Vision Training Techniques
Vision training is a kind of physical rehabilitative therapy for the eyes and brain. It exercises the eyes to improve vision, and helps with depth perception, tracking and eye-hand coordination. Many of these techniques are simple. You can do them with a minimal amount of equipment.
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Turntable
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The only real piece of equipment you'll need for this technique is a turntable or record player. Take some paper, and either write or print out letters of varying sizes and cut them out. You can also cut out letters from old magazines and newspapers. Place the letters randomly on the turntable and set it to a slow speed. Stand back and try to identify the letters as you point to them. If the lower speed is too easy for you to identify the letters, set the speed higher. This technique will help you with tracking and hand-eye coordination.
Eye Focusing
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This technique is a good exercise to do a couple of times a day and it will help improve depth perception. Pick two objects of varying distance. They can be any two things, such as a book in your hand and a picture on the wall, or a screen and your back deck. Practice shifting your focus from one object to the other. Simply go back and forth for a few minutes, and get your eyes to adjust to the transition of distance as quickly as possible
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Palming
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Your eyes are constantly on the move, whether you realize it or not. An exercise that can help improve your vision is to simply let your eyesrelax. This is called palming. Start by rubbing your hands together to make them as warm as possible. Then cup your hands and place over each eye. Then, the process is as simple as clearing your mind. The more your brain works, the more your eyes will move, so clearing your mind will allow them to relax. Do this for a few minutes, and when you uncover your eyes you should notice they are more focused and your vision is clearer.
Shifting
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Moving your eyes in a wide range can also help improve your vision. The shifting technique requires you to stand in the center of a room and look straight ahead at one of the walls. Without moving your head, you shift your eyes up to look at the ceiling, holding it there for a few second , then shift again to stare at the floor. Then look to the left wall and then again to the right. Repeat the cycle three times, each time closing your eyes for a count of ten between each cycle. This technique will help improve depth perception as well as improve overall vision and focus.
Reading
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Simple reading can help improve your vision. As you read, your eyes constantly track back and forth along the page to see each of the words. By simply setting aside time to read each day you are actually allowing your eyes to exercise, and thus training them to track.
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