How to improve eyesight? 5 best natural ways

Did you know that the number of people wearing spectacles has increased 4 times in the last 10 years?

The reason for this is excessive exposure to computers and mobile phone’s screens.

But the question is can you really get rid of spectacles?

While the modern medical experts offer no solution other than surgery, on the other hand, Ayurveda has a simple set of practices through which 1000s people have already recovered their lost vision.

Keep reading to know how to improve eyesight in 5 simple steps.

How to improve eyesight?

STEP-1 EYE-WASH

Early in the morning after waking up, I believe that majority of us do splash water in our eyes but that’s not enough. We need to take our eyewash routine to next level.

To accomplish that first fill your mouth full of water, this expands the eye muscles properly, now splash cold water in the eyes a few times.

This will give an instant cooling effect to the eyes. You can feel it.

Once your eyes are wide awake and cool, a rose water wash is the next thing to do.

• For this take an eyewash cup.
• Put about 15 drops of pure rose water along with cold water in it. 
• Place it on your eye, ensure that the water does not spill out from the sides.
• Open your eye and let the rose water touch the eye surface.
• Move your pupil in all direction so that the water gets circulated properly inside the eyes. 
• Spend about 1 minute doing this, now throw this water, refill the cup with fresh water and rose water. Place it on the other eye and repeat the process.

This morning eye wash routine is tremendously effective in calming down the inflammation in your eyes.

STEP-2 EYE TONIC

The next step is to prepare this powerful homemade eye tonic that will directly nourish the nerves of the eyes. This tonic will help in restoring the lost vision.

Follow these steps to prepare this tonic.

• Take 7 soaked and peeled Indian almonds (Gurbandi almonds). These almonds are small in size, highly rich in oil, Vitamin A, E and other nutrients which are good for the eyes.
• Along with this take 4 seeds of whole black pepper.
• For sweetener, you can use rock sugar (mishri).
• Put all these ingredients in the mortar and using a pestle crush them together to form a smooth powder.
• Take one glass of milk in a pan and add this powder to it.
• Let the milk boil for 10 minutes on low flame.
• Do not strain the mixture and drink this powerful formulation slowly.

To get the maximum benefit out of this, do not eat anything for the next 1 hour.

STEP-3 EYE SOOTHER

30 minutes before going to sleep, you have to take a mixture of 1 teaspoon of Mahatriphala Ghrit along with 250mg of Abhrak Bhasm. Follow this up with one glass of warm milk.

Mahatriphala Ghrit- It is the combination of ghee along with dozen of herbs that calm the heat and dryness of the eyes.

Abhrak Bhasm- it is a classical Indian medicine prepared from mica and over 60 indigenous herbs.

Both of these are classical ayurvedic medicines highly effective in treating eye disorders.

STEP-4  OPTIC MASSAGE

Just before sleeping, take a few drops of Mahatriphala Ghrit on your hands and massage the soles of your feet.

The nerves beneath the soles are directly connected to the optic nerves. This instantly increases blood circulation which helps in improving vision.

STEP-5 EYE DROP

The last step is to put a couple of drops of the same Mahatriphala Ghrit in each of your eyes. Wait for about 10 minutes before you open them.

Note that the eyes will go blurry for a while and that’s when you know that the ghee has seeped well into the eyes. The glory of Mahatriphala Ghrit has been sung at length in the ancient texts.

‘Mahatriphala Ghrit is dangerous, not because of its efficacy,  safety or non-toxicity, but only because it is simple and therefore threatens the medical perception that eyes should be only treated by doctors’

– Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya

A few things that can really amp up the speed of your recovery

Here are a few things that can really amplify the speed of your recovery.

• Avoid walking barefoot

It weakens the eye muscles.

• Blink more often

This prevents drying of the eyes.

• Sleep in a dark room

Avoid sleeping with dim lights.

• Protect your eyes from heat

Wear sunglasses while stepping out in the sun.

• Consume one Amla a day

It is rich in Vitamin C and is excellent for the eyes.

• Use screen guards 

Using screen guards while working on a laptop or mobile phone will ensure that your eyes are not exposed to harmful radiations and will protect your eyes.

• Eat eye strengthening foods

Include carrot, ghee, moong daal in your diet.

• Practice sarvaang asana 

This asana increases blood circulation.

Things to keep in mind while working in an office

While working in an office, it is extremely important that you take care of your eyes. 

If your works involve sitting in front of laptops for hours, of course, you can’t ignore that. 

So here are few things to keep in mind while working.

• Take breaks

Take small breaks every 45 minutes, close your eyes for a while and sip some water before you get back to work.

• Relax your eyes

At times you should also rub your palms together and place them over the eyes.

• Use free time for acupressure

Whenever you free press some acupressure points and also move your pupils around.

• Wash your eyes

When you take washroom breaks be sure to wash your eyes after filling the mouth with the water.

Conclusion

Bringing blurry vision back to normal is no joke but if you really want to get it, you have to seriously follow this routine for the next few months.

If you do this, our ancient texts guarantee that you will get visible results irrespective of your age. 

All you need are a few natural ingredients, a conviction in your mind and a strong determination to get rid of the crutches forever.