Frequent stress, computer work, age-related changes, oxygen impermeability due to prolonged wearing of contact lenses have a bad effect on the condition of the eyes. To avoid surgical intervention, it is worth studying in detail the methods of restoring vision at home.
How to restore vision at home
The problem of vision loss is familiar to many. There is no universal solution to this issue. Improving vision at home should be comprehensive. For this you need:
- Establish nutrition by including foods containing many vitamins, amino acids, lutein, zinc, carotenoids, and minerals in the menu.
- Do eye exercises.
- Establish a daily routine, alternate eye load with rest.
- It is reasonable to use medicines (strictly 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 is faced with the problem of distinguishing objects that are far away. In this case, the image of things falling into the field of view is clearly formed in front of the retina. People with myopia need:
- Alternate work at the computer screen with rest. It is important to take short breaks.
- Enrich your diet with foods that are good for the eyes - parsley, blueberries and carrots.
- Do eye exercises regularly. One of the effective exercises is to look from a point that is 1 m away to objects that are far away and back.
Farsightedness is the opposite of myopia. People with this problem can see distant objects well. Up close, 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 about coffee, alcohol, sweets.
- Include in the menu foods containing potassium, vitamin A, ascorbic acid.
- Do exercises regularly for farsightedness. To do this, it is useful to look from close objects to distant ones and back, rotate your eyes clockwise and vice versa.
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 spent on a TV or computer screen, posture when writing, proper nutrition.
Exercises
Eye gymnastics to improve vision at home is recommended to be carried out in a state of relaxation. Effective exercises are presented below:
- Circular movements are performed with the eyes, first to the left, then to the right for half a minute for each side.
- Focus on a distant point, move to the tip of the nose and back. Repeat ten times.
- Stretch your arm in front of you, move up and down, left and right. They follow her with their eyes, while the head does not turn.
- Look up, down, left, right and diagonally with their eyes. It is important that the head does not move during the exercise. Repeat movements 5-7 times.
- Alternate intense blinking with squinting. Exercise is done to instantly relieve eye fatigue while working for 30 seconds every 1-2 hours.
- Draw a figure eight in the air. First from top to bottom, then from bottom to top. Repeat movements for 5 sets.
Medical therapy
Before you start taking medications, you should consult with your doctor. All drugs to improve vision are divided into three groups:
- Means for relaxing the eye muscles. The most popular drug in this group is used for farsightedness, improving near vision. The active substance of the drops is an alkaloid contained in plants of the nightshade family. The drug has many contraindications and side effects. It can not be used for glaucoma, keratoconus. The medicine is dispensed by prescription.
- Drugs to improve the condition of the retina.The antispasmodic helps restore eye tissues, normalize microcirculation, enhance trophism, prevent the destruction of the retina and lens. The drug is available in tablets and as a solution for injection. The active substance of the drug is benziklan fumarate. Before using the drug, it is important to consult a doctor. The drug is contraindicated in pregnancy, renal failure, diseases of the respiratory system.
- Drugs that provide the eyes with a quality rest at night. This group includes moisturizing drops. With their help, it is possible to relieve eye strain during severe overloads associated with working at 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 for diabetes, during pregnancy and lactation.
The ophthalmologist recommends medication to the patient in the form of tablets or eye drops. 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. With retinal dystrophy, antioxidant drops are prescribed.
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.
To relieve eye fatigue, prevent cataracts and dystrophy, as well as to increase visual acuity, patients are prescribed vitamin preparations in drops.
To cure redness of the eyes, vasoconstrictor drops are prescribed.
In ophthalmology, there is the concept of "dry eye syndrome". With it, there is a burning sensation, a feeling of dryness and discomfort. Moisturizing eye drops are used to eliminate unpleasant symptoms.
To strengthen the body's resistance to infections and viral diseases, it is recommended to strengthen the immune system. For this, vitamin complexes in tablets are used.
Right Habits
In order to restore sharp vision at home, it is worth instilling good habits in yourself. These include the following:
- Learn to blink quickly and repeat the action throughout the day an unlimited number of times. Exercise well trains the eye muscles.
- Repeat the "near and far" exercise at least 1 time every day. To do this, look at an object that is close, and then look at a distant thing.
- Changing the environment, resting your eyes or adjusting the lighting, if there are any interference, you have to strain your eyesight.
- Relax your eyes. Rest is an important condition for maintaining vision at home, so every day you need to find time for this.
What to eat
A balanced diet is a prerequisite for those who want to improve their vision at home. Useful products for the eyes are presented in the table:
Valuable element for sight |
List of products containing 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 on your own at home. The program has a lot of positive feedback and is one of the most effective for myopia and astigmatism. Before starting the massage, wash and warm up your palms well. Execution algorithm:
- Forehead. With the ring, middle, index fingers, light stroking movements are performed from the center of the forehead to the temples for 20-30 seconds.
- Brows. Movements are performed similarly to the previous action. It is important to find the optic nerve (the dimple in the center of the brow bone) and stimulate it. Repeat the exercise until warmth 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 with the index finger in the area around the nostrils for 30-40 seconds.
- Bridge of the nose. Massage the entire surface of the nose with the middle finger for 30 seconds.
- Ear dimples (at the end of the cheeks). Massage with index finger clockwise for 20 seconds.
- back of the neck. Massage with four fingers for about 40 seconds.
- Eyelids. Lightly press on closed eyes with two fingers, starting from the corners. The eyeball is massaged with four fingers, paying special attention to the astigmatic point. Repeat the exercise for 40-60 seconds.
- The final stage of the program isintense squinting(at least 3 times).
Table for improving vision
To improve vision at home, you can use the method of M. Norbekov. For exercises at home, you need to download the table and print it. The author wrote in detail about his method in his book "The Fool's Experience". The table is similar to the one used by ophthalmologists to test their vision. Instead of individual letters, it uses text printed in different fonts. Based on the book by M. Norbekov, training for vision is carried out taking into account the rules:
- With farsightedness, the table is set at a distance of 15 cm from the eyes.
- If a person has impaired visual function in only one eye, then the healthy eye is closed before training.
- With myopia, the table is set at a distance of at least 30 cm from the eyes.
- If a person has impaired visual function in both eyes, but one of them has farsightedness, and the other suffers from myopia, you should train alternately.
- When viewing the table, they begin to read the text from the top line down. Determine the working line (after it, the letters begin to blur). Through regular training, the patient gradually descends and sees more text.
Improving vision with the help of the Norbekov table occurs in leaps, so you should train regularly. The recovery process at home is divided into stages:
- initial stage: 2-3 days.
- Second periodA: 3-8 days.
- Practicing the normal functioning of the visual organsA: 20-40 days.
Folk remedies
In addition to medications, gymnastics and massage, you can improve your eyesight with the help of folk remedies. Before using a particular recipe at home, you should make sure that you are not allergic to its components. Effective folk remedies to improve vision:
- Mix 1 part freshly squeezed blueberry juice and 2 parts distilled water. Instill the composition one drop into each eye in the morning and evening. The course of application is 2 weeks.
- Add 1 tsp to a glass of fresh carrot juice. honey. Drink the drink every morning for 30 days.
- Brew strong black tea, add 1 tsp. honey. Instill the composition in the eyes 1 drop to prevent conjunctivitis, keratitis, barley, relieve fatigue. Course - 2 weeks.
- Prepare a cup of cold and hot water. Alternately lower the face into one or the other container. The eyes must be closed. Contrast baths help strengthen blood vessels. Carry out the procedure 1 time every week.
- Rinse and boil raspberry leaves in boiling water. Leave the decoction 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 circulation and relieve fatigue.
How to improve eyesight in 5 minutes
The Palming technique will help restore visual function in a few days. Repeating the exercise for 5 minutes daily at home, you can achieve excellent results. 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 seated position with a straight back.
- Place your elbows on the table. Under them you need to put a small pillow.
- Shake your hands to relax, warm your palms.
- Bend your hands into handfuls and bring them to your eyes.
- Close the little fingers in the area of the bridge of the nose, place the resulting recesses in the palms opposite the eye sockets. In this case, the base of the palms should be on the cheekbones.
- Press your hands tightly to your eyes so that the light does not penetrate through the holes between the fingers. In this case, you should be able to blink freely under the palms.
- Relax your hands, peer into the darkness without straining your eyes, 5 minutes.