Our eyesight deteriorates with time and it is only natural. What we can do to delay the process is by having healthy foods which are good for our eyesight and by doing some exercises on a daily basis. This is where your good old pen steps in. Try these exercises using a pen at home to improve your eyesight.
Hold a pen 35 cms in front of your nose and then concentrate on the tip. Once your eyes have focussed, bring it closer towards you. Do so until you see double. To relax the eyes, don’t move the pen, instead, look into the distance and re4lax your pupils for a few seconds till you are ready to do it again. Repeat this exercise 30 times every day and to see the improvement, give yourself 4 to 5 weeks.
Reverse the Pen Distance
In this exercise, begin by bringing the pen as close to your nose as possible, until the image is single. There may be some eye strain but you should not be seeing a double image even then. Now, keep the pen stable in its position, slowly focus your eyes far into the distance and relax your eyes for a few seconds. Next, look back at the pen, it should still be a single image and stay like that for 3 seconds. Repeat this 30 times everyday.
Besides the above exercises, it is crucial to maintain a healthy lifestyle as well. Here are some miscellaneous tips which will come in handy.
- Have fruits, nuts, seeds, eggs, green vegetables, fish etc.
- Get enough sleep. Rest your eyes with cooling eye pads every day if you have a lot of screen time due to work.
- Don’t use dim lights while reading and get rid of fluorescent lights.
- Ditch smoking.
- Get your eyes examined every 6 months.
- Not just pen exercises, there are some more exercises that help improve your eyesight. Warm your palms by rubbing them together and then warm your eyes for 5 seconds, three times a day. Roll your eyes in circles, 10 times a day by moving them in both directions.
