Abstract

EYE EXERCISES- AN EYESIGHT REJUVENATION THERAPY

Dr. Shilpa Anup Dhote*

Abstract

Eyes are one of the most important organ in the human body & vision is one of the most wonderful gift. But often many people neglect the importance of the eye care & do not pay proper attention towards keeping eyes healthy & rejuvenate them. Dentist always tells to brush the teeth to keep them healthy, but eye doctor never tells how to keep eyes healthy. In present era, there are lots of causes which can disturb the natural health of eyes like continuous work on computer, watching television for long time, very frequent & prolong use of mobile phones, night arousal, pollution, reading in poor source of light, unhealthy diet habits etc. To keep our eyes healthy & rejuvenate eyesight practicing EYE EXERCISES is effective therapy. The origin of natural vision correction by eye exercises dates back more than 90 years to William H. Bates, MD. He was an Ophthalmologist who wrote “Perfect Sight without Glasses”. But unfortunately there is no evidence that Eye Exercises improve the vision. In India, it has been started in Arbindoashrama in Pudduchery & then after it has been spread to all over the country. Eye Exercises works on the principles of elimination of toxic materials from eyes, stimulation of eyes & its muscles, relaxation of eyes & mind. It helps to tone up extra-ocular muscles, trend the mind to see the objects & improve central fixation. There are so many Eye Exercises like Sunning, Swinging, Eye wash, Palming, Distance chart reading, candle light exercise, steaming, Candle flame, Ball exercise, Cold pad etc. which can be practice regularly to keep eyes & vision healthy. The aim of this article publication is to aware the scientific community about the benefits of Eye Exercises & to encourage the research scholars about the need of study on this particular topic.

Keywords: *eye exercises **eye care ***eyesight rejuvenation.