Nowadays, with technological advancement, children as young as 3 or 4 hold iPads larger than their faces. While this broadens their horizons, it also compromises their health. This isn't limited to children—young adults constantly grip smartphones and sit in front of computers all day. Only after getting glasses do they realize how troublesome myopia can be. So, how can myopic individuals restore their vision?
How to Restore Vision in Myopia
I. Methods for Recovery and Alleviation
1. Maintain proper posture. When using computers, reading, or writing, keep a minimum distance of one foot between your eyes and the object.
2. When eyes feel tired, rub palms together until warm and place them over eyes. Repeat this relaxing technique anytime, anywhere.
3. On sunny days, close eyes and face the sun, allowing light to penetrate eyelids and stimulate eye cells. Myopic individuals are sensitive to light and tend to squint or look away in bright conditions.
4. During clear weather, close eyes and face the sun, letting light pass through eyelids to stimulate eye cells.
3. On sunny days, close your eyes and face the sun, allowing light to penetrate through your eyelids to stimulate eye cells. People with myopia are often sensitive to light, squinting or averting their gaze in bright conditions. This practice enhances the eyes' light-reception capacity.
4. Gently massage acupressure points around the eyes with closed lids. Use light pressure until a mild soreness is felt. Perform this routine three times daily—morning, noon, and night—to achieve natural recovery.
5. Support your chin with both hands and rotate your eyeballs five times each in the following directions: left, right, up, down. Then repeat five times in a counterclockwise and clockwise direction.
6. Stand in one spot and locate a distant tree and a closer tree. Focus on the near tree for a moment, then shift your gaze to the distant tree. This method helps regulate eye muscles and promotes relaxation. When observing, try to notice as many details of the trees as possible.
7. Rub the Tianying acupoint: Use both thumbs to gently massage the Tianying acupoint (located below the eyebrow ridge, at the outer upper corner of the eye socket)..
8. Press the Jingming acupoint: Use the thumb of one hand to gently press and knead the Jingming acupoint (at the root of the nose, adjacent to the inner corners of both eyes). Press downward first, then squeeze upward.
9. Massage the Sibai acupoint: Use the index finger to press and knead the Sibai acupoint in the center of the cheek (one finger-width directly below the midpoint of the lower orbital rim).
10. When stars appear in the night sky, count them by searching with your eyes. Avoid fixating on a single star, as this causes eye fatigue.
11. Look straight ahead and slowly converge your eyes toward a central point (cross-eyed gaze). Hold for two seconds, then gradually return to normal alignment. Repeat 50 times.
12. Move your eyes in the air, tracing a large square in a clockwise direction. Make the square as large as possible, then repeat counterclockwise. Perform 50 repetitions, keeping your head still.
13. Place a finger on the bridge of your nose and gently press it downward. Simultaneously, lift your eyebrows as high as possible. Hold for 10 seconds, then release. Repeat 10 times.
14. Place your palms over your eyes, with your fingers covering your eyelids. Gently press your palms against your eyes. Hold for 10 seconds, then release. Repeat 10 times.
15. Place your palms over your eyes, with your fingers covering your eyelids. Gently press your palms against your eyes. Hold for 10 seconds, then release. Repeat 10 times.
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12. Move your eyes clockwise in the air, tracing a large square pattern up, down, left, and right. Then repeat the movement counterclockwise. Perform 50 repetitions, keeping your head still. This exercise strengthens the ciliary muscles.
13. Focus on colors. Green is the most soothing hue. Green plants help relax the eyes. Look out the window at distant green vegetation to regulate eye muscles. Pay close attention to the details of trees.
II. How to Manage Myopia Through Diet?
1.Bright-Eyed Soup
10g goji berries, 3g dried tangerine peel, 10 longan fruits, 1 tablespoon honey. Wrap goji berries and dried tangerine peel in cheesecloth. Place with longan fruits in a pot, add sufficient water, and boil for 30 minutes. Remove longan fruits and strain the broth. Add honey and consume as a snack.
2. Pork Liver Soup
125g pork liver, 15g scallion whites, 1 egg, fermented black bean sauce to taste. Preparation: Slice pork liver thinly. Trim scallion whites and cut into short sections. Simmer in fermented black bean sauce. Just before serving, beat egg thoroughly and pour into soup to form a thickened broth. Consume alone or with meals.
3. Longan, Goji Berry, and Cornelian Cherry with Pig's (or Cow's, Sheep's) Eyes
15g longan flesh, 15g goji berries, 15g cornelian cherry flesh, 1 pair of pig's eyes. Wash the pig's eyes. Simmer with longan flesh, goji berries, and cornelian cherry flesh over indirect heat. Consume the broth.
4.Lamb Liver Porridge
1 lamb liver, 30g scallions, 30g rice. Finely chop the lamb liver and rinse the rice. First decoct the scallions to extract the juice, then add the lamb liver and rice to cook into a thin porridge. Once cooked, season with an appropriate amount of salt and consume.cooked lard, ginger, scallion whites, clear broth, salt, water-soluble bean starch, MSG to taste. Wash spinach, blanch briefly in boiling water to remove bitterness, then cut into sections. Slice pork liver thinly, mix with salt, MSG, and water-soluble bean starch. Bring clear broth to a boil, add washed and crushed ginger, chopped scallion whites, and cooked lard.After simmering for a few minutes, add the seasoned pork liver slices and spinach. Cook until the liver and spinach are tender. Serve as a regular accompaniment with meals.