Glasses and contact lenses gradually worsen your vision so trying to get rid of them might be a good idea. Putting the eye muscles at work through regular exercises helps keeping your eyes healthy and you can eventually get rid of glasses.
Here is a series of exercises that might be used daily to keep eyes in good shape.
Up-down
Sit in a chair and look at an imaginary vertical line on a wall 3 meters in front of you. Trace it up as much as possible without moving your head. Trace the line back and continue the move to the extreme low. Repeat the move eight times.
Left-right
Sitting comfortable in a chair, look at an imaginary horizontal line on a wall 3 meters in front of you. Trace it to the extreme right with your eyes, not moving your head. Trace the line back and continue the move to the extreme left. Repeat the move 8 times.
Zero
Repeat the up mentioned exercises tracing a huge imaginary zero on the wall. Rotate your eyes in both directions. Repeat the move eight times.
Infinity
Imagine a giant infinity symbol ( ∞ ), on a wall 3 meters in front of you. Slowly trace its contour with your eyes. A slow movement gives better results than speeding. Reverse the move and follow the contour of the infinity sign the other way. Repeat the move eight times.
Focusing
Focus the eyes on your nose. After a few seconds, focus on a painting or something else on a wall 3 meters in front of you. To keep the best rhythm, breathe deeply while exercising and switch focus after each breath. Repeat the move eight times.
Zooming
Sitting in a comfortable position stretch your arm and keep your thumb up in front of you. Focus both eyes on it. Bring the thumb nearer to your face until you touch the nose tip focusing on it all the time. Immediately stretch the arm back, while the eyes focus the thumb all the time. Repeat the move eight times.
These exercises form a batch that should be repeated several times a day. They make the eye muscles stronger, increase their flexibility and provide a general improvement of the vision. During the day, also try the following two exercises.
Blinking
Although you are tempted to avoid blinking while watching the TV or working in front of the computer, try to override this involuntary reaction meant to avoid the short period of time when you cannot see. Blinking is good because the short pause of darkness generated by the blink allows the eye to refresh and discharge previous information. The eye strain is reduced and eyes get relaxed proportionally to the blink rate. So simply blink more often while in front of the TV or computer screen.
Covering
Stay comfortable and relaxed in a chair. Take several deep breathes. Cover your eyes with your palm but leave enough space to blink unhindered. Keep the wrist on your cheek and fingers on the forehead (slightly bent to give room for blinking).
Do the exercises several times a day for a few minutes. It calms both your eyes and mind.
