A simple five-minute complex, proposed by ophthalmologist Yuri Korneev, is useful to perform if your eyes hurt due to long work in front of a computer. And also as a prevention of visual impairment in the middle of the working day. Do exercises without getting up from the table.
Dwarfs
Lean back in your chair and take a deep breath, lean forward and exhale. Repeat 5-6 times. After that, lean back in your chair, close your eyelids, close your eyes tightly and open your eyes. Repeat 5-6 times.
Arrows
Do this exercise slowly without moving your head. Look up and down, right and left. Move your eyes around. First clockwise, then counterclockwise. Then, also alternately moving your eyes in opposite directions, draw with them a square, a triangle and an infinity sign (lying eight).
Feeling tension in the eye area during this exercise is just as normal as feeling tension in the legs while running or squatting.
Focus on the nose
Look straight ahead at a distant object for 2-3 seconds. Move your gaze to the tip of your nose. Hold this position for 3-5 seconds. Repeat 2-3 times.
Massage
Close your eyes and massage your eyelids with your fingertips for half a minute, being careful not to stretch the skin. If your eyes hurt, this will help relieve tension.
Palming
This exercise is an analogue of shavasana in yoga. It not only relaxes the muscles of the eyes, but also gives rest to the nervous system. Put your elbows on the table, put one palm into the other so that they are at right angles to each other (like a multiplication icon). Press your face firmly against your palms so that light does not penetrate, close your eyelids and stay in this position for 5 minutes. Relax the muscles of the neck, shoulders, back, breathe calmly and deeply, concentrating on how the air enters and exits the body.