Seven Simple Ways To Get Over It And Maintain Good Vision
Whatever brought you to this article did you well. Soon you will know why I said that. The article is about a vision problem also called hyperopia. Do not be frightened by the medical jargon! If you have time, you can read a bit about it on Wikipedia. Long-sightedness occurs when ones eye muscles and iris are not flexible enough for proper functioning of the cornea and lens in focusing of light rays coming from an object in view (Fig. 1). In the condition, distant objects appear clear while close objects appear blurred – as a result of not being properly focused. This problem can be worrisome.
Figure 1: The Eye
In this post, I am going to narrate my experience with long-sightedness and let you know how proper vision can be regained without the use of eye glasses. We all know that eye physicians are doing a great job but some of them are quick in recommending eye glasses. Too sad! It is known that with advancement in age, someone’s vision will begin to diminish and the lens of the eyes will tend to reduce their elasticity. But not to the extent that eye glasses will be the prevailing option, as some eye physicians make us to believe, when someone is not yet over 50 years of age and or was not hit in the eye.
Before I go into telling you my experience, I hope you remember that the body is wired to heal itself? If you do, it is step number one towards regaining your full vision, if you are troubled with farsightedness.
I am a real adult and over thirty years of age. I started having problem with reading on the computer. Character sizes that I used to read with ease were becoming blurred. By the way, my work demands spending many hours on the computer. After some months, I went to see an eye physician (ophthalmologist). Examinations were carried out and the recommendation was that I should go for eye glasses. I really did not want to use glasses but what could I do? I decided that I would only take glasses for reading. The glasses were constructed. When I put them on, everything was clear. I was able to read even smaller character sizes. It looked like I had a boom in my vision. After about six months, I noticed that I would not dare to take out the glasses. If I dared, I would not see or be able to read anything! I was like, what the hell! The glasses kept deteriorating my vision! That is not what anybody would want to experience.
I decided to do something about it. I read stuff that some people have said about their experience and the possibility to regain vision with simple exercises. I acted and added my own initiatives. I did not use reading glasses again until I became over 50 years of age. If you are hyperopic and you are reading this, you will regain your vision and stop using eye glasses! Simple exercises, that will last for about 32 minutes, are only what you need to regain your vision as long as you eat well. When I say eat well, that does not mean you have to spend all your money on food. Just eat appropriately ensuring that you have enough vitamins in your meals. The time you will spend for the exercises is not up to the time you will spend consulting an eye doctor. Not to mention the peace of mind you will have for not using eye glasses.
When you start to work towards no-eye-glasses, make sure that the light you use in reading is bright enough to see normal-size characters without using glasses. This is extremely important. Determine the brightness at which you are able to read something with plain eyes and keep using this brightness whenever you want to read until your eyes become normalized after the exercises that are presented here. From now on, do not force your eyes to read tiny letters like those on products’ user agreements or warranties from manufacturers. I think some manufacturers intentionally make the letters so tiny that you will feel reluctant to read them. What do you think? As you do the exercises that I present herein, your eye muscles will begin to return to normal and the cornea and lens will start to focus properly. The exercises work like magic. But you have to show dedication and discipline. By the way, these exercises are good for everybody to maintain good vision. Even if you do not have eye problem now, you can be doing the exercises once in a while as you choose. Below are the exercises:
1. For the first exercise (Figure 2 below), you can be sitting or standing. Whichever one you choose, just be relaxed. The important thing is the movement of your eyes. Position yourself as close to one side of the wall of a room as possible. Look straight up. Your target is to see the upper corners of the wall behind you while looking straight up. Remember that the two upper corners behind you are your target. While keeping your head steady and still, move your eyes in a rhythm: 1-2, 1-2; 1-2, 1-2 (left, straight, right, straight; left, straight, right, straight). Your head should be steady and still. Be sure to move your eyes enough to see the target corners. After about 60 seconds, close your eyes (your head steady and straight up). Take a deep and long breath. Then breathe out completely. Do the breathe-in and breathe-out 5 times. Each breathe-in and breathe-out should last 3 to 5 seconds. This breathing exercise is one of the body’s strongest self-healing mechanisms. Repeat the whole exercise 2 times (a total of 3 times) – this exercise will take you about 6 minutes.
Figure 2: Corners Of A Room
2. The second exercise is like the first but this time, the movement of your eyes will be sideways. Your target is to see 90 degrees on both sides – i.e. a total of 180 degrees view. As you must have known, your head will be steady and still. Again, move your eyes in a rhythm: 1-2, 1-2; 1-2, 1-2 (left, straight, right, straight; left, straight, right, straight). Move your eye as though you want to see your ear, while keeping your head steady. After about 60 seconds, close your eyes (your head steady and straight up). Take a deep and long breath. Then breathe out completely. Do the breathe-in and breathe-out 5 times. Each breathe-in and breathe-out should last 3 to 5 seconds. Repeat the whole exercise 2 times (a total of 3 times) – this exercise will take you about 6 minutes.
3. This third exercise is like the previous ones but this time, movement of your eyes will be downwards. Your target is to see the lower corners of the wall behind you while looking straight up. As you must have known, your head will be steady and still. Again move your eyes in a rhythm: 1-2, 1-2; 1-2, 1-2 (left, straight, right, straight; left, straight, right, straight). Be sure to move your eyes enough to see the target corners. After about 60 seconds, close your eyes (your head steady and straight up). Take a deep and long breath. Then breathe out completely. Do the breathe-in and breathe-out 5 times. Each breathe-in and breathe-out should last 3 to 5 seconds. Repeat the whole exercise 2 times (a total of 3 times) – this exercise will take you about 6 minutes.
4. The fourth exercise is like the previous ones but this time, the movement of your eyes will be up and down. Your target is to possibly see your forehead and your cheeks. As you must have known, your head will be steady and still. Again move your eyes in a rhythm: 1-2, 1-2; 1-2, 1-2 (up, straight, down, straight; up, straight, down, straight). Stretch your eyes to possibly see your forehead when you move them up and your cheeks when you move them down. After about 60 seconds, close your eyes (your head steady and straight up). Take a deep and long breath. Then breathe out completely. Do the breathe-in and breathe-out 5 times. Each breathe-in and -out should last 3 to 5 seconds. Repeat the whole exercise 2 times (a total of 3 times) – this exercise will take you about 6 minutes.
5. For the fifth exercise, rub your palms together until they become warm. With your head straight up, close your eyes and place the warm palms on them, one on one eye, making sure not to press hard. You will feel the warmth of your palms on your eyes. Do not cover your nostrils. Breathe in deeply and out completely for 5 times. Each breathe-in and breathe-out should last 3 to 5 seconds. Then take off your palms and slowly blink your eyes repeatedly until you can see clearly in front – this exercise will take you about 1.5 minutes.
6. For the next exercise, lie on your side (Figure 3 below). Relax your body. Tilt your face so that you can see diagonally the upper and lower corners of the wall behind your head. Move your eyes diagonally from one corner to the other for 1 minute, at the speed of second hand of a clock. If there is any obstacle that prevents you from seeing the lower corner, move your eyes and imagine you are seeing the corner. After the 1 minute, with your head steady and still, take a deep and long breath. Then breathe out completely. Do the breathe-in and breathe-out 5 times. Each breathe-in and breathe-out should last 3 to 5 seconds. Repeat the whole exercise once (a total of 2 times) – this exercise will take you about 3 minutes.
Figure 3: Lying On The Left Side
7. For the seventh exercise, lie on your other side (Figure 4 below). Relax your body. Tilt your face so that you can see diagonally the upper and lower corners of the wall behind your head. Move your eyes diagonally from one corner to the other for 1 minute, at the speed of second hand of a clock. If there is any obstacle that prevents you from seeing the lower corner, move your eyes and imagine you are seeing the corner. After the 1 minute, with your head steady and still, take a deep and long breath. Then breathe out completely. Do the breathe-in and breathe-out 5 times. Each breathe-in and breathe-out should last 3 to 5 seconds. Repeat the whole exercise once (a total of 2 times) – this exercise will take you about 3 minutes.
Figure 4: Lying On The Right Side
Do the whole exercises two times a day (say, morning and evening). If you are not at a place where you can do the lying-down exercises, do not feel it is the end of the world! Do the other exercises and extend their duration to cover up for the exercises you are not able to do. Please relax your body as you do the exercises. No stress! Again, when you drive, if you drive, sweep your eyes in the field of view ahead of you as often as possible ensuring that you see every objects – pedestrians, cyclists, signs, parked vehicles, trees, etc. As you sweep the eyes, blink them as many times as you can. This way, you will be highly exercising your eyes, correcting your vision and be driving safely. By the time you do the exercises for three days, you will begin to see a difference, for better, in your vision. And you will be happy! Continue the exercises for one or two weeks, as your case determines. You will definitely see the good impact on your vision. When your vision has been corrected, the whole exercises are worth doing once in a while to maintain the corrected vision. You may get a cheap, non-prescription, eye drop from a pharmacy shop and apply to your eyes when you want to sleep. The eye drop will help to clear whatever is coming off of your eyes as a result of the exercise. Drink a lot of water – I have not heard of any medical advice against this! If drinking plenty of water has been your habit, then continue because that will help the reconditioning of the muscles of the eye. Note that after the first day of the exercise, you may feel a little ache in the eye. If that happens, it is as a result of the movements of the eyes. No cause for alarm. You are fine! The flexibility of the eye muscles is returning so that the cornea and lens will begin to function properly. Avail yourself of the power in the exercises! Good luck!
Bignedu
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