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Eye exercise log: tracking what your clinician prescribed
What to record when you do prescribed eye exercises at home, and how to bring it to your review.
On this pageWhy keep an eye exercise log
Why keep an eye exercise log
An eye exercise log is a dated record of the exercises your clinician prescribed: which ones, how many, and how they felt. It helps your orthoptist or optometrist review progress. A Cochrane review found home eye exercises were done less consistently than supervised ones, so a record makes reviews more accurate.
What to record
| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| Date and time | Tuesday, 8:15 am |
| Exercise | Pencil push-ups |
| Amount | 3 sets of 10, as prescribed |
| How it felt | Mild strain on the last set |
| Anything unusual | Short night's sleep, long screen day |
Paper, notes app, or Ocufuse
Any format works if you keep it up. A paper sheet or notes app is enough for many people. Ocufuse is useful if you also want dated eye photos and context in the same place:
- The Practice log records each exercise and the time you did it.
- Notes about sleep, caffeine, screen time and eye drops sit on the same timeline.
- The Doctor Brief puts it all on one page for your review appointment.
Ocufuse does not prescribe, adjust or teach exercises, and it does not measure progress. Your clinician does that.
Keep a record your clinician can read
Sign up freePractice log, eye photos and notes, together in one Doctor Brief.
Bringing it to your review
Bring the last two to four weeks, including days you skipped and why. Honest records help your clinician decide whether the plan is working. For the conditions these logs are most used for, read convergence insufficiency explained and pencil push-ups and the Brock string.
More on eye exercises
Sources
- Cochrane: How do different treatments for convergence insufficiency compare?
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS: Convergence insufficiency (CI)
- Review of Ophthalmology: Study supports therapy for children with CI (CITT results)
Information, not medical adviceOcufuse is a journal. It isn't intended to diagnose, treat or monitor any condition. Follow your eye care professional's instructions, and see warning signs that need urgent care.
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