Do you know how many times on average a person blinks in one minute? Do you know how often you blink during your regular daily activities? Blinking is an unconscious reflex that involves rapid closing and opening of the eyelids. Although it seems like a minor thing, blinking is of vital importance for eye health. Every time we blink a thin layer of tears is spread across the surface of the eye – the conjunctiva and the cornea. This layer moisturizes the eye, lubricates it and removes various irritants.
On average, a healthy adult blinks between 10 and 12 times per minute. However, the number of times we blink goes down drastically when we focus our eyes on something. People involved in activities that require focusing their eye on something – reading, watching TV, working on a computer and so on, blink only 3-4 times per minute or nearly 60% less than the normal rate. This not only causes extra stress on our eyes and eye muscles but increases the risks of developing various eye diseases, particularly Dry Eye.
Blinking as a vision exercise will help you improve eyesight naturally and will provide you with the following benefits:
- It will relax your eyes;
- It will lubricate them, preventing Dry Eye condition or reliving its symptoms;
- It will strengthen and improve the flexibility of your eye muscles;
Blinking is one of the easiest vision exercises; it can be done several times per hour, virtually anywhere. Here is what you should do:
1. Close your eyes for a second and relax.
2. Blink 15 times rapidly. Do not put extra tension on your eyelids or your face. Try to blink lightly, as if your eyelids are the wings of a butterfly.
3. Close your eyes for a second and relax.
4. Repeat the exercise twice.
Blinking eyesight exercise is a great way to remove your vision stress. Remind yourself to do it at least once per hour and you will notice an improvement of your vision almost immediately.
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Kristy I dont know wether you received my e-mail so ill rpeat it here
After just over one week i have already noticed an improvement in distant focussing Iam very pleased with this and look forward to further improvements
Yours sincerely Dennis Chandler
Kristy, I didn’t realise how infrequently I blink till I read this little gem. I am learning so much with your methods. Thank you.