(by Dr. Ben Kim)
Contrary to popular belief, your vision doesn’t have to decline over time. With regular exercise of the muscles that control your eye movements and visual acuity, you can reduce eyestrain and maintain or even improve your vision. Utilization of a few acupressure points can also help your vision by encouraging healthy blood flow to your eyes.
The six muscles that control your eye movements are as follows:
Lateral rectus – Primarily moves your eye outward, away from your nose.
Medial rectus – Primarily moves your eye inward, toward your nose.
Superior rectus – Primarily moves your eye upward.
Inferior rectus – Primarily moves your eye downward.
Superior oblique – Primarily rotates the top of your eye toward your nose.
Inferior oblique – Primarily rotates the top of your eye away from your nose.