None of the human organs is experiencing the strain that falls on the eyes. After all, they are constantly active. Eyes get tired from long work with papers, in poor light, long watching TV, reading a book in the subway.
Tired of eyes while working at the computer !? This is natural, because the mobility of the eyes is very limited, and we blink three times less than usual. Eye relaxation does not occur, which means that blood circulation is disturbed, and they get tired faster.
Everyone knows that increased eye strain negatively affects the mental and physical abilities of a person, reducing by ninety percent the ability to understand and concentrate something. What to do in such situations? A great way is to warm up the eyes.
As soon as the eyes are tired, the look becomes lethargic, the eyelids turn red. It is necessary to lie down on a sofa and put cotton swabs on your eyelids, which before that moisten with tightly brewed green or black tea, lie in this state for twenty minutes.
Following are a few safety rules:
- Do not sit at a computer in low light;
- every forty minutes, make small pauses in work;
- Be sure to warm up the eyes several times a day.
How to do the exercises correctly:
- warming up for the eyes is done without glasses;
- do it freely and in a relaxed state;
- Do not strain and lower your shoulders;
- Restore breathing, it should be even and deep.
Exercise one: "I see the goal"
The goal is to relax the eye muscles and the lens.
Technique: after half an hour of work, direct your gaze into the distance, fix your attention on any object outside the window, on the windowsill or in the office. As soon as your eyes are fixed on one subject, smoothly transfer your eyes to a subject located at close range, but not to your PC. Repeat this exercise three to four times.
Exercise Two: "Warm up for the eyes - formula 20-20-20"
The goal is complete eye relaxation.
Technique: blink twenty times for twenty seconds, and so every twenty minutes.
Exercise Three: "Magic Palms"
The goal is to relieve tension from the eyes and the visual center located in the brain. This exercise helps not only when working at a computer, but also to relax and recover during long sessions, experiencing severe fatigue, distraction, stress or irritability.
Technique: do the exercise every hour for five minutes. Rub your palms firmly against each other so that they are warm, then put your elbows on the table, close your eyes and cover them with your palms. They must be folded crosswise, and the first thing is left, and not right. Palms should not press eyes.
Exercise Four: "Draw the Numbers"
The goal is to improve microcirculation in the vessels.
Technique: if you practically do not move your head during the work, draw with your eyes the numbers from zero to three and in the opposite direction, then from four to six and then from seven to eight.
Warm-up for eyes and phytosolutions
After warming up for the eyes at home, you can make herbal solutions for the eyes. For example, fresh fern leaves or finely chopped leaves of common burdock. Apply the resulting mass to the eyes and tie the head.
If you have watery eyes, take the leaves of fennel and green celery, add egg white. Apply the resulting mass in turn to the eyes. You can also use juice from these plants.
If you have conjunctivitis or any other inflammatory process has begun, baths from a decoction of fennel and a few drops of eyebright grass will best help.
Take care of your eyes and take care of them, because they help you see the world around you!