Frequent stress, working at the computer, age-related changes, lack of oxygen due to long-term wearing of contact lenses have a bad effect on the condition of the eyes. In order to avoid surgical intervention, it is worth studying in detail the methods of restoring vision at home.
How to restore eyesight at home
The problem of vision loss is familiar to many. There is no universal solution to this problem. Improving vision at home should be comprehensive. For this you need:
- Build nutrition by including foods rich in vitamins, amino acids, lutein, zinc, carotenoids and minerals in the menu.
- Do eye exercises.
- Establish a daily routine, alternating eye strain with rest.
- It is advisable to use medicines (as prescribed by a doctor) and traditional medicine.
It is important to restore vision at home, taking into account the individual characteristics of the body. If a person suffers from myopia, he faces the problem of distinguishing distant objects. At this time, the image of things falling into the field of vision is clearly formed in front of the retina. People with myopia need:
- Alternate work on the computer screen with rest. It is important to take short breaks.
- Enrich your diet with foods useful for the eyes - parsley, greens and carrots.
- Do eye exercises regularly. One effective exercise is to look at objects far and behind from a point 1 m away.
Farsightedness is the opposite of myopia. People with this problem can see distant objects well. At close range, the image loses sharpness. With age, farsightedness occurs in almost every person. To delay the development of pathology, it is recommended to take the following measures at home:
- Forget coffee, alcohol, sweets.
- Include foods with potassium, vitamin A, ascorbic acid in the menu.
- Do exercises regularly for farsightedness. To do this, it is useful to look away from close objects and back, turn your eyes clockwise and counterclockwise.
Ways to improve vision in children at home have similar principles. It is important for parents to control how much time a child or teenager spends on a TV or computer screen, their posture while writing, and their proper nutrition.
Exercises
To improve eyesight at home, it is recommended to perform eye gymnastics in a resting state. Effective exercises are presented below:
- Circular movements are performed with eyes first to the left, then to the right for half a minute on each side.
- Focus on a distant point, move to the tip of the nose and back. Repeat ten times.
- Extend your arm in front of you, move up and down, left and right. They follow him with their eyes if he does not turn around.
- Look up, down, left, right and diagonally with his eyes. It is important not to move the head during the exercise. Repeat the movements 5-7 times.
- Alternate intense flashing with clipping. Exercise for 30 seconds every 1-2 hours to get rid of eye fatigue instantly.
- Draw a figure eight in the air. First from top to bottom, then from bottom to top. Repeat the movements for 5 sets.
Medical therapy
Before you start taking medicine, you should consult your doctor. All drugs to improve eyesight are divided into three groups:
- Means to relax eye muscles. The most popular drug of this group is used to improve farsightedness, near vision. The active substance of the drops is an alkaloid found in plants of the nightshade family. The drug has many contraindications and side effects. Can not be used for glaucoma, keratoconus. The drug is available by prescription.
- Medicines to improve the condition of the retina.Antispasmodic helps to restore eye tissues, normalize microcirculation, strengthen trophism, prevent destruction of retina and lens. The drug is available in tablets and in the form of a solution for injection. The active substance of the drug is benziclan fumarate. It is important to consult a doctor before using the medicine. The drug is contraindicated during pregnancy, kidney failure, and diseases of the respiratory system.
- Medicines that provide quality rest to the eyes at night. This group includes moisturizing drops. With their help, it is possible to eliminate eye fatigue during heavy loads associated with working on a computer screen or small objects. The drug contains vitamins of group B, improves vision, protects the eyes from the harmful effects of the external environment. The drug is not prescribed during diabetes, pregnancy and lactation.
The ophthalmologist recommends the medicine in the form of tablets or eye drops to the patient. The choice of means is carried out by the doctor, taking into account the causes of visual impairment and the individual characteristics of the patient's body. Antioxidant drops are prescribed with retinal dystrophy.
Violation of the functions of blood vessels and deterioration of the walls of the capillaries of the eye is called retinal angiopathy. If a pathology is detected, metabolic and retinoprotective drops are prescribed.
Patients are prescribed vitamin preparations in the form of drops to eliminate eye fatigue, prevent cataracts and dystrophy, and also increase visual acuity.
Vasoconstrictor drops are prescribed to treat redness of the eyes.
In ophthalmology, there is a concept of "dry eye syndrome". Along with it, there is a feeling of burning, dryness and discomfort. Moisturizing eye drops are used to relieve unpleasant symptoms.
It is recommended to strengthen the immune system to strengthen the body's resistance to infections and viral diseases. For this, vitamin complexes are used in tablets.
The right habits
To restore sharp vision at home, it is worth instilling good habits in yourself. These include:
- Learn to blink quickly and repeat the movement an unlimited number of times throughout the day. The exercise exercises the eye muscles well.
- Repeat the "near and far" exercise at least 1 time each day. To do this, look at an object that is close, and then look at something far away.
- You will have to strain your vision if you change the environment, rest your eyes or adjust the lighting, if there is any interference.
- Relax your eyes. Rest is an important condition for maintaining eyesight at home, so you need to find time for it every day.
What to eat
A balanced diet is essential for those who want to improve their vision at home. Useful products for the eyes are presented in the table:
A valuable item to see |
List of products that contain it |
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Vitamin A |
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B vitamins |
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Vitamin C |
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Vitamin E |
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unsaturated fatty acids |
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zinc |
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Selenium |
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Eye massage
There are several eye massage techniques that help improve vision at home. The program has many positive reviews and is one of the most effective programs for myopia and astigmatism. Wash and warm your palms thoroughly before starting the massage. Execution algorithm:
- Buy it. With the ring, middle, and index fingers, light strokes are made from the center of the forehead to the temples for 20-30 seconds.
- Eyebrows. Actions are performed in a similar way to the previous action. It is important to find the optic nerve (the hole in the center of the brow bone) and stimulate it. Repeat the exercise until heat appears in the eyebrow area.
- Whiskey. Massage clockwise and back for 30 seconds.
- cheekbones. Stroking movements are performed with three fingers under the eyes for 30 seconds.
- sinuses. Stimulate the area around the nostrils with the index finger for 30-40 seconds.
- Bridge of the nose. Massage the entire surface of the nose with your middle finger for 30 seconds.
- Ear holes (at the end of the cheeks). Massage clockwise for 20 seconds with index finger.
- the back of the neck. Massage with four fingers for about 40 seconds.
- Eyelids. Starting from the corners, lightly press the closed eyes with two fingers. It is massaged with four fingers, paying special attention to the astigmatic point of the eyeball. Repeat the exercise for 40-60 seconds.
- It is the last stage of the programintense blinking(at least 3 times).
Table to improve eyesight
You can use M. Norbekov's method to improve vision at home. You need to download and print the schedule for home exercises. The author wrote in detail about his method in the book "The Fool's Experiment". The table is similar to the one used by ophthalmologists to test vision. It uses text printed in different fonts instead of individual letters. Based on the book of M. Norbekov, training for vision is carried out taking into account the rules:
- With farsightedness, the table is placed at a distance of 15 cm from the eyes.
- If a person has impaired vision in only one eye, then the healthy eye is closed before the exercise.
- With myopia, the table is set at a distance of at least 30 cm from the eyes.
- If a person has impaired vision in both eyes, but one of them suffers from farsightedness and the other from myopia, you should exercise alternately.
- While looking at the table, they start reading the text from the top line down. Determine the line of work (after which the letters begin to blur). Through regular practice, the patient gradually descends and sees more text.
With the help of the Norbekov chart, vision improvement occurs in leaps and bounds, so you need to practice regularly. The recovery process at home is divided into stages:
- initial stage: 2-3 days.
- Second periodA: 3-8 days.
- To train the normal functioning of the organs of visionA: 20-40 days.
Folk treatment
In addition to medicines, gymnastics and massage, you can improve vision with the help of folk remedies. Before using a certain recipe at home, you should make sure that you are not allergic to its components. Effective folk remedies to improve eyesight:
- Mix 1 part freshly squeezed blueberry juice and 2 parts distilled water. Apply one drop to each eye in the morning and evening. The application course is 2 weeks.
- Add 1 tsp to a glass of fresh carrot juice. Honey. Drink every morning for 30 days.
- Brew strong black tea, add 1 tsp. Honey. To prevent conjunctivitis, keratitis, barley, to relieve fatigue, drop 1 drop of the composition into the eyes. Course - 2 weeks.
- Prepare a glass of cold and hot water. Alternatively, drop the face into one or the other container. Eyes should be closed. Contrast baths help strengthen blood vessels. Perform the procedure once a week.
- Wash raspberry leaves in boiling water and boil. Leave the solution for 30 minutes. Wet cotton pads with the resulting product, make compresses for the eyes for 15 minutes. Repeat as needed in the evening to improve blood circulation and relieve fatigue.
How to improve eyesight in 5 minutes
The palming technique will help restore vision within a few days. You can get great results by repeating the exercise for 5 minutes every day at home. The program was developed by American ophthalmologist William Horatio Bates. The technique is popular all over the world and has received many positive reviews. Execution algorithm:
- Take a sitting position with a straight back.
- Place your elbows on the table. You need to put a small pillow under them.
- Shake your hands to relax, warm your palms.
- Fold your hands into palms and bring them to your eyes.
- Close the little fingers in the area of the bridge of the nose, place the resulting indentations on the palms in front of the eye sockets. In this case, the base of the palms should be on the cheekbones.
- Press your hands firmly over your eyes so that the light does not pass through the holes between the fingers. In this case, you should be able to blink your eyes freely under your palms.
- Relax your hands, look at the darkness without straining your eyes, 5 minutes.