Tips & Exercises
Do your own eye health
Learn how to improve your eye health with simple exercises and new visual habits. Our eyes work hard every day – at the screen, in traffic, or during sports. Just a few minutes of targeted relief are enough to reduce visual stress, prevent dryness, and improve concentration. On this page, you'll find micro-exercises suitable for everyday use and more.
Take a walk with your eyes
When walking, don't stare at your phone or the ground, but walk with your eyes: birds, colors, shadows, clouds, movement.
Why? This promotes visual exploration, balancing the eye muscles, and neural diversity in visual behavior. Tip: Consciously schedule a visual walk into your week – without a goal, but with a keen eye.
Combining seeing and feeling
Look at an object (e.g. a leaf, a piece of fabric or fruit), then feel it with your eyes closed.
Why? This exercise promotes sensory integration and visual imagery. In neuropsychology, this is referred to as improved connectivity between vision, touch, and memory.
Small breaks with big impact – the 20-20-20 rule
When I ask patients when they last took a break from screen time, the answer is often, "What kind of break?" It's no wonder, since many of us spend hours every day in front of our laptops, smartphones, or televisions. Our eyes? Constantly focused. But this doesn't go without consequences.
A simple trick can help: Every 20 minutes, look at an object about six meters away for 20 seconds, preferably out the window. This relieves the ciliary muscle, which cramps up during close work, and acts like a little stretch for your eyes. Fewer headaches, less dryness, more clarity.