Nearsightedness (myopia) is the most common refractive eye disorder. According to scientists' estimates, up to 30% of Europeans suffer from nearsightedness, and in Asia, it affects up to 60% of the population. This defect most often develops before the age of 20. In terms of anatomy, with nearsightedness, the eyeball is elongated, causing an improper bending of the light rays entering the eye and focusing of the rays in front of the retina instead of on it.

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This exercise aims to relax the oblique eye muscles, which are used to change the optical length of the eye, essentially responsible for accurate and sharp vision.

1. Take a pencil or use your thumb and slowly move it from the bottom close to your body towards the tip of your nose. Look at the tip of your finger until it touches your nose, and your eyes also focus on that point (you may see two thumbs close to your nose).
2. Then begin a horizontal movement to the right, still looking at your finger as it moves. Move the length of your arm or slightly closer. Your vision may follow even further (the thumb is not that important here). Pause briefly in that position, then move back towards your nose.
3. During the movement from your nose in a given direction, inhale (muscles tighten), pause for 1-2 seconds, and then exhale (muscles relax) while moving closer to your nose.
4. Perform a similar movement as in point 2, up and then left. Make smooth movements, but stop the exercise if you feel pain. Perform a maximum of 2-10 full rotations (down, right, up, left) depending on eye fatigue.

This exercise helps to assess your own range of good vision (near and far points) and serves to expand it.

1. For this exercise, you will need a string about 1m in length, preferably a stretchy cord, as well as beads or other sliding markers (available in our store). It's also a good idea to ask someone else to help you with this exercise.
2. Measure good vision for each eye separately.
3. Hold one end of the string at the cheekbone (slightly below the eye being tested). Attach the other end to something at eye level.
4. Now mark your near point of sharp vision, which should be somewhere in the range of 5-20 cm (depending on the vision defect), starting by moving the marker from the beginning of the string (at the cheek). The goal is to find a point where you can see the marker clearly and sharply. It should not be a blurry or smeared image. Mark this point.
5. Now mark the "far point" of our sharp vision. Start moving the marker from the other end of the string (e.g., by extending your arm or with the help of another person) and approaching the cheek to find the far point of sharp vision, where you can clearly see the marker. Mark this point with the marker.
6. With the "far point" and "near point" of our sharp vision marked, we can start working on expanding the range of good vision by moving the marker through these points at a distance of about 5 cm from the point in both directions. A stretchy string that you can bring closer or move further away with hand movements is the best solution. Take a calm breath as you approach the eye and exhale as you move away from it. This exercise should be performed for about 4 minutes, but quite frequently throughout the day (up to 10 times). If one of our eyes is weaker ("lazy eye"), we should work more with this eye to equalize its sharpness with the stronger eye.

This exercise involves "tricking your eyes" while the text (a chart or book) is placed very close to your eyes (0-9 cm). As you bring the chart closer, the print begins to blur, which is due to the lack of accommodation at such a close distance. For a nearsighted person, the image momentarily focuses on the retina or even beyond it (paradoxical farsightedness). As a result, our brain sends a signal to our eyes that further straining of the oblique muscles is pointless. This signal will result in the relaxation of the so-called "softening of vision" muscles, and that's what we're aiming for. At the same time, moving the book like a trombone allows for the expansion of the field of view, thanks to the smooth change in accommodation.

1. Set up the chart or book at a distance of about 15 cm and cover one eye. Slowly start bringing the chart closer to your eye.
2. When the print is blurred, move your gaze along the letters and words without trying to recognize them. Blink your eyes from time to time.
3. Now, slowly make a reverse movement until you see the text perfectly sharp. Pause for a moment at this point and read one or two sentences.
4. Then, move the chart even further away until the text is slightly blurred. Blink your eyes and again start bringing the chart closer to the point of maximum sharpness and then even closer to your eyes until the text is practically unreadable. Repeat steps 3 and 4 (tromboning) several times. This technique will increase your range of good vision for the "near point."
5. Repeat the exercise for the other eye.