2. GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE
1. How many hours you are wearing glasses/lens?
12.5 hrs/day
2. How many hours do you spend in front of your computer/laptop?
9 hrs/day
3. How many hours do you sleep?
7.5 hrs/day
4. Do you like to improve your vision?
Yes
5. Did you know that you can exercise your eyes as well?
Yes, just started to practice.
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3. Do you think wearing glasses & contact lens
improve your vision?
Research says, wearing glasses/contact lens will
help us to see clearly but it won’t improve our
vision.
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5. WHY WE NEED EYE EXERCISE?
 To improve your vision naturally without costly
surgeries.
 For most of us, glasses/lens has become a part of
our body.
 We are using computer at home and at work for an
average of 9 – 12 hours a day.
 Over the last 10 – 15 years there has been a
marked increase in the number of people who wear
glasses and contact lenses.
 Good news for opticians around the world, but bad
news for us.
 Our eyes need regular exercise in order to keep
them healthy, just like any other muscle in the body.
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6. WILLIAM H BATES
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7. INTORDUCTION TO BATES METHOD –
Video 1
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8. BATES METHOD
 Founder: William H. Bates (1860–1931).
 He attributed nearly all sight problems to habitual strain of the
eyes, and felt that glasses were harmful and never
necessary.
 The Bates method is an alternative therapy aimed at
improving eyesight.
 This method was proposed in 1891.
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9. 1. BLINKING
Whenever you blink your eyes are going into a brief period of darkness
which helps to keep your eyes fresh and discharges previous information
ready for new information, this helps to reduce eye strain.
 To coat your eyes with three
beneficial layers of tears, which are
essential to provide your eyes with
ongoing nourishment and cleansing.
 Computer users and television
watchers tend to blink less,
especially when they are intently
focused on something.
 Blink every two to four seconds –
about fifteen to thirty blinks per
minute.
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10. 2. SUNNING
The Bates technique for relieving photophobia is called Sunning. It is
the practice of letting the sun shine directly on your closed eyelids.
 Sun on your eyelids allows the retina to get
used to brighter light, so that the entire
range of light can be tolerated without ill
effect on the eyes.
 Begin by exposing your eyelids to the sun
for just a few minutes, and then gradually
increase the time.
 After just 5 minutes of exposing your
closed eyelids to direct sunlight, you will
notice that your vision is clearer and
sharper.
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12. 3. PALMING
Palming gives you the opportunity to rest your mind and your eyes for
a few minutes at a time.
Warm Hands Hands Pressure
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13. 4. THIRD FINGER
NB: If the third finger disappears or you cannot see it
anymore, try this exercise from the beginning.
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14. 5. FIGURE OF 8
This is to exercise your eye muscles and increase their flexibility. This is
quite a simple exercise but a good one.
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15. 6. NEAR AND FAR FOCUSING
This will strengthen the muscles in your eyes over time and improve
your vision overall.
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16. 7. ZOOMING
This exercise will strengthen your focusing skills and your eye muscles
in general.
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17. 8. ROTATION OF THE EYE BALLS
This exercise loosens your ocular eye muscles which help to improve
blood flow in surrounding areas of the eye, increasing the level of
oxygen, thus improving vision.
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18. 9. MOVING THE PUPILS LIKE A CLOCK
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19. 10. MOVE THE PUPILS FROM SIDE TO SIDE
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20. EXERCISE VIDEO 2
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21. CONCLUSION
 90% of opticians would not be required
if everybody do some sort of eye
exercises on a daily basis.
 Of course there are exceptions and a
lot of people might need glasses or
contacts due to by birth/accidents
however I believe most people who
wear glasses do not comes under this
category.
 Practicing these simple exercise will
not cost your budget, so why can’t we
try these exercises?
 If you find this exercise useful, please
share this with your near and dear
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