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The paper deals with the system of equations \[ \pm i\partial E_\pm/ \partial z+\partial^2 E_\pm/ \partial x^2+ \partial^2E_\pm/ \partial y^2 +F(E_\pm,E_\mp) E_\pm+G(E_\pm, E_\mp)E_\mp=0 \] describing stationary states of light fields of two optic waves propagating in counter directions in a nonlinear medium. Here \(E_\pm(x,y,z)\) are complex envelopes of the slow amplitudes of the direct and opposite waves, \((x,y,z)\in [-X,X]\times [-Y,Y] \times [0,Z]\), \(F\) and \(G\) are given functions characterizing nonlinear interaction and self-action of optical waves, and \(\partial E_\pm/ \partial y=0\) that corresponds to the one-dimensional motion in the transversal direction. Moreover, the boundary conditions for input amplitudes of counter waves are posed on opposite sides of the medium. An important peculiarity of this problem is the multistability effect of its stationary states and the related nonuniqueness of its solution. The main result consists in analyzing various approaches to the construction of iterative methods for solving this problem. Along with traditional relaxation methods the author considers a new class of multicomponent iterative algorithms based on the reversibility of wave equations.