close your eyes and squeeze them, holding briefly for a few seconds.

Improve Your Posture Enjoy Better Eyesight

Here are some basic rules that will help you improve your posture and achieve correct, vision friendly seated posture. 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit with your pelvis pushed back in the seat to the point where it touches the back of the chair. Keep your back straight yet relaxed let your body weight rest on your pelvis. Ideally, your back and your pelvis should form a 90 degrees angle. Your knees should be bended in 90 degree angle and your feet must touch the floor. You may place your arms at your desk or at the arms of the chair but you should never use them to support the weight of your upper body.

Computer Eyesight Problems and How to Avoid Them Easily

Saving your eyesight at the computer is not only related to the way you will adjust your computer screen and where and how you will situate it. There are a number of other things you can do to protect your vision. 1. 2. 3. Blink regularly. Improve the quality of air in your working place. Relax your eyes.

Eye Muscles Exercise for Better Vision the Body Swing

Here is how the Body Swing Eye Muscles Exercise for Better Vision is done: 1. 2. 3. 4. Stand with your legs a little wider than your hips. Relax your body but keep good upright posture. Slightly bend your knees. Your arms should stay relaxed on both sides of your hips. Start swinging your upper body from side to side. You should swing your head, neck, shoulders and chests at the same time. Keep your head straight and face into the direction of your body movement. Let your eyes follow your motion. You must not try to focus on anything avoid staring at the walls or at the floor. Try to relax your eyes and to move them effortlessly and smoothly. If you notice the room seems to stand still and your eyes are jumping from one object to another as you swing your body, this will be a sign that your eyes are trying to focus. Stop, close them for a second and try again. 5. Keep on swinging for about there minutes, take a minute break and repeat.

Eye Squeezes Vision Exercise for Victims of Squinting Habit

Here is what you need to do to perform the Eye Squeezes vision exercise: 1. 2. 3. Take a deep breath and exhale. Relax your neck, face and eye muscles. Start inhaling slowly and squeezing your facial muscles, your eyes and clenching your jaw tightly at the same time. Keep on squeezing until you inhale deeply it should take about 3 seconds.

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Exhale rapidly releasing the tension of your eyes, face and jaws by opening your mouth and opening your eyes widely. Relax your eyes and your face.

Zooming Vision Exercise Technique for Naturally Improved Eyesight

Here is what you need to do to properly perform the zooming vision exercise: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Sit comfortably on a chair and relax. Stretch out your arm with your thumb in the hitchhike position. Focus your eyes on your thumb. Start bending your arm and moving your thumb closer to you slowly. Dont let your thumb out of sight keep your eyes focused on it. Bring your thumb closer and closer until it is about 3 inches away from your eyes. Keep it there for a couple of seconds and start moving it away from your face. Move your thumb away slowly until your arm is fully outstretched again.

Focusing Vision Exercise to Improve Your Eyesight Naturally

Focusing Vision Exercise Steps 1. At the beginning of the focusing vision exercise you will be focusing on objects situated near you. Choose something at about three feet from where you are standing or sitting and start looking at it. Do not worry if you are unable to make out its contours perfectly the first time you try. Breathe slowly and calmly and look at the object until you can identify it properly. 2. 3. 4. The next step is to look at something situated further away. Go for an object placed approximately 30 feet away and look at it until you are able to see it well. Once you have successfully completed the previous steps, focus on an object located at about 500 feet from where you are standing. Stare at it until you can make it out clearly. The final step of the focusing exercise will require you to fix your eyes on something really far away from your position. Look at an object of your choice until you can see it clearly.

Diagonals Eyestrain Vision Exercise

Steps to properly perform the Diagonals Eyestrain Vision Exercise:

Take a look at the image on the left. You will need a similar chart for performing the Diagonals eye exercise. You can print this image or create your own chart on a standard size sheet of paper. 1.Pin the chart on the wall or stick it to the door. 2.Stand or sit approximately 10 feet away from the chart (you can adjust the distance according to your visual range). 3.Make sure the center of the chart is at the same level as your nose.

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Sequence I: First, you will be moving your head between the top left, top right and bottom right dots of the chart. 1. Look at the top left dot on the chart; point it with your nose. 2. Slowly move your head from left to right until your nose is pointing the top right dot. 3. Continue moving your head down until your nose is aligned with the bottom right point. Now, find the bottom left dot of the chart. 1. Point it with your nose and move your hear to the right until it is aligned with the bottom right dot. 2. Move your head back to the bottom left dot. 3. Move your head up until your nose is aligned to the upper left dot. Sequence II: Once you complete the above sequence, take a minute to relax and proceed to the next sequence of movements: 1. Point your nose to the top left dot. Start moving your head towards the top right dot until your nose is aligned with it. 2. Without interrupting the smooth movement of your head, slide your head diagonally down toward the bottom left dot. 3. Once your nose is centered at it, move your head to the right towards the bottom right dot. 4. Do not stop; slide your head diagonally upwards until your nose is pointing at the top left dot. 5. Repeat the movements but reversing their order (start from the top right dot). Sequence III: Take a couple of seconds to relax and proceed to the final set of movements: 1.Point your nose at the top left dot and start moving your head to the right until your nose is pointing towards the top right dot. 2.Move your head down until your nose is pointing at the bottom right dot. 3.Move your head to the left and once your nose is aligned with the bottom left dot, continue moving your head upwards until your nose is pointing at the top left dot. 4.Repeat in the opposite direction. Once you have completed the vision exercise, relax for a minute and repeat the same movements, this time moving only your eyes. Do not forget to breathe regularly during the whole exercise. Holding your breath will decrease the oxygen supply to your head and eyes and will diminish the positive effect of the eye exercise.

Occipital Massage Helps Improve Vision Naturally

Our vision is largely dependent on the perceptive capabilities of our eyes. The better they can capture and transmit the images they have captured to the brain, the better we see. However, a portion of the brain is also involved in the seeing process.

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The main vision centers of the brain are located in its occipital lobes. The two occipital lobes are located in the rearmost portion of the brain (colored in pink on the image. They receive the raw data from the retina of the eye and transform it into meaningful images. Although the anatomy and the function of the occipital lobes is quite complicated to be explained in a few words, it is enough to mention that this portion of the brain contains a map of our visual field. An occipital massage can help your vision by stimulating your brain vision centers and improving its blood supply. Moreover, this self-massage technique is an excellent way to release the tension of your neck muscles. Before starting the massage, you need to find your occipital points. You can do that easily by bending your head slightly towards your chest and placing one of your index fingers in the middle of your neck. Slide it upwards over your spine until you reach the base of the skull. The first bony prominence of your skull you will feel is called inion. Once you feel the inion, slide your fingertip approximately an inch to the right and down this is where your right occipital point is. Do the same sliding your finger from the inion down to the left to find your left occipital point. Once you have found both points, straighten your head. You should look straight ahead, keep your neck and shoulder muscles relaxed and breathe regularly. Start the occipital massage by pressing the points with the tips of your fingers. Do not press hard; just make sure you are applying constant pressure on these points for about 2 minutes. You can do this simple occipital massage several times a day, especially if your work requires you to keep your head locked in the same position for long periods of time.

Enhanced Eye Blood Supply Helps Improve Eyesight Naturally

Head Rolls exercise so that you enhance your eye blood supply: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Regulate your breathing by taking several slow and deep breaths. Close your eyes, push all thought out of your mind and relax. Take a deep breath and as you exhale drop your chin to your chests. Do it slowly, relaxing the neck and the shoulders at the same time. Inhale deeply and slowly roll your head to the right and then to the back. Keep your neck and shoulder muscles relaxed all the time. Let your head roll as if it is disconnected from your body. Start exhaling as you roll your head to the other side and exhale fully when it reaches your chests again. Repeat the Head Rolls exercise two times from right to left, take a short break and do it twice in the opposite direction.

Easy Eye Massage for Better Vision

Here is how this easy eye massage is done: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Take off your correction glasses or contact lenses (if you wear any). Sit comfortably on a chair, close your eyes and relax. Put the fingers of your right hand together as if you are cupping something in your hand. Place your fingers on your right eyelid. Do not press over the eye; try to make a very light contact with the eyelid. Start vibrating your fingertips slightly. Continue for a minute. Repeat the same with your left hand on your left eyelid.

Finger Tapping Exercise for Better Vision

Here is how to perform the Finger Tapping Exercise: 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit comfortably on a char and regulate your breathing. Take deep, regular breaths and relax. Place your palms together and pint each finger of the right hand to the respective finger of the left hand. Start taping your fingertips. Tap them fast but keep your hands and wrists relaxed. Continue tapping for a minute then shake your hands to release any tension.

As you can see, this self-massage is pretty simple and can be done virtually everywhere and at any time. If you get bored tapping your fingers at each other, you can slightly tap your temples, your forehead or the palms of your hands with your fingertips. Performing the Finger Tapping Exercise will not only make your vision clearer but will reduce your overall stress levels.

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Some Brief Exercises for the Eyes

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Bounce a ball in a v-shape, from one hand to the other, and follow the movement of the ball with the eyes. Elephant swing: From a standing position, bend forward with your feet 1 foot apart. Bend the knees, with hands together; hang them down, and swing like the trunk of an elephant, looking down at the floor. Take a sculpture/picture, or any other object, and look at it for about 30-45 seconds. Close eyes and visualize the object with the eyes closed and relaxed. Use a different object each day. Distance accommodation: Look at a tree for 30 seconds; then look at the palm, all the lines on the palm, for 30 seconds; blink and see (5 times). Read in candle light (10 minutes).

Neck Exercise
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Sit with the back straight. Turn the tongue inside towards the throat and touch it against the upper palate. Bend the head downwards, and press the chin to the chest, then head up looking backwards. Inhale when the head moves upwards, and exhale when the head moves downwards. Do it four to five times. Very slowly rotate the head first on the right side, and then on the left side. Inhale deeply when the neck moves on the right side and comes in the line of right shoulder, and exhale when it returns to front side position. Inhale when it moves on the left side, and exhale when it returns to front side gradually. Repeat this exercise eight to ten times; that is, four to five times each side. Now, relax the neck. Thereafter, bring the right ear up to the right shoulder, and then the left ear to the left shoulder. Repeat this exercise eight to ten times, in total; that is, four to five times each side. Now, relax the neck. Now, rotate the head and neck from right side. In this tilt the head first on the right side, then on the back side, then on the left side, and in front last. This would complete one rotation. Repeat four to five times very gently and without any stress. Do it in the reverse direction; also that is; starting it from the left side. Repeat four to five times without hurrying. Rub the hands and massage the neck, with warm hands, nicely. You can do shoulder rotation and arm rotation exercises, also, to remove stress from the shoulders and arms. Do clockwise for eight to ten times, and then anti clockwise for eight to ten times.

Yoga-nidra and meditation

Practice of Yoga-nidra and Meditation, gives rest to the eyes and increases their working capacity.

Yoga Exercises:
1. Sit in Vajrasana by folding knees behind and sit on your legs. For those who find this pose difficult, you could choose another comfortable position, but your back should remain straight. 2. Light a lamp/candle at a distance of two feet at the eye level. Stare at the bluish centre of the flame with a steady gaze. Continue staring, even if the eyes start watering. You can do this for about 10 minutes to begin with, and slowly increase the duration until the time you feel comfortable. 3. Then slowly get up and fill your mouth with water. Keeping this water in your mouth, wash eyes with tap water. Then spit the water out. This water will be warm as heat gets released from the body. This has to be done twice or until the water temperature gets normal. This is a must after this particular kriya. 4. On doing the said practice daily, it not only improves eyesight, but makes your eyes more attractive. The practice opens up etheric channels called nadis in the subtle body, and generates intuitive abilities in the practitioner. 5. Another yoga exercise detailed below is recommended for strengthening eye muscles and releasing stress. 6. Sit in Sukhasana (easy pose), with legs comfortably crossed and spine, neck and head in straight line. Look directly to the front at eye-level and breathe normally. 7. Move eyes upward to the ceiling and stay for two seconds, look downwards and stay for two seconds. Close your eyes for two seconds. 8. Look towards the right, as far as your eye can reach, for two seconds. Look to the left for two seconds and then look at the front. 9. Close your eyes for 6-8 seconds. 10. Palming exercise for release of stress from the eyes: 11. Rub both palms together quickly for 10 seconds. This friction creates mild heat.

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12. Close the eyes and gently place the left palm over the left eye and right palm over the right eye. Do not apply pressure with the palms, but just left them gently rest. Breathe in and out slowly to release stress. Repeat this 23 times. Other yoga poses that strengthen eyes include Bhujangasana, Shavasana and Surya Namaskara.

Yoga to Strengthen Eyes

1. 2. Close your eyes as tight as possible, for around 5 seconds. Open them, and close them again. Do this 6 times. Every half an hour, get up from in front of the screen and move around a bit. Get yourself a glass of water. Give your eyes a 2 minute break. 3. Shut your eyes and roll your eyeballs around for a minute. 4. Palming should be done after every eye exercise, to relax the eyes and every now and then during the day. 5. Imagine that there is a huge clock in front of you. Look at the number 12 for around 10 seconds, and then move your gaze down to 6. Do this around 10 times, rapidly. Then, move your eyes horizontally, in the 3-9 position. Finally, move them diagonally (2-7 and 10-4). 6. Look up to the position in the middle of your eyebrows. Hold for a few seconds and then move your gaze downwards, towards your nose. This is called Sambhavi mudra. 7. Slowly, direct your gaze to the ceiling, as you inhale. Exhale, and move your gaze down in a straight line, towards the floor. Do this 6 times. 8. Any form of exercise, including walking, reduces pressure on the eyeballs and is beneficial for the eyes. So keep exercising. 9. Make a conscious effort to blink more. 10. Dim the lights in your workplace. Bright lights increase eye strain. 11. Reduce the brightness on your computer. The eyes can adjust to dim light without much strain. 12. Strengthen the organ which adjusts the lens of the eye, by this exercise, and you may never need spectacles. Sit in a room by the window, and focus on a point in the distance. Hold your arm straight out in front of you, in the same direction as the point you are focusing on, with your thumb extended in a 'thumbs-up' position. Your thumb should be directly in the line of vision of the object you are focusing on in the distance. Now, keep shifting your focus from your thumb to the point in the distance. Do this around ten times, and at least once a day.

Eye care Instructions for people using computers and computer professionals
1. 2. 3. After every 20 to 30 minutes of work, look at a distant away object and blink several times. This will help in better focusing Blink frequently. People tend to reduce blink rate while working on computer. This can lead to dry eyes. Try to blink 12 to 15 times every minute. Exercise you eyes at frequent intervals. Eye exercise is simple. All you need to do is just blink several times, then close your eyes and role them in clockwise and anti clockwise direction. While doing this, inhale and exhale slowly and open your eyes slowly after doing this. 4. 5. 6. 7. Palming is another great way to relax and soothe your eyes. Splashing water on you face during breaks can keep you refreshed. This also helps in cooling your eyes. A few minutes of walk during breaks will refresh your body and mind. It is also good for your eyes as walking increases blood supply to your eyes. Fix an anti glare screen on to your monitor or use anti glare glass while working on computers. Also position the monitor and lights in such a manner that glare from the screen is minimum.

Tips for Eye Beauty, Vision Care and Eye Health Care
1. 2. 3. Dip a cotton pad in a cup of water overnight. Strain this in the morning and add 1 cup of plain water to this. Splash the eyes with this water or wash them with the help of an eyecup. Dip a pad of cotton wool in rose water to which 2-3 drops of Castor oil is mixed. Place these soaked pads on the eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Eye burns and other problems will be reduced. Splash the eyes with a weak n very liter tea solution, thoroughly strained and cooled for 2 to 3 minutes.

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Place Cotton pads dipped in a cold tea solution for an hour on the eyelids for 10 to 15 minutes and relax.

What are the meanings of specific eye focuses?

1. Brow Point -- This gaze stimulates the pituitary gland, strengthening intuition. It also affects the sushmuna, which is the central column along the spine through which prana flows. When you consciously move prana through your chakras along the sushmuna, you are building up your aura, also called the 8th chakra by Yogi Bhajan. 2. Tip of the Nose -- This is Agiaa Chakra Bandh, and in addition to being a drishti, it is a lock within the body. Locks are kind of like complex dam systems that direct the flow of energy throughout the body in very specific ways. It stimulates the pineal gland and the frontal lobe of the brain, creating new pathways in the brain. It can be very challenging for beginners, as there is pressure placed on the optic nerve. 3. 4. 5. Chin -- This is the moon center gaze, and like the energy of the moon, it brings cooling and calming energy. It also is very reflective, allowing introspection. Crown chakra -- Focusing the gaze on the crown chakra, or tenth gate, stimulates it to open. It also affects the pineal gland. 1/10th open -- Here your eyes are relaxed and unfocused. This gaze is balancing and calming. A favorite of the Buddha, it allows your system to remain open to the effects of the particular meditation you are performing.

Accommodation Exercise for Eye (Improving the near vision):

1. Pick up a distant object at the distance of 20 feet or more and hold in your hands letters in black clear enough to be seen. Hold a card at the eye level at arm length. Now look at the distant object for few moments now move your eyes back to the letter on the card. Further now look towards outside as far as you can for a while now look back at your card for a while repeat this in same way by first looking at the card and the at a distance further then the previous. And then at a point when you stop seeing or vision is blurred now close your eyes for a few moments relaxing them. Now begin rubbing your hands and palms together with each other so they get warm enough now place these palms onto each of your eyes. Relaxing and enchanting OM. For eye strain produced while viewing TV open your eyes wide as wide as possible and now relax your face. Count for a moment. Doing so look towards your right for a few seconds and then look towards your left again for a few seconds. Now look towards the upper right for few seconds and then look towards your upper left for a few seconds. Now look straight upwards for a few seconds and then downwards straight for a few seconds. Do this as many times as possible.

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How to Wash Eyes Properly

1. 2. Ayurveda recommends that during bath time we should make it a practice to bathe our eyes in pure water. To do this fill a bucket with water, dip the face in the water and open and close the eyes a few times. At night, before going to sleep, wash the hands, feet and eyes. Swish some water around in your mouth to clean it too. Then massage the soles of your feet with mustard oil. This keeps the eyes healthy and prevents many eye afflictions. Apply mustard oil to the head and massage it well. Also walking barefoot on lawn grass, early in the morning especially, when it is covered with dew helps in keeping the eyesight strong. When eyes are tired or tensed, close the eyes for a few minutes and relax.

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How to Tackle Eye Diseases

1. 2. 3. Consume nutritious food. During hours of computer usage it benefits to look at greenery or green color every once in a while. If eyes are red, have pain or are swollen, keep a cold water compress on the eyes. Keep replacing as soon as it gets a bit warm. In winter, this should be done with hot water.

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Yoga for Eye Diseases

1. 2. 3. 4. After meals, wash hands and rub the wet hands together for a while and keep on the eyes. This prevents simple infections of the eyes. Cup your palms over both eyes to prevent light from reaching them. Open the eyes for a minute to absorb the darkness. Do this a number of times. It removes eye fatigue, pain and redness. Redness of eyes can occur due to excessive smoking and drinks. Dark circles are the result of stress and anemia. Put thin cucumber slices on both the eyes after lying down to get relief. In many cases the practice of looking straight cures mild cases of squint. To do this, get glasses without any number. Keep the central portion of the glass transparent while darkening the surrounding area with black paint or black paper. Wear this regularly while working. It helps in correcting mild cases of squint. Keep the tip of the index finger on the tip of the nose. Practice focusing both the eyes on the tip of the finger. After a while move the finger towards the right temple, then between the eyebrows and then to the left temple.

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Follow the movement of the finger with your eyes.

Some Tips to cure it faster are below: (1) Dont sit on computer without breaks. (2) Put water in your eyes morning and 3 or four times a day just keep them wet, cause when eyes get dry and cells get weak and making your eyes ability to see weaker. (3) Drink one glass of warm water in morning. (4) Do lots of yoga eat green vegs as they make your eyes strong

Yoga Exercises for Eye Care Set:

1. 2. 3. 4. Begin by taking 5 deep breaths and relaxing the muscles in your face and around your eyes. Next practice Palming. Blink several times quickly. Relax for a few moments. For all the movements below, look without moving your head and count 1 round when you have looked in both the indicated directions. 5. Side to Side Movement: Look side to side, left to right, without moving your head 5 times. 6. Up and Down Movement: Look up and down 5 times. 7. Diagonal Movement: Look from bottom left to upper right 5 times. 8. Diagonal Movement: Look from bottom right to upper left 5 times. 9. Circular Movement: Move your eye clockwise is a big circle 5 times. 10. Circular Movement: Move your eye counter-clockwise is a big circle 5 times. 11. Nose Tip Focus: Hold your right arm out with your thumb up. Now focus on your thumb tip as you bring it slowly towards your nose. Upon touching your nose continue to gaze upon your thumb tip for a few moments, and then straighten your arm again, while continuing to focus on your thumb tip. Repeat 5 times. 12. Close your eyes, relax and perform palming

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