Here are some eye exercises which might be prescribed by an eye therapist. They are designed to relieve tension, restore blood flow, and in some cases, improve vision.

Sit comfortably with your feet on the floor. Take a few deep breaths. On the next inbreath, stretch your eyes upward. The goal is to stretch your eyes as high as they can go without straining. Hold your breath, and when you're ready to exhale, stretch the muscle into a downward position, that is, look down as far as is comfortable, for three breaths. Repeat this up and down movement for three breaths. Then, stretch to the left, and to the right as well as diagonally up to the leff, and down to the right. Be aware of your visual field as you stretch. Then do the opposite sides.

After you have these steps down, let your eyes move around in circles. Stretch to the extremity, but don't strain the eyes. Learn the difference between a stretch and a strain. Your eyes should feel refreshed, and your brain more alert, after a few breaths.

Now for some acupressure. The purpose of this exercise is to stimulate the acupuncture points, or acupressure points, using massage from your fingers. Acupressure stimulates nerve and energy points through pressure. The first point you will stimulate is actually on your hand, and is used by many people to relieve headaches. You are going to look for the pad of your palm which is deep in the web between your thumb and forefinger. Before your feel the bones of your hand, you should be able to feel a cushion there. Using the thumb and forefinger of the other hand, squeeze this pad. Stimulate the pad, squeezing with varying pressure, while you breathe consciously in and out for ten to twenty breaths. This is also called the Hoku point.

After this point has been adequately stimulated, the other points will respond more fully. You can use your thumbs to massage or apply pressure to the inside corners of your eyebrows. Keep adding pressure until you just begin to feel discomfort, then back off. Next, you can use your thumb and forefinger to hold the bridge of the nose, stimulating the points on both sides of the nose bridge. After that, move to the temple points, found in a hollow on the side of the head. Take your time with each one of these exercises, breathing ten to twenty breaths for each one.

You should feel refreshed and more relaxed after these exercises, with a sense of alertness.