18 June 2011

All About Eyes



Your EYES attract attention more than any other part of your body and controlled by muscles. Use them too much , use them the wrong way and the muscles will get weak. Lack of sleep affects them. Eyes need rest to work their best ..And like the rest of the body, eyes need exercises too.

Why Eye Exercises?
Long hours on the computer can lead to eye strain, dry eyes and blurred vision. Ultraviolet rays can hurt your eyes as much as they hurt your skin.
Eye exercise will strengthen your eyes and improve muscle strength, circulation and promote healthy vision.

EYE Exercises
BLINKING
Sway slowly and rhythmically, breathe rhythmically and blink regularly. Blinking lubricates your eyes. Try to blink once in every 20 seconds.

UP & DOWN movements.
Look to the ceiling and then down to the floor with out moving you’re Head. Repeat this 10 times. 

SIDE TO SIDE movements.
Look up to the right side without moving your head and then to the left side. Repeat this 10 times. 

CIRCULAR movements. 
Slowly roll your eyes first clockwise, in a circular movement making a circular as large as possible. Do this 10 times. Then repeat the same action in an anti - clockwise direction.

Eye relaxation 
Take time to relax your eyes every few hours during the day to reduce eye fatigue. Sit comfortably, rub your hands till they are warm, close your eyes and cup your eyes using your palms without leaving any gap between your fingers. When you see nothing but blackness, remove your palms.

DID you know? 
Research shows that your eyesight can be affected by tension and imbalance that exists any where in your body 25% of the Oxygen inhaled with every breath and one third of your food intake nourish your visual system. 

Dos. 
Right Posture --sit upright at a suitable height when you work. Right Distance --while reading or writing a distance of at least 12 inches must be maintained. Right Light --read in bright light. . 
Right Diet --have a balanced diet that includes foods rich in Vitamin A, such as tomato, papaya, carrot, watermelon. 

Don'ts
Avoid reading under strong light or with the light shining directly into your eyes, in moving vehicles, reading small poor quality print and lying down and watching TV or reading.