Holistic Approach: Eye Workout to Prevent Eye Strain

09/23/2009 | 12:00 AM

These easy exercises will cut down the risk of strain by keeping your eye muscles strong and flexible.

Directions:

Look up as far as you can, and then down as far as you can.
Repeat four more times. Blink quickly a few times to relax the eye muscles.
Look right as far as you can, then look left as far as you can.
Repeat four times. Blink quickly again.
Repeat the right-left stretch, this time holding your fingers up against your temples to act as reference points.
Repeat four times with your fingers as guides.
Close your eyes and rest.