Your Questions About Eye Exercises For Strabismus

Exercising the eyes?????

Do activities like drawing and reading strengthen eye muscles? I am not talking about vision here. I am looking for answers to strengthen eye muscles. I usually do artsy stuff that seems like they would strengthen eye muscles since they are focusing on something for long periods of time. And since the eyes move so much how is it even possible to get an eye disorder like Strabismus? I am having a little OCD about getting an eye disorder like Strabismus… It’s stupid since no one in my family has it and my eyes look fine when I look in the mirror.

admin answers:

Strabismus usually occurs in infants because the muscles didn’t develop correctly. One you are over 5 or 6 years old, the chances of it developing are very slim It sometimes happens in adulthood , but that is a symptom of something serious happening, like a heart attack or a stroke. So, don’t dwell on it happening to you. There is absolutely no reason for it to happen No exercises are needed to strengthen the external eye muscles because they get all the movement and exercise they need just from every day life. Our eyes are almost constantly moving anyway.

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