A person needs a clear vision of the objects that surround him, and it must be clear at different distances. Only in this case, a healthy person can feel as comfortable and relaxed as possible. In order to maintain a “clear view” of things for a long time, it is advisable to systematically do exercises to help the eyes rest and relax. Gymnastics or exercise for the eyes is considered a recognized effective measure to combat the development of myopia. It helps to develop accommodation, which prevents the functional inactivity of the eye.
According to the honored ophthalmologist E.S. Avetisova, accommodation is the only mechanism of optical adaptation of the eye to any distance. Often people stop using their accommodation because due to their professional duties and personal hobbies (watching movies and playing games on a computer), many are not able to distract their eyes from closely located objects during the day. When a person is constantly looking at nearby objects, his eye is in maximum tension. The ciliary muscle, which is responsible for the act of accommodation, can be spasmodic from such an overstrain and provoke the development of false, or, as it is also called, functional myopia. As a rule, people neglect to do exercises for the eyes when working at a computer or reading for a long time. It’s easier for them to go to the nearest optics and buy glasses or contact lenses in order to regain clarity of vision. Wearing glasses helps functional myopia very quickly become true.
Charging for the eyes is very useful, effective and not as difficult to perform as some people think. Only at the very beginning it is necessary to make a small effort to introduce visual gymnastics into your habit, which in the future will save you from many problems, including optical correction.
Techniques for the treatment of accommodative spasm and the prevention of myopia can conditionally be divided into five specific groups.
- Corrective and preventive action of optical lenses. This is a special eye charge with the help of optics, which is used only during the training itself. Exercises with interchangeable lenses according to E.S. are generally recognized exercises of this kind. Avetisov - K.A. Matz, optical and distant microfogging according to A.I. Dashevsky, divergent disaccommodation, swings according to V.V. Volkov, L.N. Kolesnikova, physiological optical massage according to V.V. Kovalenko, etc. These classes are carried out in ophthalmology rooms, in several courses. This exercise for the eyes with myopia gives a very good effect.
- The use of medications that affect accommodation. Cycloplegics, such as Atropine, are used here. It completely blocks accommodation, thereby giving the ciliary muscle the necessary relief.
- Physiotherapeutic effects. They are also carried out in the walls of medical institutions, which have therapeutic lasers, electrical stimulants, etc.
- Charging for the eyes according to the method of U.G. Bates or its modifications. Such training, which can be done at home, trains all the muscles of the organ of vision: both extraocular and intraocular. The simplest exercise is an object on glass. Its principle is as follows: a circle of paper is attached to the window glass at eye level, stand 1 m from it and fix it with a look. Then they look at the most distant object behind the glass. Then again they “look” at the object on the glass. And so they do it several times until the deleted item becomes clearer. This exercise should be done every day.
- Special computer programs. They relax the muscular system of the eye and prevent the development of myopia.