Site for Sore Eyes Berkeley CA Reminds you to Exercise Those Eyes!

Did everyone have a nice Thanksgiving? Did you all eat enough…too much, perhaps? Hey, it’s the holidays…you’re supposed to feast.

If you’re health conscious, you may now decide to cut back on how much you eat or do a bit more exercising (or both) during the next few days. And while we are on the topic of exercise, are you aware that your eyes can get exercise? It’s true, as we at Site for Sore Eyes Berkeley can tell you. And what’s great about exercising your eyes, is that you won’t break out into a sweat and your joints won’t ache when you are through with an optical workout!

Before we go any further, however, we must point out that exercising your eyes will not drastically improve your vision to the point where you will not need to wear eyeglasses, contact lenses, or any other form of eyewear (if in fact you do). According to WebMD®, certain vision problems may be helped by eye exercises. What eye exercises can do is improve cognitive functioning, memory, and attention – all of which are vision-centered. By doing the occasional optical exercise, the connection between your brain and vision can become quicker and sharper. It’s a win-win situation for your eyes, your mind – in short – you.

Now, let us proceed with the optical exercises.
Go to your web browser of choice, do a search for “eye exercises” and behold the many choices.

·   For offline exercises, there are some basics from wikiHow.com that involve relaxing, massaging, and testing the eyes.

·   For online options, one website that showed up worth considering is eyecanlearn.com. Perception, tracking, focusing and eye teaming are the four core exercise plans, where visual memory, line tracking, and focus shifts are among different tests for strengthening vision.

·   If you are willing to spend some money for some truly challenging and fun games, we recommend lumosity.com. On this site, a variety of exercises that have been designed to test and strengthen memory, problem solving, flexibility and speed are available to you. From comparing and matching different shapes with one another, to mathematical calculations that scroll down from the screen, the eye/brain connection can be strengthened each time you choose to play. (As with a gym membership, the more you play, the more you will benefit. Don’t just pay the membership and think that is all there is to it.)

And in closing, may we remind you of the importance of an annual eye exam? (We know, you’ve read about this ad nauseam in many blogs, but it still bears repeating.) If you are conscientious enough to get a physical examination each year, your eyes deserve the same treatment and attention. Contact us at Site for Sore Eyes Berkeley for your eye exam. Even if you think your vision is strong, an exam can let you know for sure. Now, drop down and give those eyelids twenty!