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Eye Catcher Exercises

The eyes need regular exercise and care to maintain healthy vision. This is especially true for older people, whose eyes are aging and can have potential problems over time. Eye exercises are designed to help maintain the eyes and keep them healthy. Eye Catchers Optical suggests both eye exercises and full body exercise as a method of maintaining healthy eyes, especially in old age.

  1. Focusing Exercises

    • Focusing exercises are designed to help with the ability to focus on objects both near and far from the face. To perform the exercise, select an object far away, such as a distant tree or parked vehicle, and pick something between the far object and where you are standing. Then put a pencil or pen out at arms length. Look at the far object, and then the middle and then the pen. Repeat the exercise and switch between the three at random. Focus on objects within a few seconds of each other, such as changing the focus every five to 10 seconds. If looking at a computer screen for an extended period of time, Eye Catchers Optical suggests looking away from the screen and at a distant location in the room about once every 20 minutes.

    Palming

    • Palming is a method of allowing the eyes to rest. It requires rubbing the hands together until warm, cupping the hands and lightly putting the palms of the hands over the eyes and blocking out the light. Cover the eyes until the hands cool, and rub the hands together again and repeat the process for about five minutes. Avoid pressing hard against the eyes.

    Tracing

    • Tracing is an eye exercise designed to help the eyes with scanning abilities and rest the eyes from consistent staring or darting. To complete the exercise, pick a distant item. If outside with a horizon, look at the distant horizon. If in a city and outside, select a building. If in the house, pick an object across the room like a picture, fireplace or piece of furniture. Follow the edges of the item with the eyes in a smooth line, tracing the outer edges. Perform tracing for two minutes before resting the eyes.

    Physical Exercise

    • Physical exercise is another way to keep the eyes healthy. Eye Catchers Optical suggests that physical exercise can lower macular degeneration. The website states that risks are reduced almost 70 percent in older individuals. Physical exercise can include walking, jogging, running, elliptical, swimming, weight lifting, squats, pushups or any other preferred exercise. Even playing a sport is appropriate.

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