Here is a selection of vision training exercises which will improve most of your fundamental vision skills. Try out and you will have a good indication of how well your vision is functioning. You will find out which is harder, so you can train this more.
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12 VISION TRAINING EXERCISES
Relaxing Vision

PALMING

- rub the palm of your hands, eyes closed, breath in & out
- place the palm of your hands in front of your open eyes,
- 3x breath in, look up & breath out, look far
- next keep on looking far, while breathing
- close your eyes, and remove your hands


EYE BREATHING
- as though you were breathing in through one eye,
- and out through the other
- followed by the other eye
- following the breathing imaginative inside the head,
either straight or crossing like an eight

DARK / LIGHT

- behind a lamp or in the sun, both eyes closed,
one eye covered
- see the lighter part, until completely bright
- see the dark part, until completely dark, and repeat
- change eyes
Motion Vision

- look to an object, keep your head straight
- rotate the object in different directions
-A- horizontal / vertical / diagonal
-B- round
-C- in dept
-D- an 8 shape flat and crossing in between the eyes
Extended explanation of ROTATION = This is actually a real muscle training ! Yet combined with some fixation effort, which is a brain capacity in coordination with the in and output of the eyes. Fluent rotations improves: -Flexibility -The foundation of a good eye coordination -Viewing power -Acuity (especially in smoothing out astigmatism and releasing tensions, also good for myopia) -Reaction time -Special awareness Take any kind of object to fixate. (this may be a pen or pencil or any small tool at hand) The exercise is done within arm length. To remember: we use most horizontal movements ! Close second comes the vertical. This means, eyes should at least be moving smoothly in these two directions. In any muscle training, one needs to consider the complete set of movements to have a balanced result. The different directions or strengths do give support to the most used movements. With this exercise one brings the not only the 2x6 outer muscles in shape, but also the 22x2 inner eye muscles. Here is how to do the ROTATIONS : 1.ARM LENGTH: Hold the object in front at relaxed arm length. Move slowly, smoothly. 2.Start with moving it in a circular shape. ( an extra head length above your head, the whole circle should be like a diameter of 1m (3ft). Move in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions. 3.On same arm length make an x and a +, all 8 directions. 4.Move in depth, straight in front, and again vertically in depth, (like a half a circle in sideway view) Starting above towards your nose, and away below, and the other way around. Then most important, horizontal. 5.NEAR: Bring the object close to the nose and start to rotate up close (the object appears blurry). This is like a flat 8 shaped rotation. Repeat both directions once. 6.FAR: This one is extra. Use a laser pointer or a flashlight in a darker room. You can make circles and x & +.
ROTATION
A B
C D

- both eyes open, with a tube of 1cm by 20 or 30 cm and a cover
- read or scan a picture
- recall what you read or saw

TUBE
- cover one eye, both open
- stretch arm, look at the hand, and bring it close to see details
- cover the other eye to look far >6m(18"), see as clear as possible
- look near again, repeat 10x, than change eyes
NEAR / FAR

- cover one eye
- look at one point
- be aware of as much as possible of the surrounding
- change the eye

SEE SINGLE
- put 3 objects on a row
- focus on one and see the others twice (= 5)
- jump to an other, and repeat
SEE DOUBLE

- hold 2 identical objects (pens are best) in front of the eyes
- see them double (=4)
- bring the 2 in the middle together (you see 3)
- either through crossing or staring

SEE TRIPLE
Gross Motor Vision

CRAWL

- put hands on the floor with shoulders straight over
- put knees straight under the hips in 90°
- head up looking straight forward
- first stay at the same spot,
just lifting R hand and L knee
- than change to lifting L-hand together with R-knee
- after getting the handle of crossing, start moving,
ownly small steps, like the size of a hand forward


BALL
- while maintaining focus on the ball, throw to the wall
- catch the ball with one and both hands on the rebounce
- try with one and both eyes
- and with one and both legs

ONE LEG

- stand still on one leg, looking straight forward
- than with eyes closed
- or turn your head
- or rotate your eyes
- or combine those