BENEFITS

Chances are, you’ve probably massaged around your own eyes at some point, just intuitively.

That’s because the benefits of eye massage are so instant, as the trigger points around your eyes can relieve tension throughout your entire head and in your sinus passageways.

Here are the benefits of releasing trigger points around your eyes through eye massage:

RELAXATION

Like any massage, a good eye massager can help you recover from the stress of your day by lowering levels of stress hormones and causing muscles to relax.

Eye massages also stimulate the flow of blood in your brain, which can improve your mood.

RELIEF FROM DRY EYE

Dry eye happens when your tear glands aren’t producing enough lubrication, which is often caused by inflammation of the edge, or “waterline,” of your eyelids.

Regular eye massages can help reduce inflammation. By improving the flow of blood, they can potentially promote balance in the lubrication function of your eyes.

RELEASING EYE STRAIN

The strain you feel after long hours in front of a computer screen isn’t necessarily caused by the light you’re taking in, but by the tension created in your optical muscles.

When they’re required to hold one position for hours a day as you focus on the screen, they become taut from the lack of release.

Massaging around your eyes helps release the tension and relax strained eyes.

REDUCING DARK CIRCLES AND CROW’S FEET

By stimulating blood flow around your eyes, eye massagers can even improve their appearance.

The dark circles and wrinkles you get around your eyes can be caused by tension, which causes your blood vessels to constrict and reduce the flow of blood.

Massaging around your eyes increases the flow of blood and relaxes ocular muscles so that tissues can repair and return to homeostasis.

This results in youthful and healthy-looking eyes.

HEADACHE RELIEF

Do you naturally want to massage your temples or around your eyebrows when you have a headache?

That’s because there are several trigger points around your eyes that can hold tension and cause headaches.

Eye massagers are helpful for people with chronic tension headaches because they allow you to release the tension and increase blood flow.

MAINTAINING YOUR VISION

The flow of blood in and around your eyes is linked to the quality of your vision. An eye massager can help keep your eyes healthy and preserve your vision, reducing blurry vision or unfocused vision that occurs with fatigue or stress.