Exercises to improve tired eyesight

Most eye conditions or pathologies such as myopia and astigmatism need to be treated by an ophthalmologist to prevent them from generating a gradual deterioration in vision by treating these conditions with the use of lenses or surgery to take care of visual health.

On the other hand, there is another visual condition that is not caused by a pathology, but by eyestrain. This particular case is caused by spending many hours behind a screen or cell phone, reading a lot, or using the cell phone excessively, which is why is that exercises are recommended to reactivate vision.

To relax your vision after spending hours on the computer or cell phone, the oftalvist.com portal suggests effective exercises to improve tired eyesight, dry eyes and redness.

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Exercise to activate focus

Place the index finger of your right hand at eye level and distance from your elbow, place the index finger of your left hand 15 centimeters behind the right index finger and alternate focus on each finger for one minute.

Open and close your eyes

Relax your eyelids and with your head in a straight position, open and close your eyes 20 times to relax the muscles of your face and hydrate your eyes.

Rest your eyes

If you spend too much time reading or behind a screen, try to rest your eyes every hour with small breaks of 5 to 10 minutes and try to look into the distance, at the sky or ceiling.

Gentle pressure on the eyes

Close your eyes and gently touch your fingertips to the eyelid area to activate natural tear production to hydrate your eyes.

Turn your head

With your eyes closed you can turn your head in circles, first to the right and then to the opposite direction for 3 minutes to rest your eyes.