In the modern pace of life, it is extremely important to remain healthy in all respects as a person. Not the last in the list of necessary "characteristics" is normal vision. Unfortunately, a sedentary lifestyle, long-term work with computer equipment, inactivity, constant stay indoors, malnutrition and nervous disorders sometimes lead to very serious eye strain, which can later lead to severe complications - myopia, amblyopia, presbyopia, astigmatism, retinal detachment, etc. To maintain a decent level of vision, relaxation and vision correction techniques are used, the number of which is quite large.

Vision problems

The human eye, although quite simple from the point of view of an optical device, is quite complex from the point of view of biology and medicine. Light penetrating through the cornea and pupil passes through the lens, then through the vitreous body, to eventually reach the retina, interact with the cells on it and cause nerve impulses that enter the brain. It, having processed the incoming signals, gives our imagination an idea of ​​the shape and nature of the light field, that is, to put it simply, a picture. According to the mechanism of vision, several vision problems can be distinguished that arise as a result of physiological, biochemical or other disorders.
The so-called geometric vision problems are associated with a change in the geometry of the eye, that is, its shape. Depending on the nature of the changes that have occurred with the eyeball, myopia is distinguished - when the latter is flattened, presbyopia - when its length is reduced, astigmatism - when the eyeball is compressed to such an extent that the eye becomes like a suitcase, and others. Such distortions most often occur due to uneven or low training of the eye muscles and can be corrected in several ways: surgically, when special restraining brackets are put on the eye, protecting it from changing its size, laser, when in some way the retina of the eye is affected, as a result of which its perception properties are improved, optical - with the help of widely used glasses or contact lenses, when the flow of light entering the eye changes, finally, gymnastic, when the very cause of the disorder is eliminated - insufficient training of the eye muscles. Below are considered the methods of gymnastic correction.
William Bates's Method
At the beginning of the last century, the American ophthalmologist William Bates conducted a study of vision disorders. The result of his work was the conclusions about the small role of the lens in the formation of the light beam coming to the retina, and the leading role - of the muscles located near the eye. In his book "Improving Vision Without Glasses," Bates gave a lot of advice to those who want to see better. The enormous popularity and number of editions sustained by the book testify to its validity and applicability. Even now, after seven decades, the Bates method is widely used in correcting vision defects.Animashka Animals
The method is based on the principle of relaxing the eye muscles during and after visual stress. Bates advises, in addition to regular rest and changing the visual object (once an hour for 10-15 minutes), to do the so-called palming - closing the eyes with the palms to ensure the blackness of the light field, in other words, its complete absence. The term comes from the English word palm - palm and illustrates the principle of its action as best as possible. In addition to the absence of light, palms also provide thermal stimulation of the eyeballs, bring relaxation and, if you believe Eastern religions, restore energy balance in the eyes and related organs. Palming is recommended to be done every half hour or every forty minutes for five to seven minutes. In addition to palming, another means of restoring vision is relaxation. Bates teaches how to relax the eyes, imagining a black field, as in palming, every time you perform any visual work. Reviews of his readers and students indicate that if this rule is followed, the eyes are constantly in a relaxed state, do not tense, therefore, there is no additional unnecessary tension of the muscles near the eye, which leads to a long-term preservation of the effect of improving vision, which was observed after palming.
Bates also offers a set of exercises for directly strengthening the eye muscles, which is quite simple to remember and perform. Its undoubted advantage is that the set can be performed almost anywhere at any time, that is, you can use free minutes at work, in transport, in line at the store to strengthen your vision. The set consists of exercises performed by the eyeball and eyelids. To fully work out all the muscles, it is recommended to do it three times in a row with an intensified second approach several times a day.

Complex of corrective gymnastics for the eyes

1. Frequent blinking for 10 seconds.
2. Increased compression and release of the eyelids, 6-12 times.
3. Frequent blinking for another 10 seconds to relieve tension.
4. With eyes closed, move the eyeball to the right - left, 10-20 times.
5. With eyes closed, move the eyeball down, 10-20 times
6. With eyes closed, move the eyeball "in a square": up - down, 6-12 times in each direction.
7. With eyes closed, move the eyeball in a circle, 6-12 times in each direction.
8. With eyes closed, diagonal movements of the eyeball, from one corner of the "square" to the opposite, 6-12 times.
Regular performance of these exercises together with palming and relaxation can give good results after a month of training. Among the reviews of Bates's book, results in improving vision were mentioned as twice in six months.
Based on eye muscle training, methods have been created that use optics to improve vision. We are not talking about glasses prescribed for distance, work or constant wearing, but about special training with a larger number of glasses. The methods of Volkov, Avetisov and Dashevsky are widely used in children's health institutions. The essence of the methods is that a person, performing visual work, uses glasses with different optical power, staying in one for no more than 2-4 minutes. At the same time, the eye muscles are subjected to constant tension and strengthen. To maintain the effect, blueberry, calcium and zinc preparations are often prescribed.

Methods of folk healers

It is worth starting to strengthen your eyesight by strengthening the whole organism, the sages put forward a method of general recovery. In addition to the Bates course, which is fully included in this program, a person is offered to lead a healthy lifestyle, to temper himself, to keep a diary describing his path to restoring his eyesight, and necessarily with his left hand - in order to think more carefully about returning his own eyesight, to maintain good relations with humanity and nature, and much more. Such a comprehensive impact also affects the moral health of a person, he becomes more sensitive to his own health and, as a result, gets sick less.
Taking care of your eyesight is the business of every person. Even if you have an "eagle's eye" and are able to distinguish small details of objects at greater distances, this does not mean that you should not listen to the advice of ophthalmologists about saving your eyesight. Only constant monitoring of visual load, systematization and rest for the eyes, as well as hygiene of the organ of vision can protect you from premature deterioration of visualizers - the main sources of information about the world around you.