Frequent stress, computer work, age-related changes, oxygen tightness due to prolonged wearing of contact lenses negatively affect the condition of the eyes. To avoid surgery, 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 problem. Vision improvement 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 some eye exercises.
- Establish a daily routine, alternate eye load with rest.
- It is reasonable to use medicines (strictly 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 distant objects. In this case, the image of things falling into the field of vision is clearly formed in front of the retina. People with myopia need:
- Alternate work in front of 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 1m distant point towards distant objects 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, hyperopia occurs in almost all people. To delay the development of pathology, it is recommended to take the following measures at home:
- Forget coffee, alcohol, sweets.
- Include foods containing potassium, vitamin A, ascorbic acid in the menu.
- Do exercises regularly for farsightedness. To do this, it is useful to look from close to distant objects and vice versa, rotate your eyes clockwise and vice versa.
Ways to improve vision in children at home have similar principles. It is important for parents to monitor how much time a child or teenager spends in front of a TV or computer screen, posture when writing, proper nutrition.
Exercises
Eye gymnastics to improve vision at home is recommended to be done in a relaxed state. Effective exercises are presented below:
- Circular movements are performed with the 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.
- Stretch your arm out in front of you, move up and down, left and right. They follow her with their gaze, while the head does not turn.
- Look up, down, left, right and diagonally with your eyes. It is important that the head does not move during the exercise. Repeat the movements 5-7 times.
- Alternate intense blinking with strabismus. The exercise is performed to instantly relieve eye strain while working out 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 the movements for 5 sets.
Medical therapy
Before you start taking any medications, you should consult 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 ingredient of the drops is an alkaloid contained in plants of the nightshade family. The drug has many contraindications and side effects. Cannot be used for glaucoma, keratoconus. The medicine is dispensed on medical prescription.
- Drugs to improve the condition of the retina.The antispasmodic helps restore eye tissue, normalize microcirculation, improve trophism, prevent 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 insufficiency, diseases of the respiratory system.
- Drugs that provide the eyes with a quality night's rest. This group includes moisturizing drops. With their help, it is possible to relieve eye strain during severe overloads associated with work at a computer screen or small objects. The drug contains B vitamins, 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 advises the patient to take medications in the form of tablets or eye drops. The choice of means is made 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 capillary walls of the eye is called retinal angiopathy. If a pathology is detected, metabolic and retinoprotective drops are prescribed.
To relieve eye strain, prevent cataracts and dystrophy, as well as 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.
The right habits
To restore clear vision at home, it is worth instilling good habits in yourself. These include the following:
- Learn to blink quickly and repeat the action during the day an unlimited number of times. Exercise trains the eye muscles well.
- Repeat the "near and far" exercise at least once a day. To do this, look at a close object and then look at a distant thing.
- Changing the environment, resting your eyes or adjusting the lighting, if there is interference, can cause eye strain.
- Relax your eyes. Rest is an important condition for maintaining vision at home, so every day you need to make time for it.
What to eat
A balanced diet is a prerequisite for anyone who wants to improve vision at home. Useful products for the eyes are presented in the table:
Precious element for the sight |
List of products that contain it |
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Vitamin A |
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B vitamins |
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C vitamin |
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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 yourself 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 your palms well. Execution algorithm:
- Front. With the ring, middle, index fingers, light stroking movements are performed from the middle of the forehead to the temples for 20-30 seconds.
- Eyebrows. Movements are performed similar to the previous action. It is important to find the optic nerve (the dimple in the center of the browbone) and stimulate it. Repeat the exercise until heat appears in the eyebrow area.
- Whiskey. Massage clockwise and vice versa for 30 seconds.
- cheekbones. Stroking movements are performed with three fingers under the eyes for 30 seconds.
- breasts. Stimulate with the index finger in the area around the nostrils for 30-40 seconds.
- Nose bridge. Massage the entire surface of the nose with the middle finger for 30 seconds.
- auricular dimples (at the end of the cheeks). Massage with your index finger clockwise for 20 seconds.
- back of the neck. Massage with four fingers for about 40 seconds.
- Eyelids. Press lightly on closed eyes with two fingers, starting at 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 strabismus(at least 3 times).
Table to improve vision
To improve vision at home, you can use the method of M. Norbekov. For exercises at home it is necessary 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 vision. Instead of single letters, use text printed in different fonts. Based on the book by M. Norbekov, vision training 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 visual function in only one eye, the good eye is closed before training.
- With myopia, the table is placed at least 30 cm away from the eyes.
- If a person has impaired visual function in both eyes, but one of them has farsightedness and the other has myopia, you should train alternately.
- When they view the table, they start reading text from the top line down. Determine the line of work (after it, the letters begin to blur). Through regular training, the patient gradually descends and sees more text.
Vision improvement with the help of the Norbekov table occurs in jumps, so you should train regularly. The home recovery process is divided into stages:
- initial state: 2-3 days.
- Second periodA: 3-8 days.
- Practice the normal functioning of the organs of visionA: 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 cranberry juice and 2 parts distilled water. Instill the composition one drop in each eye in the morning and in the evening. The course of application is 2 weeks.
- Add 1 teaspoon 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. Alternatively, 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 per week.
- Rinse and boil the raspberry leaves in boiling water. Leave the decoction for 30 minutes. Moisten 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 vision in 5 minutes
The palming technique will help restore visual function in a few days. By repeating the exercise for 5 minutes a day at home, you can achieve excellent results. The program was developed by the 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.
- Put your elbows on the table. Under them you need to put a small pillow.
- Shake your hands to relax, warm your palms.
- Fold your hands into handfuls and bring them to your eyes.
- Close the little fingers in the area of \u200b\u200bthe 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 light does not enter through the holes between your fingers. In this case, you should be able to blink freely under your palms.
- Relax your hands, peer into the darkness without straining your eyes, 5 minutes.