Electrostimulation of the eyes is successfully performed for both children and adults. It should be borne in mind that for patients under the age of 8 years manipulation is carried out only under the condition of their psychological readiness for this type of treatment.
This physiotherapeutic procedure has proven to be effective in the treatment of a number of visual pathologies, such as optic nerve atrophy, ptosis, retinal dystrophy, presbyopia, accommodation spasm, asthenopia, congenital pathology of the visual analyzer, cataracts, high myopia, and others. In childhood, the indications for conducting are most often strabismus and amblyopia (“lazy” eye).
Electrical stimulation of the eye muscles can also be carried out to prevent a decrease in visual acuity during systematic loads on the visual apparatus.
This procedure will be relevant for people whose work is associated with a long stay at the computer. Ophthalmologists claim that a course of physiotherapy helps relieve tension in the organs of vision, as well as reduce the feeling of “sand”, dryness and burning sensation in the eyes. The effect persists for a long time if you systematically undergo a course of preventive treatment (3-4 times a year).
The procedure contributes to:
- Improving visual acuity, including peripheral;
- Improving the tone of the oculomotor muscles;
- Expansion of the reserve of accommodation;
- Improving the conduction of nerve fibers in the visual analyzer;
- Improving blood flow and stimulating the metabolism of cell membranes;
- Reducing eye fatigue;
- Normalization of fluid circulation in the eyeball and intraocular pressure.
