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Do eye exercises work?
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Sometimes: Only a few eye problems respond to exercises. Exophoria and convergence problems may.
Answered 7/7/2017
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Mostly not: Eye exercises have been reported to valuable for many things, lessening the need for glasses, improving reading ability, improving grades for school children. Unfortunately when these exercises were studied scientifically, no validity of the claims was found. Sorry, they are a waste of time and money.
Answered 12/19/2012
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Generally not: However exercises or "orthoptics" may be useful in some cases of strabismus or amblyopia.
Answered 9/28/2016
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