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Home Remedies Index
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Natural Home Remedies for Defective Vision
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Home Remedy for Defective Vision.
Myopia or short-sightedness refers to the inability to see
far-off objects clearly. It is a widely prevalent condition.
Myopia begins with blurred vision, particularly with regard
to far-off objects. The blackboard at school, the screen in
a cinema hall, or the TV screen may look blurred and the
eyes of the sufferer may start watering due to strain.
There may be itching and heaviness in the eyes, and the
patient may suffer from a mild headache.
The three chief causes of myopia are mental strain,
wrong food habits, and improper blood and nerve supply.
Mental strain puts a corresponding physical strain on the
eyes, and their muscles and nerves.Other causes of this
eye disorder are reading in dim light or in too glaring a
light; reading in moving trains, buses or cars;
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watching too much television and films; and excessive reading.
Vitamin A:
The intake of vitamin A is of utmost importance for improving vision. The best sources of this vitamin are raw
spinach, turnip tops, milk cream, cheese, butter, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, cabbage, soya beans, green peas,
fresh milk, oranges, and dates.
Liquorice:
Another effective remedy for myopia is liquorice. Half a teaspoon of powder of the root, mixed with an equal
quantity of honey and half the quantity of ghee, should be given twice daily with a cup of milk on an empty
stomach for the treatment of this condition.
Chicory:
The herb chicory or endive is extremely valuable in defective vision due to myopia. It contains food elements
which are constantly needed by the optic system. It is one of the richest sources of vitamin A which is very useful
for the eyes. The addition of juices of carrot, celery, and parsley to chicory juice makes it a highly nourishing food
for the optic nerve and the muscular system. It can bring amazing results in correcting eye defects. Half a litre to
one litre of this combination, taken daily, has frequently corrected eye troubles in the course of a few months to
the extent that normal vision was regained, making the wearing of spectacles unnecessary. The formula
proportions considered useful in this combination are 200 ml of carrot juice, 150 ml of celery juice, 75 ml of endive
juice and 75 ml of parsley juice to make half a litre of this combination.
Sun gazing:
Sit on a bench facing the sun with your eyes closed and gently sway sideways several times for 18 minutes.
Open the eyes and blink about 10 times at the sun and look at some greenery. This helps shortsight and is good
for inflammed eyes.
Splashing:
Splash plain, cold water several times on closed eyes. Rub the closed lids briskly for a minute with a clean towel.
This cools the eyes and boosts blood supply.
Palming:
Sit comfortably in an armchair or on a Settee and relax with your eyes closed. Cover your eyes with your palms,
right palm over the right eye and the left over the left eye. Do not, however, press down on the eyes. With your
eyes completely covered in this manner, allow your elbows to drop to your knees, which would be fairly close
together. With your eyes closed thus, try to imagine blackness, which grows blacker and blacker. Palming
reduces strain and relaxes the eyes and its surrounding tissues.
Swinging:
Stand with your feet 12 inches apart, hands held loosely at the sides; the whole body and mind relaxed. Gently
sway your body from side to side, slowly, steadily with the heels rising alternatively but not the rest of the foot.
Imagine you are the pendulum of a clock, and move just as slowly. Swinging should be done in front of a window
or a picture. You will see the object moving in the opposite direction of your swing. This must be noted and
encouraged. When you face one end of the window or object, blink once. This exercise has a very beneficial
effect upon the eyes and nervous system.
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Special Treatment
The stained and contracted muscles surrounding the eyes can be loosened by certain eye
and neck exercises. These exercises are as follows:
Eye exercises
- Keep your head still and relaxed. Gently move the eyes up and down six times.
Repeat the same movement twice or thrice at two seconds intervals. The eyes
should move slowly and regularly as far down as possible and then as far up as
possible.
- Move the eyes from side to side as far as possible, without any force or effort six
times. Repeat two or three times.
- Hold the index finger of your right hand about eight inches in front of the eyes,
then look from the finger to any other large object ten or more feet away - the
door or window will do. Look from one to the other ten times. Do this exercise
fairly rapidly.
- Move the eyes up gently and slowly in a circle, then move them low in the reverse
direction. Do this four times in all. Rest for a second and repeat the movements
two or three times, using minimum effort. All eye muscle exercises should be
performed while seated in a comfortable position.
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Neck exercises:
- Rotate the neck in circles and semicircles,
- move the shoulders clockwise and anticlockwise briskly,
drawing them up as far as possible several times,
- allow the head to drop forward and backward as far as
possible,
- turn the head to the right and left as far as possible
several times.
- These exercises help to loosen up contracted neck
muscles which may restrict blood supply to the head.
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