Introduction: How to Improve Eyesight

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Hi!
Today I am going to show you several techniques and foods good for improving your eyesight. You can find everything around the house!

Now I am sure that you are aware that there is no real way to improve vision with the information here. BUT this will help maintain a healthy vision, and should be done daily.

And please remember this IS an entry to burning questions round 5 so do not forget to vote!

Step 1: Exercises

These exercises should be performed daily, and some every other hour! So make sure to make this apart of your daily routine.

*Make sure to wash your hands before preforming Exercises to avoid injuring eyes.

Palming
This Exercise both rests and relaxes your eyes. The first step is to sit in front of a table, rest your elbows on the table, at the same time bring your palms up an put them into a cup form. Close your eyes and bring your cupped hands up to your eyes removing any light from around. During this 10 minutes of relaxation try to think of darkness, or a happy memory while breathing deeply. You may do this 2-3 times a day. (Pic. 1)

Colors
Once and a while pick any basic color, and whenever you see that color through out the day such as a yellow banana, or a yellow school bus think of the color.

Switch
Focus on a object as far away as you can, after a couple seconds focus on an object much closer (20-30 ft. away) repeat this up to 5 times. Also once and a while just focus on an object as far away as possible eliminating the background around it.

Sunning
When there is a sunny day, or if there is a desk lamp near by. Close your eyes and face directly toward the sun. sometimes it helps to rotate your head side to side 3-5 minutes. The sun feels warm in your eyes, and very relaxing even on a cold day. *Make sure not to look directly toward the sun, this may damage your eyes. (Pic. 2)

Invisible
Look at a wall, with your eyes write your name on the wall. Try not to move your head! It might be hard at first, make the letters as big as you can. Also make a invisible clock on the wall, once again make it as big as possible. Look at the center then look at an hour mark, repeat this for each hour mark. And don't move your head!

Step 2: Good Nutrition

Now something we all know about is there are certain foods good for our eyes and her is a list of them:

Vitamin A:
A good Source would be:
-Carrots
-Kale
-Spinach
-Mangos Or Apricots
-Squash Or Sweet Potatoes

Vitamin C:
-A good Source would be:
-Broccoli and Cauliflower
-Citrus Fruits and Juices
-Sweet Green & Red Pepper
-Tomato Juice
-Papaya Or Cantaloupe

Vitamin E:
A good Source would be:
-Almonds
-Peanuts Or Peanut Butter
-Sunflower Seed
-Safflower Oil Or Corn Oil
-Eggs

Misc.
-A good Source would be:
-Turnip or Collard Greens
-Brussels Sprouts <--- : )
-Zucchini
-Romaine Lettuce
-Oysters and other Seafood

Step 3: Caring for Your Eyes

Taking care of your eyes is probably the most important steps:

Wear Sunglasses
Harmful UV rays can easily damage eyes. So make sure you wear sunglasses when outside, and never look directly at the sun. When the telescope was first invented there was a rumor that a scientist had looked at the sun with a scope, it had blinded him.

Blink
Blinking both lubricates and cleans your eyes, blink as much as you can especially when in front of a T.V. or computer screen.

Protection
When working on projects, Like the ones on Instructables : ) wear protective glasses to protect from splinters, chemicals, or any other item that may hurt your eye.

Limit's
Don't stay on the computer or TV to long, in fact get off the computer right now! (Sorry Eric)

Step 4: Use This Information

Since you know all about eyes use this information wisely! Make sure to spread this around so other people can improve their vision too!

And do not forget to Vote and Rate!

Thanks!

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