Perfect Vision Method

The Solution for Imperfect Sight by Treatment without Glasses
Perfect Vision Method
2Perfect Vision Method
Perfect Vision Method

The Solution for Imperfect Sight by Treatment without Glasses
Table of Contents
Table of Contents.....................................................................................................................................2 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................5 Chapter I: Vision Fitness Defined.................................................................................................................8 How healthy are your Eyes?....................................................................................................................8 The Effect of Ageing on Eyesight.............................................................................................................9 Common Visual Problems and Eye Defects.............................................................................................9 Other Eye Defects and Conditions.........................................................................................................10 What Causes Vision Problems...............................................................................................................11 The Triggers of Variable Refraction........................................................................................................11 Common Treatments for Poor Eyesight.................................................................................................12 Chapter II: How Your Eyes Work: A Look at Your Eyes Mind....................................................................14 Eye Structure.........................................................................................................................................15 Focus and Function................................................................................................................................16 Effects of Feeling on Vision....................................................................................................................18 Effects of Everyday Life on Vision..........................................................................................................19 Chapter III: Understanding Glasses, Contact Lenses and Prescriptions.....................................................20 Types of Lenses......................................................................................................................................20 Chapter: Conclusion 2 Perfect Vision Method ................................................................................................................................2
Materials for Lenses...............................................................................................................................22 Visual Acuity..........................................................................................................................................23 20/20 Vision Explained......................................................................................................................23 Visual Acuity and Nearsightedness or Farsightedness.......................................................................24 The Problem with Glasses and Contact Lenses......................................................................................25 What are Contact Lenses?.....................................................................................................................27 Laser Vision Surgery...............................................................................................................................27 The Problems with Mainstream Solutions to Vision Problems..............................................................28 Chapter IV: A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Your Vision without Glasses...........................................30 The 3 Principles of Natural Vision..........................................................................................................31 Movement.........................................................................................................................................31 Centralization.....................................................................................................................................33 Relaxation..........................................................................................................................................34 3 Crucial Visual Habits to Help Wean Yourself off Corrective Glasses...................................................36 Step 1: Improve your basic reading health........................................................................................36 Step 2: Change Your Diet...................................................................................................................38 Step 3: Get Healthy and Happy!.........................................................................................................40 Natural Techniques Alternative Medicine: How They Can Help You Get Better Eyesight in No Time!. .43 Iridology.............................................................................................................................................43 Color Healing.....................................................................................................................................44 Homeopathy......................................................................................................................................44 Acupuncture......................................................................................................................................46 Games and Ideas: Training your eyes on the go....................................................................................47 Eye Aerobics......................................................................................................................................47 3 Chapter: Conclusion
Occipital Massage..............................................................................................................................47 Games................................................................................................................................................48 Chapter V: Specific Tips for Common Visual Problems..............................................................................49 Palming..................................................................................................................................................50 Blinking..................................................................................................................................................51 Swinging................................................................................................................................................52 Figure 8..................................................................................................................................................53 Sunning..................................................................................................................................................53 Central Fixation or Centralization..........................................................................................................54 Shifting...................................................................................................................................................55 Near-to-Far Shifting...............................................................................................................................56 Zooming.................................................................................................................................................57 Eye Massage..........................................................................................................................................58 Myopia...................................................................................................................................................59 Hyperopia and Presbyopia.....................................................................................................................60 Astigmatism and Squint (Cross Eyes).....................................................................................................61 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................62 Chapter: Conclusion 4
Introduction
We all rely on good clear vision for nearly every one of our daily tasks. However, when our eyesight begins to deteriorate, we often write it off as getting old or say that our eyes are tired. But what are the long term effects of this sort of eye strain? And what can we do to avoid the need to wear glasses or contact lenses to correct our failing sight? Our eyesight is the most important of our senses. Neuroscientists currently believe that about 2/3 of our entire brain activity is associated with seeing and interpreting what we see. According to studies made; only about half of the worlds population has little or no vision problems. This means that the other half suffers from some sort of defect in their vision. Billions will have to wear glasses or use contact lenses to do everyday activities like reading, watching television or driving. A large percent of those same people will not be able to see clearly at all without some sort of visual correction. So how do we know if our eyes are healthy? Most of us suffer from tired eyes; usually after straining them to read or look at small details over a long time. But are these indications of poor visual fitness or do we merely need to rest our eyes?
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Most of us wont even worry about our visual fitness until we are struggling to read something or straining to see something at a distance. A lessening of the acuity with which we see can be an indication of changes in our eyes that indicate underlying problems with our eye health that can be improved by treatment.
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The amazing structure of our eyes is a very delicate mechanism that allows just the right amount of light to enter the pupil. And then this is carefully focused onto the retina where the image can be translated for the brain. Tiny changes in the size or shape of the eye can alter the way that it focuses the light. This causes errors in refraction that lie at the base of nearly all vision problems. Usually, changes occur in the eye as we get older. But many things can affect the way that we see such as stress, our emotional state, light conditions or just plain old overuse. Forcing our eyes to see clearly can cause a permanent strain on our vision that can become a permanent astigmatism over time. The most common way to deal with vision problems is to correct the error of refraction inside the eye. Using eyeglasses or contact lenses change the way that light enters the eye to compensate for the incorrect focus. This obviously is only treating the symptoms while leaving the underlying condition unaffected. Furthermore, different conditions of the eye require different kinds of lenses. It is also often the case that some people may suffer from a degree of both shortsightedness and farsightedness. Consequently,
they will need complex compound lenses to compensate for it. This means that glasses really do nothing to improve visual acuity at all and they may actually make existing conditions worse. It is possible though to improve your vision without having to resort to glasses or contact lenses. It is by using a few very simple exercise techniques such as homeopathy, acupuncture, herbs, iridology, massage or color healing. It is also possible to lessen the strain and possible damage that can occur by following a few simple steps. While we do those simple everyday tasks that put so much stress on our eyes and damage our eyesight. There are also a number of things that people who already wear glasses can do in order to wean themselves off of having to use spectacles. Many of which are simply common sense like reading with a proper amount of light or not watching the television in a dark room. All of us would like to enjoy good eyesight, it is the sense that we rely upon the most in our day to day lives. But the restrictions and embarrassment of corrective eyewear often make glasses or contacts undesirable or impractical. The therapies outlined in this book have been developed and practiced for nearly one hundred years. The aim is to eliminate the need for the use of eyeglasses or contact lenses or, in more extreme cases, the resort to expensive surgical procedures. Through the use of these simple exercises and by creating new good habits with our vision, a number of eye conditions that cause visual
problems can be alleviated and even reversed. A return to good vision without glasses is possible.
Chapter I: Vision Fitness Defined

Vision fitness is a measure of how well our eyes function in the various things that we do every day like reading, driving and watching television. Clarity of vision is determined by many physical factors in the eye that all relate to the general condition and health of our eyes. It can be affected by a variety of medical conditions or simply as part of the ageing process. Generally our visual acuity is defined by a number like 20/20. It is to indicate the range of the eyes ability to see clearly. But it is the physical condition and shape of the eye that bears on its visual fitness more than any other factor.
How healthy are your Eyes?

We all use our eyes all day every day without ever really giving it much thought until we come across some small type that we cant read or fail to recognize a familiar face in the distance. And we start to wonder how healthy our eyes really are. With the amount of reading and screen watching time that most of us do every day, we are all putting a strain on our eyesight. The
strain, over time, affects our eyesight and the overall health of our eyes. This everyday strain is just one contributing factor to the condition of our eyes but it is an important one.
The Effect of Ageing on Eyesight

The ageing process changes our eyes and alters our eyesight as well. And yet we rarely see an ophthalmologist to test the health of our eyes. As we get older the strain that we habitually put on our eyes and the ageing process itself combine to cause the eye to change its shape. And so we begin to see less clearly. Most people, especially over the age of 40, should have their eyes examined and their eyesight tested every couple of years. Generally, ophthalmologists look into the eye and examine the lens and the retina. The eyes ability to focus over set distances is also tested to determine how much visual acuity someone has.
Common Visual Problems and Eye Defects

Because our eyes change their size and shape over time for a number of reasons, we gradually develop problems with our eyesight. This affects how we see things either close up or far away depending on the way that the eye has changed. These problems are called refractive disorders and include nearsightedness, called myopia, farsightedness or hypermetropia. Another refractive disorder is when the lens has changed shape. It no longer causes light rays to converge on the retina which is called
astigmatism. In addition, as we age, our lens may become less flexible and so less able to focus correctly on objects that are up close and this is called presbyopia. This is a form of long sightedness. There are other disorders of the eye but these are the ones most commonly treated with spectacles. Myopia is an instance of the distance from the front to the back of the eyeball being too short making it difficult to focus close up. And hypermetropia is the opposite with the length of the eye from front to back being too long. Both of these conditions are held to degenerate over time as the eye strains to focus and this can cause permanent changes to vision.
Other Eye Defects and Conditions

Other eye defects such as glaucoma affect the internal pressure of the eyeball. Ophthalmologists check this pressure to determine the physical health of the eye. Usually there are prescribing medications to treat the disease and to rectify deteriorating eyesight. Another common eye problem is cataracts. It is a clouding that develops in the lens of the eye due mainly to an over exposure to strong or bright light. In extreme cases, blindness can result. Currently the mainstream cure for cataracts is to remove them surgically which, of course, has many associated risks. Some disorders of the eye will affect eyesight, often dramatically. But most commonly people suffer with problems with their vision because the shape of the eye has changed permanently over time and changed the focus of the lens. Even the more serious eye problems can be treated with natural therapies. It is the most
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common visual impairments that we can all work on improving the most easily without having to resort to glasses once we are aware of their causes.
What Causes Vision Problems

There are many causes of problems with vision that result from physical damage or deformity of the eye, such as an atrophied optic nerve or damage to the lens or the retina. The main cause of vision problems though is imperfect refraction of the light entering the eye. Refraction is variable throughout our lives and even throughout the day. Even people with myopia, hypermetropia or astigmatism have periods in every day when their eyesight is normal even though they normally suffer from impairment. Imperfect refraction also occurs whenever we look at something unfamiliar such as foreign texts. Our focus will generally shift causing further fatigue which sometimes results in headaches or neck pain. Another common cause of vision problems is the sudden or rapid changes of light. This may result in imperfect refraction making our vision blurry and which can continue for some time.
The Triggers of Variable Refraction

Things that may trigger variable refraction in even normal eyes are sudden or loud noises, pain or discomfort, illness, depression and other forms of stress.
The real cause of these effects is the strain that is put on the eye by the external muscles of the eyeball when we force the eye to focus. In myopic people, it is most commonly caused by straining to see at long distance. Whereas for hypermetropic people, the opposite is true and their strain comes from trying to see close up objects like print or fine details. Even in a normal eye, straining to focus on close up objects can produce a temporary astigmatism. This makes distant objects more difficult to see clearly. This strain is predominantly a strain of the mind rather than of physical eye. When the mind relaxes and allows the eye to refocus, the error of refraction disappears too. It is this constant mental straining to read or focus on a screen, or alternatively trying to see at a distance while driving, for instance, that causes the long term degeneration of eyesight in the modern day. The cause of this need to strain is based in our concentration. It requires more effort to keep focused on things that we do not wish to look at closely such as long columns of figures as opposed to concentrating on things that we enjoy and find relaxing such as reading a magazine or a novel.
Common Treatments for Poor Eyesight

Most people who have problems with their eyesight will usually visit the ophthalmologist who will prescribe glasses to correct their vision. For those people that dont like the look of glasses, there is the option of contact lenses.
And in recent years, there has also been the option for many people of having the shape of their eyes altered by laser surgery. But this is very expensive and comes with its inherent risks. More and more people are looking for an alternative therapy designed to strengthen their eyesight. It is by using natural techniques and simple relaxation exercises to return our eyes to a state of relaxation that allows for the greatest visual acuity. Good eye health is about more than clear vision but to achieve it we should take care of our eyes. And to maintain it we need to develop good eyesight habits. When we can learn to use our eyes instead of abusing them, we can have not only healthy eyes but good clear vision without the need for glasses.
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Chapter II: How Your Eyes Work: A Look at Your Eyes Mind
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Our eyes work without any conscious effort, so most of us will never have given much thought to their structure or to how they actually see. In order to understand how our vision works and how it may deteriorate, it is a good idea to look at how the eye is put together and learn a bit about what its various parts do. Understanding how light is handled by the eye and how it operates to focus on objects clearly helps us to understand what has gone wrong when our vision begins to deteriorate. It is also important to think about how our environment and our basic everyday activities and even our emotions affect the acuity with which we see.
Eye Structure
Our eyes are an amazing part of our anatomy that is made from adapted brain cells that have evolved into the several complex parts that make up our organs of vision. The images that we see are translated into nerve impulses. They are converted in the occipital lobes at the back of the brain into the images that we see. This process is thought to take up the majority of the brains function making eyesight the most used and most complex of the five senses. The eye is composed of ten main parts - the sclera or the white part of the eye, the cornea which is the clear bulging part at the front of the eye and the pupil which is the hole through which the light passes. Surrounding the pupil is the iris, the colored part of the eye, behind which is the lens where the light is finally focused onto the retina at the rear of the eye. In the middle of the Retina is the macula with the fovea at its center where we have our greatest visual acuity.
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Behind the retina is the optic nerve that is a bundle of more than a million nerve fibers which carry the messages from the retina to the brain. Inside of the eyeball is a gel called the vitreous humor which maintains the shape of the eye and assists with refraction of the light that enters it.
Focus and Function

The process by which the eye adjusts itself to focus at different distances is called accommodation. It is achieved by the eye changing its shape by altering the thickness of the lens. When someone is longsighted, the eye is too short from front to back. All of the light that enters it from a distance is focused behind the retina instead of upon it. Conversely, for people who are nearsighted have the opposite problem with the shape of their eyes. They are too long from front to back causing the light from the lens to focus in front of the retina making the vision blurry. In a normally functioning eye, the ciliary muscles contract to focus on things that are up close and relax to allow the eye to focus on more distant objects. In shortsighted eyes, this muscle is thought to be constantly contracted.
The lens is caused to be more or less permanently convex in shape. Over time this strain on the eyes causes the lens to become more permanently out of shape increasing the shortsightedness of the person.
In young people, the lens itself is almost perfectly symmetrical. It is also elastic making it able to accommodate the light that enters it very easily without creating much variable refraction. As we age, the lens becomes harder, losing its elasticity, and sometimes may become asymmetrical causing variable refraction of the light that passes through it. It results in astigmatism, or sometimes correcting, for a short time at least, a preexisting condition, explaining why as we age our long-sightedness may often improve. The easiest way to understand how the eye works is to compare it to a film camera. Light enters the lens of the camera which focuses it to create a visual image on film. The eye does much the same thing, allowing light to pass through itself in such a way that it is focused on the retina. When light first enters the eye it passes through the cornea which is the equivalent of the lens in the camera. At this point, about 2/3 of the focusing is done. The light next passes through the pupil where the iris, the colored part of our eyes, opens or closes to adjust the amount of light that is allowed to pass through it. The final focus is then achieved as the light passes through the lens inside the eye before the image is focused on the retina at the back of the eye. The shape of the lens is adjusted by the tensing or relaxing of the ciliary muscles of the eye. That causes the lens to become either thinner or thicker and which gives our vision its finest focus. The image on the retina is then converted by the eye into rods and cones that can be read by the brain. It is where the visual image is reconstructed as sight.
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Effects of Feeling on Vision

All of us have experienced those frustrating moments when we are angry or upset, not only unable to concentrate but also unable to focus on small details. When we relax our vision clears and we dont need to strain to read because our eyes are no longer being over exerted. When we are relaxed, a normal eye possesses perfect vision because the act of just seeing requires no effort. Different emotions will have a different effect on our eyesight, some cause our pupils to dilate, others, such as fear or surprise, do the opposite in order to focus on things more sharply until our perceived danger has passed. In extreme instances such as when we are in a panic, we may get tunnel vision. Longer term emotions also have an effect on our eyesight. And if we are constantly agitated or depressed it will be reflected in how we actually see. But it is stress that is seen as being the single greatest influence on our eyesight, causing us to strain our eyes to see and so increasing our stress levels even more. Obviously in order to improve our vision we have to consider changing our behavior. We need to be more relaxed, so that we can take the strain off of our eyes that is causing the vision problems.
Effects of Everyday Life on Vision

We all have experienced the feeling of having tired eyes, perhaps after a day of driving or reading closely printed or very small print text. Our eyes are almost never at rest when we are awake. In the modern world, we are constantly using and sometimes abusing them without giving it much thought. It is well known that different colors have differing emotion effects on the viewer. Some colors such as bright lemon yellow cause fatiguing for the eye. This is because more light is reflected from these bright colors which cause an excessive stimulation of the eyes. If that is the case with simple blocks of bright colors, how much more of a strain is it to spend hours looking at a television or computer screen? So many simple daily activities such as driving cause a similar stress on our eyesight everyday making us squint and strain in order to see our way through the simplest tasks.
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Chapter III: Understanding Glasses, Contact Lenses and Prescriptions

When most of us develop problems with our eyesight we will end up either wearing glasses or contact lenses, or in some cases having surgery to correct the defect. We all had fun by trying on someone elses glasses and for a moment wondered how it must be to have to use spectacles to see. But most of us know very little about how any of these methods for correcting vision actually work. People think that glasses will fix their eyesight. But only a little bit of thought on the subject will show that glasses or contacts do nothing other than adjust the problem and in some cases may make it worse. Different conditions will require different kinds of lenses or different strength prescriptions. It is unlikely that grabbing a pair of readymade reading glasses will improve someones vision very much at all. Most of us will have to pay for expensive prescription lenses if we choose to wear glasses.
Types of Lenses
The typical design of eyeglasses consists of a frame that holds lenses in front of the eyes. It is tailor made to correct a persons vision problems. The main difference between different kinds of glasses besides the aesthetic ones of frame style is the lenses that are used. And there are a few kinds of lenses that are most commonly used.
The most basic lenses are called single vision. It is generally used to correct problems with distance vision. More complicated vision problems are resolved using multifocal lenses. These lenses are made so that different parts of the lens create different focal lengths in the eye. It is to compensate for impaired vision either close up or distance vision depending upon where the wearer is looking. These lenses come in three basic types, bifocal, trifocal and progressive lenses. Bifocal lenses are divided across the middle. The top of the lens is used for distance vision like watching television. And the bottom half is used for close up vision such as reading. Trifocal lenses add a third division in the lens that adjusts for vision over intermediate distances. One disadvantage of these traditional styles of lens is that there is a dividing line between the different focal lengths of the lens. And this division causes a distortion of vision. The third style of lens compensates for this by making a gradual change between the parts of the lens. It allows a smooth transition from our distance and our near vision. Lenses are most commonly spherical in shape. But some vision impairment aspheric lenses have differing degrees of curvature over their surface. They are basically used to correct eyesight allowing for a much larger area of the lens to be used.
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Materials for Lenses

Originally, the lenses used in eyeglasses were made from glass. They gave excellent optics, but with several drawbacks. Most obviously glass lenses are easily broken which can be dangerous. But thick glass lenses such as those used in high prescriptions can also be heavy and uncomfortable to wear. Glass lenses can also cause light to refract in unexpected ways. It is mainly due to a number of things such as their angle in relation to a light source causing them to produce glare which obscures good vision and may even be harmful to the eye. The increase in the number of plastics available in recent years has seen a shift away from using glass for lenses to a number of different plastics. Most commonly used is polycarbonate which has the advantage of being tough, reasonably scratch resistant and light. Newer materials such a trivex are even lighter and stronger than polycarbonate lenses. It allows the lenses to be thinner and lighter. And in some instances, it gives better vision than the older style of plastic lenses. Even lighter are the high index plastic lenses which are used specifically in high prescription lenses to keep their thickness and weight to a minimum. These types of lenses can also be given different treatments like antireflective, UV resistant or scratch resistant coatings. They can also be produced in various colored tints, can be photochromatic so that they change color in different light conditions, or they may even be polarized to reduce eye strain from glare by allowing only parallel light rays to pass through them.
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Visual Acuity
Visual acuity is a measure of the quality of vision or how well a person sees and relates to the acuteness or clarity of our vision. The most common test of visual acuity is done using the Snellen chart. It is the classic page of capital black block letters, usually E, H or N. They are arranged in lines which get progressively smaller and have more characters per line. It is placed on a white background and which we are asked to look at during a standard eye test. There are a variety of eye test charts used, some replacing the letters with pictures or colored circles. But the most commonly used is the greatest possible contrast between foreground and background. The person being tested is made to stand at a standard distance of 20 feet (6 meters). The person is asked to read the chart; progressing through characters as they incrementally decrease in size until the limits of clear vision is established.
20/20 Vision Explained

The most commonly known measure of visual acuity is the 20/20 rating (which is also often called 6/6 vision in countries that use the metric system). But few people actually know what these figures relate to.
The first figure indicates the distance of the object from the eye. In this case, 20 feet (or 6 meters) and the second figure relates the visual acuity ratio. This means that the less this second number is, the greater the visual acuity is over distance. And the greater that this second number is, the poorer our visual acuity is over the same distance.
Thus a person with 20/15 visual acuity would see the same object clearly at 40 feet away as a person with 20/20 vision would see at 30 feet and as someone with 20/30 vision would see at 20 feet. 20/20 vision isnt perfect vision, as we mistakenly believe, but rather an average acuity for eyesight generally. Other than distance acuity we also have near vision acuity that is measured in much the same way except that the distance from the eye to the test chart is less, about 16 inches (40 cm) but the same principals apply.
Visual Acuity and Nearsightedness or Farsightedness

Taking 20/20 as an average for good vision it follows that a person with 20/15 vision will see best at a distance and so we call them farsighted. Conversely, someone with a visual acuity of 20/40 will see things much better closer up and so they are called nearsighted. Whilst it is not always the case, farsighted people tend to have more problems with close up vision just as near sighted people often struggle to see things at a distance.
The Problem with Glasses and Contact Lenses

Because all of the problems that we have result from errors of refraction of light in the eye, the most common treatment available is to correct that refraction with eyeglasses or contact lenses. While this may go a long way to giving us clearer vision, it does nothing to treat the underlying cause of the problem. In fact, it may create more problems than it set out to cure. Glasses dont improve our vision but instead change the focus of the light as it enters the eye to create an illusion of clear sight. There are several side effects that this causes such as decreasing our perception of colors resulting in artificial color blindness. Everyone who wears glasses will have had the experience at one time or another of taking off their spectacles in order to do color related tasks such as comparing color swatches. Another, more serious problem, is that glasses are designed to compensate for a specific refractive error in the eye. But as visual acuity changes with varying light conditions and at different times of the day, this tends to force the eye to create the defect in itself that the glasses are made to correct. This constant straining or adjusting of the focal length to suit the glasses will over time cause the condition to worsen. And so, in turn, will require a new and perhaps stronger prescription to correct.
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Often, people with presbyopia who wear glasses to see very fine print, find that over time they can no longer read larger sized type that they could easily read before using glasses. It is also common that when someone goes without using eyeglasses for a short time, for instance when they have been lost or damaged, that there is often an improvement in their eyesight generally. Another difficulty that may arise to people who use glasses is that their eyes have to get used to wearing them. And in some cases, especially where a high prescription is being used, the eye never becomes fully accustomed to the correction of the glasses. In turn, it creates a different kind of vision problem altogether. Even the difference between wearing glasses during the day and at night, and going from indoor lighting to outdoor lighting may affect the way that glasses work. People are often told to accustom themselves to a new set of spectacles at home in familiar surroundings before venturing out. This is to lessen the risk of taking a misstep or having an accident. It is a fact that any form of glasses restricts the field of vision of the wearer. To function correctly, the focus must be directed through the center of the lenses. Looking through the sides of the lenses will always distort the images seen. And so our peripheral vision is necessarily reduced by glasses which can also be dangerous when doing things like driving or playing sport as it increases our blind spots.
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Other factors that can decrease our vision through glasses can be a difficulty in keeping them clean or clear while engaged in some activities. These activities can generally increase our stress levels and so produce more eye strain than is usual.
What are Contact Lenses?

Contact lenses work in the same way as glasses. But they are placed directly onto the cornea, the outer lens of the eye, in order to correct its refractive errors. Like glasses, contact lenses dont treat the actual defect of the eye and they merely treat the symptom. Contact lenses were once made from polymethyl methacrylate (or PMMA). These rigid contact lenses are still used. But more commonly, soft contact lenses are made from silicone hydrogels which have the advantage of allowing oxygen to pass through them to the cornea. Hence, they can be worn for longer periods. Contact lenses have many drawbacks, among them is the expense as they have a limited life and need regular replacement. Many people find it difficult to apply the contact lenses to their eyes or find them uncomfortable. Contact lenses, like glasses also have a limiting effect on the field of vision because their best focus is achieved by looking straight through them.
Laser Vision Surgery
For a number of people there is the option of having laser surgery. It is to correct the shape of the cornea and so to treat the error of refraction in their eyes. A small flap is cut in the covering of the cornea with a laser and then the cornea underneath it is sculpted into the correct shape by another laser before the flap is replaced and the eye is left to heal.
This procedure is very invasive and comes with its own risks, just as any surgery, the commonest of which is either over or under correction of the problem. It may also cause the eyes to dry out or to become more sensitive to glare. As well as the usual risks of infection that comes with any sort of surgical procedure. The other main drawback with Laser Eye Surgery is that not everyone with visual problems can be treated with this therapy.
The Problems with Mainstream Solutions to Vision Problems

Glasses and contact lenses are not the simple solution to poor eyesight as has been shown. But is at best stopgap measure to make up for an underlying condition of the eye which goes untreated. Often, people are embarrassed to wear spectacles or find them uncomfortable to wear for extended periods of time. Contact lenses have the advantage of being invisible but have the drawbacks that they can be uncomfortable and difficult to apply. Both glasses and contact lenses can be very expensive and, especially in the case of glasses, they can be fragile and easily broken or
misplaced. Contact lenses in particular are easily lost and if not treated properly can introduce infections or irritations into the eye. Given these facts it certainly makes good sense to look for alternatives to these traditional solutions to a problem that affects half of the people in the world.
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Chapter IV: A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Your Vision without Glasses

Imagine living in a world where you dont need to wear your glasses. You would no longer have to deal with constantly losing them, expensive repairs, constant upgrades, and the impact on your physical appearance. No more straining to see road signs or missing out on breathtaking views of nature because you simply cannot see clearly. With Natural Vision Improvement, you can train your eyes to the point where you no longer need to wear spectacles. A few simple exercises and a little bit of practice is all it takes in order to break free into the world of clear, healthy sight. The major study underlying these exercises was that of William Bates, a revolutionary in eye care and health sight who felt that almost all eyesight deficiencies were cause by habitual strain on the eyes. He even felt that glasses should never be a solution as they just tend to make these problems worse. So what did he suggest? Although there is an abundance of complicated anatomical theory surrounding his ideas, we can summarize the core of his thinking to
the belief that, if correctly exercised, trained and rested; the eyes are able to recover by themselves, without glasses or similar treatments. The basic principles of movement, centralization and relaxation are discussed in quite a lot of detail below. Once you understand these principles, you can start on your journey towards improved vision, the natural way!
The 3 Principles of Natural Vision

Bates entire programme rests on the idea that the muscles surrounding the eye are responsible for the way it focuses and moves, which obviously have a direct impact on the way we see and perceive the world. Eyesight will be perfect if the muscles are all working together at the optimum level. Those of us with less-than-perfect vision need to teach our eyes and surrounding ocular muscles so that we can enjoy the benefits of perfect sight. There are 3 basic principles which Bates discusses as the foundations of his revolutionary treatments - movement, centralization, and relaxation. Lets take a look at all of these in turn, as they are crucial in grasping the holistic approach of natural vision improvement.
Movement
This part of Bates theory is pretty straightforward, and is most often explained with the use of analogies and metaphors, but biology gives us the best explanation. Think about your eyes.
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They are surrounded by muscles, blood vessels, and the all important optic nerve. All of these little pieces need blood to function properly. And this blood is rushed to the necessary parts when they are in motion.
The same is true of the eye. If the muscles that control the movement of our eye are not regularly moved, stretched and tested, they become static and tired. The result is reduced blood flow, poor muscle health, and impaired vision. We all know that feeling. Tired, sore eyes from staring at the computer screen all day or hazy vision when we havent had enough sleep. Bates encourages us to make use of very specific movement that increase blood flow in the ocular region, and train the important muscles surrounding the eye that help with focus. The movements suggested linked up to another lesser known idea in Bates work - imagination, which he also calls visualization. He called on people to close their eyes and imagine a serious of very distinct, black and white letters. After a while, he asked people to open their eyes and imagine these letters moving behind the lines of text. After a short while of practicing this technique, many people reported improved vision. Focus, movement, relaxation and practice - the core of Natural Vision Improvement.
Centralization
Bates was clearly a visionary in more ways than one, because despite the fact that he wrote about a hundred years ago, he knew that we would one day be confronted with literally thousands of images on a daily basis. Lets face it, we are bombarded with colours, photographs, adverts, movies and TV shows, and our eyes have to break down everything we see. These results in tired, sore eyes and once again, reduced vision. In keeping with his overall faith in simplicity and relaxation, Bates championed a method called centralization. Basically, he tried to train people to limit their focus to one small area as much as possible. He said, for example, that if you look at a chair, you should see the feet, legs, back, seat and arm supports separately. This is the core idea behind the concept of centralization. Bates felt that limited focus on smaller pieces of an image will boost vision, as our eyes are not strained and forced to try and take in everything thats happening at once. Heres a practical example. Walk into a room and try and look at everything all at once, the entire time. People, furniture, art, the television - it all becomes too much. This is how most people try to see the world, and it quickly leads to reduced vision, headaches and most probably dizziness!
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Now go into a room and focus on each part in turn, slowly and naturally, when your attention falls where it should. Not only will your eyes handle the situation a lot more effectively, you will probably also find that you remember far more detail about the evening.
Relaxation
Nothing is better than kicking back and relaxing after a long, tiring day. Your muscles unwind and all your stress seems to melt away, feeling you refreshed and happy. But have you ever made a conscious effort to relax your eyes? From the minute you wake up in the morning your eyes are working scanning, reading, blinking, squinting, staring! Its all too much, and after time, this constant work will lead to dwindling eyesight and blindness. Your muscles need to be worked and relaxed like any other muscle, and Bates found the balance by using a kind of active relaxation of the eye. Mostly, this centred on the practice of palming. The patient would cover each eye with their hand, and once they felt that the eye was rested and ready for work, they would uncover and open it. And it worked! Sharper focus and clarity were the results after a few moments of relaxing. There is another important point to be made here. Bates felt that spectacles were visual crutches which forced the eyes to become
lazy. Then, when they were actually needed, they would strain as the muscles were too weak to perform the task needed.
Think of someone in a cast with a broken arm. When the cast is eventually removed, the arm is thin and the muscles ache - the muscles are in no position to work. For Bates, glasses work in a similar way. So dont get confused by the idea of relaxation. Your eyes still need to be able to work. Just give the poor things active rest every now and again so that they wont let you down when you need them most. Now that we have an understanding of the key ideas behind Natural Vision Improvement, we can start making a conscious effort to training our eyes the natural way. But how exactly do we go about that? What exercises, hints and tips are available for me so that I dont overdo it, or be too relaxed? The rest of this chapter will be dedicated to tips, tricks and exercises that you can do anywhere in order to train your way to better eye sight. Whether it is diet, natural remedies, or tricks you can use on your daily commute, this chapter will help you to start healing your sight, today! Lets start by having a look at some household habits you can teach yourself that will help you maintain or enhance your vision, to the point that youll no longer have to wear corrective glasses.
3 Crucial Visual Habits to Help Wean Yourself off Corrective Glasses

The following step-by-step guide is designed to put you on the path to better vision. Most of these suggestions and tips seem fairly straightforward, but when they are combined, the results are immediate and self-evident. The information is broken down into three steps, from basic tips to specific exercises, so that you can gradually integrate better sight into your life. Below each step there are specific pieces of advice to help you adjust to your new, clear life. Like most health care information, these steps will work best when incorporated into a lifestyle that is structured towards leading a healthier life in general. But dont you worry; these are specific enough to help you see clearly.
Step 1: Improve your basic reading health

The first step in improving your eyesight involves changing the way you look at your book, TV or computer screen - literally! Your position and surroundings have a massive impact on your eyes, but most people overlook the pain and burning and choose to stubbornly suffer on. Listed below are some easy tips to help you save your eyes:
Positioning Read in a well-lit, well-ventilated, comfortable place. Make sure to keep a significant distance between you and the text - too close or too far and you will strain your eyes. Also, try to avoid lying down when you read as this tends to affect the distance between your eyes and the book before you even realize the damage. Another excellent tip is to avoid the dry air caused by air conditioning. The moisture in your eye helps you to see, and keeps your prize possessions wet and happy. If possible, try not to read or work for extended periods near an AC unit, which tend to pump out unwanted dry air. Lastly, and possibly most importantly, remember to rest. We all go through periods where we have to digest massive amounts of information in a short period of time, but as much as we try to be machines, we simply are not. And our eyes cant keep up. So set an alarm every half an hour, and focus on something else for a few seconds. It will help your eyes to stay fresh and ready to keep working. Protection Protect your eyes with goggles during swimming or carpentry! Harmful chemicals and debris can cause severe damage. Also, wear sunglasses or a hat as soon as you go out into the sun. UV rays have a terrible impact on the surface of the eye. Make the change today.
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Keep your shades near the door and pop them on when you head out. Ladies, never ever go to sleep with your eye makeup on! Research has suggested that you run the risk of getting microscopic debris in your eye, which can scratch the eyes surface over time. Keep it clean and save your eyes. The next piece of advice is also fairly specific, but taken for granted. Dont share towels, clothes or brushes that come into contact with your eye. Infections can spread in a second and repeat infection will lead to weakened immunity. Be careful and conscious, and dont be afraid to politely say no when people ask to borrow these items. These tips are fairly logical, and easy to implement. Once you have incorporated these helpful habits into your everyday routine, move on to the next step, altering your diet, to bring yourself one step closer to improved eye sight.
Step 2: Change Your Diet

Fortunately there is a global trend towards healthier eating, so this step should not be too difficult to implement. Most of the suggestions call for minor changes to a diet that will specifically target your eyes. In general, a diet that is high in processed sugar and fat is not good for your body. And it will also be detrimental to your eyes. Remember, your eyes rely on blood to work properly, and so excessive cholesterol will have a negative impact on the way you see the world.
Eat This Now! Your mother was not lying to you - eating your vegetables is really good for you! And certain foods can even help you to see well. Eating spinach is a great way to start boosting your vision. Research suggests that you only need to servings per week to significantly enhance your lutein levels, which correlate directly to your eyesight Red onions are also a great addition to your diet when it comes to improving the way in which we see the world. A compound called quercetin is our ally in this case! Sweet potatoes, or yams, are next on the menu. This super food is great for your overall physique, as it contains a balanced level of carbohydrates and protein, but it is also just bursting with vitamin A. Like most yellow or orange foods - think peppers, carrots etc - sweet potatoes will help you to see better during the night. Once again, your mother was not lying to you! Why not round off your eye-popping menu with some salmon? Eaten twice a week, salmon or similar fatty fish can raise your levels of Omega 3. Omega 3 is a good fat, and keeps your eye moist. I have already mentioned the dangers of having dry eyes - why not have an extra dietary safeguard? Are Your Eyes Worth Your Salt?
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As mentioned above, a diet that is high in fat and sugar is not particularly healthy, and the same applies when adding salt to your food. Salt has a dehydrating function - so avoid adding it to your meals as much as possible if you want to protect your peepers. A healthy alternative is the use of herbs. They are natural and can add delicate, delicious flavour to your meals without the risk to your eyesight. So, you are conscious to read in the right environment, and you're taking in food that will help your eyes; what else could you possibly do? The next step is to move away from targeting your eyes and work on your entire body.
Step 3: Get Healthy and Happy!

The first two steps in improving eyesight were very specific and localized. Step one involved changing your environment to help your eyes focus. The second was about diet, and how certain foods could boost your eyesight. Now, we take another step back and start working on the entire body. The body is a machine, and when all the parts work as a seamless whole, weaker parts are boosted. So this step and the hints are all about training your whole body to improve your health and, as a secondary effect, your eyesight. Exercise Is Your Friend Recent studies have confirmed that people who exercise have better eyesight. This makes sense given our new understanding of the way in which the body works as a whole to help us see. But dont worry,
you dont need to be a star athlete to boost your vision - a short walk 4 times a week is enough to increase blood flow. This is also likely to lower your blood pressure, which is another crucial which affects your eyesight. Monitor your blood pressure regardless of your eyesight, as it is an important barometer on overall health. Normal blood pressure, normal health, normal eyesight! Exercise will get you into the optimum blood pressure range and boost your health...this is a simple and effective way to make sure your eyes dont let you down. Relax Once again it seems Bates was ahead of his time. Apart from the palming technique, which many people still advocate today, there are specific relaxations exercises that will help you clear your mind and help you to see. One such exercise involves a form of Bates traditional visualization methods. Simply close your eyes, take a deep breath, hold it, and exhale slowly. While you are doing this, visualize the number four. Then, open your eyes. Repeat the pattern from four down to zero. Not only will you be calm and relaxed, but you will find that you can focus more effectively. This is a result of the breathing, which brings more calming oxygen to your brain, and mental focus - the visualization acts as a form of meditation to clear your mind and sharpen your mind. Train Your Brain
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As the above exercise suggests, mental focus and brain activity are directly linked to the ability to see. This is quite clear on a physiological level, as the thick optic nerve that links your brain and your eye is basically a highway between the two. Blood and oxygen supply to this nerve is an important defining factor when we need to use our eyes. The above exercise helped to bring oxygen to the optic nerve, and this practice can boost blood supply. Scientists have discovered that certain smells and oils can stimulate the brain in such a way that blood flow to the brain and optic nerve is greatly increased. So, in order to stimulate your brain and the flow of blood to the optic cones and rods that make up your eye, simply take a deep breath of some jasmine, peppermint or vanilla extract. For more substantial, long-lasting results, oils that are made from these scents can be purchased and rubbed into the skin so that the smell can stimulate your brain throughout the day.
Natural Techniques Alternative Medicine: How They Can Help You Get Better Eyesight in No Time!
If you have read this book thus far, you probably have no problem trying alternate ways of keeping yourself healthy. The initial half of this chapter was dedicated to the tradition of Natural Vision, and explored the roots of this practice. Then, we provided a simple, three phase programme that can help you change your lifestyle and see things more clearly. Now, we will once again guide you through a myriad of alternative medical practices and beliefs so that you can further enhance your sight. With any medical belief structure it is important to be aware of potentially damaging practices, and so I will briefly mention two systems that are often mistakenly associated with attempts to better ones eyesight from home.
Iridology
Iridology is a practice that involves the use of the eye as a diagnostic tool for the rest of the body. The iris is split into 80-90 sections, and any inflammation or irregularity found by the iridologist is said to be indicative of an underlying ailment.
Although the majority of the scientific world has dismissed the practice of iridology as pseudoscience, there are many unlicensed practitioners across the globe. Whilst their tool is the eye, there is no evidence suggesting that the practice of iridology can enhance your eyesight.
Color Healing
Color healing is more of a spiritual practice that is often used in combination with crystal healing and meditative practice. Practitioners suggest that by the careful selection and manipulation of colours and their corresponding wavelength, ailments may be cured. Although there is some evidence to suggest that colour can influence mood and reduce stress, exposure to harmful wavelengths for any extended period of time will have a negative impact on your eye. Blue, often seen as a soothing tone, has a wavelength that is potentially harmful to the retina. Despite these harmful treatments, there are several treatments that are rooted in alternate medicine that may promote better eyesight and health.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is an ancient medicinal belief in the healing power of various solutions, which are more often than not based on natural remedies and herbs. Various herbs are mixed and diluted to form suspensions which target very specific ailments. The dilutions are then consumed or smeared onto the affected areas of the body.
There are three homeopathic treatments that appear to have a direct and measurable influence on peoples eyesight. The first is the use of herbal eyewash. This solution is designed to improve circulation, and thus vision, as discussed earlier in the chapter. The potent combination of bayberry, eyebright, red raspberry, goldenseal and cayenne is diluted with water and then washed over the eye. Over time, many patients state that they have improved vision. The next homeopathic solution to improving eyesight is known as herbal eye food. Once again, it is believed that this unique combination of herbs leads to better circulation, as well as greater oxygen levels in the blood - two key aspects when trying to improve eyesight. Homeopaths suggest that a combination of bilberry fruit (which is extremely prevalent when researching improved eyesight), Chinese Lycium, Ginkgo, Chrysanthemum and Hawthorne Berry will help to boost the eyes ability. This seems fairly logical when we consider all of the extremely potent and useful nutrients contained in these plants. A final treatment, the use of Homeopathic Tissue Salts, is a more aggressive approach to improving vision. Here, low doses of combinations of stronger elements such as Reta Grav or Cadmium are systematically applied to the eyelids over a period of 6 months. Once again, the aim is to boost circulation in and around the eye itself.
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Acupuncture
The ancient Eastern practice of acupuncture has grown in popularity across the world over the last few years, and is another example of alternative medicine that may be used to enhance eyesight.
It involves the insertion of needles into various points in the body with the belief that the needles will clear certain blockages of crucial life energy that flow throughout the body, maintaining well-being. In the case of eyesight, there is a specific point on the foot that can be manipulated to improve sight. It is believed that this point on the sole of the foot correlates to the elimination of a kidney blockage, which is in turn responsible for clarity of vision. Acupuncture also has the general benefit of stress relief, and as we have already witnessed, stress relief and relaxation have a direct and profound effect on our ability to see well. These forms of treatment definitely deserve our attention and, when coupled with the methods suggested above, can only help us to live more relaxed, healthy lives. And ultimately, that will help our tired eyes to start seeing things anew.
Games and Ideas: Training your eyes on the go

Modern times are frantic, and relaxing our eyes may seem like a task that simply takes too long. Luckily, there are several quick fixes that can be done anywhere to help begin the process of healing.
Eye Aerobics
For those of us who work in front of computer screens, it is most valuable to stretch, test and relax our eyes regularly so that we can avoid stasis and fatigue. Eye aerobics, also called eye yoga, involves a series of simple exercises that can help restore vision and combat the negative effects of excessive exposure to a screed. The most common exercise involves shifting focus. Here, you simply focus on a distant point for a period of ten seconds, and then look directly ahead again. This can be repeated three to five times. It trains the eye to focus more quickly, and also ensures that the muscles required doing so focus more easily when need be. Similar exercises involve rapid blinking, as well as shutting the eyes and moving the eyeball up, down, left and right. All of these are designed to strengthen the key muscles groups.
Occipital Massage
The part of the brain that is responsible for the functioning of the eyes is the occipital lobes, which are located at the back of the brain, towards the spine. A great tension reliever is to gently massage ones
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neck at the base of the skull. This will ease tension in the spine, and stimulate the occipital lobes so that they wake up enough to enhance vision. Once again this is ideal for those of us stuck in an office, or excessive traffic!
Games
We all need to take time to unwind, but why not improve your vision while you do? Video games have been proven to improve motor coordination and vision by sharpening the players focus and attention span. Several internet resources are available for games that can help to train focus, range of ocular motion, and so forth. The solution is clear - it is possible to improve your eyesight from home! A healthy diet, plenty of exercise, and even alternative medical treatments can all help to protect our eyes. The simple tips given above are fast and easy to implement, and can be carried out by absolutely anyone, regardless of age or standard of vision. We are only given one pair of eyes, and with these ideas, it is easy to protect them against laziness, the sun, our unhealthy lifestyle choices, and bogus treatment plans.
Chapter V: Specific Tips for Common Visual Problems

Defective eyesight is acquired through bad habits and stress. While glasses and corrective lenses temporarily improve bad eyesight, their continued use actually encourages the eyes to maintain poor vision. The eyes become reliant on a crutch to see things clearly. However, it is possible to improve eyesight without the use of glasses and/or contacts. When persistent tension and strain tighten the muscles around the eyes, a disturbance in vision occurs. Normal eyes never try to see, as the act of seeing is passive. If they can't view something, they move on to something they can properly see without exerting unneeded pressure. Eyes with imperfect vision strain to see things. This causes poor vision. The moment an eye actively tries to see, it instantly stops having perfect vision. However, teaching the eye muscles to relax through a series of visual exercises can reverse many common sight disorders. If you gradually decrease the amount of time spent relying on glasses and corrective lenses and perform certain exercises, your eyes will become less dependent on external sources to correct their field of vision. These exercises are based on the Bates' method of alternative therapy, which is aimed at improving eyesight without outside aids. Bates attributed almost all vision dysfunction to the habitual strain of eyes. He believed that the sense of sight is acquired in childhood through unconscious self-instruction. However, stress and life-pressures cause the eye muscles to tighten, which in turn, cause a variety of vision disorders that we commonly
fix with glasses. As adults, to keep perfect vision, we have to consciously focus on various relaxation techniques. If these techniques are used in conjunction with a good diet and a physical fitness routine, all common and basic eyesight problems will gradually show signs of improvement.
Palming
This is the most basic technique used in eyesight improvement without the use of corrective lenses. It was at the very top of Bates' list of things you can do to naturally help your vision. Palming helps teach the muscles and eyes to relax and stop overly straining. While simply shutting your eyes brings about relaxation, palming intensifies this to a deeper state of relaxation by calming your visual system and bringing about awareness of muscle strain. The increased state of darkness brings forth a state of increased relaxation. Some people even see temporarily improved vision instantly. Step 1: Sit or lie on the floor or in a chair, and prop your elbows up on a comfortable surface. Make sure you maintain good posture. Step 2: Close your eyes, and cover them with the palms of your hands. Cross the fingers of one hand over the fingers of the other on your forehead. Make sure not to apply pressure on your eyelids. You want to block out as much light as possible, but you absolutely do not want to exert any pressure on your eyeballs. Step 3: Ideally, you should see perfect blackness. This signifies a state of relaxation. If you happen to see light, a kaleidoscope-like effect, colour, or movement, you are still tense. However, don't purposely try to see the blackness. This will actually cause more strain, and it will take longer to get back to the state of seeing absolute darkness.
Blinking
Of course, everyone blinks and needs to blink. It's an unconscious act. However, if you consciously focus on blinking more often, your eyes will be healthier. It's an oft overlooked act that keeps your vision fresh and allows you to keep your focus for longer periods of time. However, when you do things, such as working on the computer or watching television, you blink at a much lower rate, especially when you are intently focused on something in particular. If you consciously blink every few seconds, you will notice that your eyes feel less strained and more relaxed. If you try not blinking for extended periods of time, you will notice that your eyes feel heavy and that your focus is out of whack. Furthermore, when you blink, you're giving your eyes very brief moments of darkness. This makes your eyes ready to take in new information. Also, vision after moments of rest is at its best. These things both reduce strain easily and completely naturally.
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As a general rule, the worse your eyesight is, the more vivid, persistent, and numerous the disturbances in your field of vision while palming will be. It is impossible to see perfect black without perfect vision, because only with perfect vision, will your mind be at rest. Once you achieve perfect blackness, your sight will be permanently better. Step 4: The more you do this and the longer you practice palming, the more likely you are to train your eyes to reduce muscle tension. This, in turn, will produce better vision. It is the most effective when used in conjunction with the following methods.
So, make sure you carry out frequent, effortless blinking. This not only lubricates and cleanses your eyes; it also rests and relaxes the muscles around your eyes. It helps reduce muscle strain. However, blink naturally. Do not squeeze your eyes shut forcefully.
Swinging
This is a whole body exercise that relieves stress, fights fatigue, improves vision, and increases the mobility of your eyes. Bates postulated that one cause of poor vision is the increasing rigidity of the eyes, which can occur with age. The act of swinging helps break the habit of rigid staring and aims to make the eyes more mobile, and therefore, your vision better. Step 1: Stand looking straight ahead and keep your feet approximately 12 inches apart. Step 2: Rotate your entire body to the left. When you do this, force your weight onto your left foot, while allowing your right heel to come off the ground. Try to keep your shoulders and neck straight. In other words, don't whip your head around. This should be a whole body movement. Step 3: Repeat Step 2 on your right side. Your eyes will now cover a 180degree arc. Do not attempt to focus on any one thing, but at the same time, don't glaze or blur your eyes. Practice passive relaxation and attempt to see the whole scene. You should see your scenery moving in the opposite direction, if you are doing it correctly. Step 4: Do this routine about 30 times per minute. Try to do it 2 times every day. If you do this technique before bed, it will also help prevent eye strain during sleep.
Figure 8
This exercise also works on the mobility of your eyes, because like swinging, the increased rigidity of the eyes and the tension of the muscle surrounding them are directly correlated to bad vision. However, unlike swinging, the figure 8 method can be implemented and practiced more inconspicuously. Step 1: Imagine a large numeral 8 about 10 feet in front of your face. Now, mentally, flip that 8 on its side. Step 2: Slowly, trace the sideways, figure 8 with your eyes. Step 3: Do this for a few minutes. Then, reverse your tracing to go in the opposite direction. Also do this for a few minutes.
Sunning
We all know that the sun is important for our health, as it creates important vitamin D. By sunning, we can also reduce our eyes' sensitivity to light and create more acute vision. Bates postulated that direct sunlight is good for your eyes, which is contrary to many beliefs. He believed that healthy eyes with perfect vision are not affected by the sun. However, people with poor vision often have a hard time being in bright light, and the light often creates visual disturbances, such as seeing spots, for them. He also noted that these disturbances are always temporary and don't create long-term damage. However, to avoid the harmful effects of the sun on your skin, only do this exercise in the morning or early evening.
Step 1: Sit or stand in the direct sunlight with your eyes closed. Originally, Bates said to keep your eyes open. However, he later changed this technique to only include closed eyes. Step 2: Let the sun penetrate your eyelids, and gently rotate your head from side to side. Pretend like you are drawing a circle around the sun. This helps avoid strain from staring into the sun for too long. Ideally, you want completely relaxed facial muscles. Step 3: Breathe deeply and focus on not squinting, as squinting tenses the muscles around your eyes. Step 4: Follow up a session of sunning with a few minutes of palming to reach a state of deeper relaxation.
Central Fixation or Centralization

The center of your retina, the fovea centralis, is the area that produces the most acute vision. This means that your eyes only see one part of an object sharply, and vision is dulled as it branches away from the fovea. To compensate for this, when you look at an object, your eyes shift rapidly over the scene to create the illusion of clearly seeing the entire object. An eye with perfect vision accepts this shortcoming and shifts rapidly and unconsciously to produce a sharp image. It never holds an image for more than a fraction of a second. However, an eye with imperfect vision tries to see the whole visual field at once, without taking into account the anatomy of the eye.
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By attempting to instantaneously take in the entire visual field, the eye is subjected to a considerable amount of strain and tension. This strain leads to even more visual dysfunction. Also, slow shifting creates blurred vision. While any type of movement causes an error of refraction, in normal vision, the movement is so quick that this error is negligible; the more rapid the unconscious shifting of the eye, the more acute the vision. To overcome this, you have to teach your eyes that it is acceptable to only see one part of an object at a time. Step 1: An eye chart works perfectly for this exercise, but any pattern made up of various similar parts will also work. Begin by focusing on one, individual letter. This letter will become clear and bright, while the others are soft and dull. Step 2: Slowly move your eye around that one letter. Step 3: After you are finished, move your gaze to another letter. This letter will now be vividly clear, while the others (including the one you previous focused in on) will become faded into the background. Step 4: Keep repeating. Once you have mastered this technique on an eye chart, start using it in everyday life. You need to train your eyes to be used the way they were designed to be used to avoid unnecessary and harmful strain.
Shifting
Loss of vision correlates to loss of eye motion, so rapid eye-shifting is beneficial for most eye conditions, including myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism, especially.
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Near-to-Far Shifting
This exercise improves your ability to shift focus from near to far items and vice versa, a process known as accommodation. It also helps improve mind-eye coordination. Your eyes will better listen to what your brain is willing them to do. This exercise also helps regain the flexibility of the muscles around your eyes, and increased flexibility leads to less strain and better vision. Step 1: Hang a photograph on your wall. Step 2: Hold your finger 6 to 12 inches away from your face. Step 3: Focus in on the details of your finger. When you do this, you should see the illusion of two photographs in the distance. Step 4:
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In this method, you are consciously mimicking the unconscious movement of the eyes around an object, which teaches your eyes this specialized motion. Shifting can even benefit eyes with normal vision. In this exercise, force your eyes to make a series of small shifts, while you consciously perceive different parts of an object. Don't gaze at the object fixedly, consciously move your eyes around it as quickly as you can. While you do this, concentrate on seeing how different areas are perceived sharper than others. By consciously mimicking the unconscious shifting of the eye, you are training your mind to better these movements.
Next, switch your gaze to the photograph. When you do this, you will see 2 fingers in your foreground. Step 5: Repeat this process for approximately a minute or a minute and a half.
This exercise has the same premise as near to far shifting, but it does not require a photograph and is a more gradual method of working on accommodation. Nonetheless, it also works on your ability to switch your focus to and from objects and scenes at varying lengths. By doing these exercises, your eyes' ability to accommodate will be vastly improved and the flexibility of your eye muscles increased. Both of these two things lead to less strain and therefore, better vision. Step 1: Sit in a comfortable position. Make sure you always maintain proper posture. Step 2: Stretch out your arm as far as you can with your thumb pointing up in the hitch hike position. Step 3: Focus in on your thumb while your arm is completely outstretched. Step 4: Slowly pull your arm closer and closer to your face. Keep your focus on your thumb as it moves closer and closer to your eyes. Bring it in to approximately 3 inches away from your face. Step 5: Slowly pull your arm back out again. Continue to look only at your thumb.
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Zooming
Step 6: Repeat this for a few minutes every day. You will soon find that you have better focusing skills and stronger, more flexible eye muscles.
Eye Massage
Just like full-body massages induce a state of much deeper relaxation, massaging the eye muscles also reduces tension. We all know by now that reduced strain naturally equals better vision. This is a simple way to relax the muscles around your face. Step 1: Start this exercise by taking 2 deep breaths. Step 2: Sit with your knees shoulder width apart, in a comfortable position and in a comfortable chair. Step 3: Put your thumbs below your eyebrows and above the inside corners of your eyes. Place your fingers on your forehead. Put some pressure on your thumbs for about 4 breaths. Step 4: Use your thumb and index finger to massage the bridge of your nose. Press and squeeze with an upward motion. Repeat this action 4 times. Step 5: Place your middle finger on your cheekbones directly below each eye. Massage in a circular motion for 4 breaths. Step 6: Massage your temples right below the eyebrows and level with the outside end of your eyes. Next, place your thumbs on the inside end of the eyebrows and massage. Work your way around the eye area. Finish the massage right below the middle of your eye.
While the previous methods universally help most common eye disorders, there are some bonus exercises you can add to your routine to treat whatever particular ailment you suffer from.
Myopia
When an eye focuses on something familiar, it does not need to make any extra effort to recognize the object. This reduces strain. Therefore, you usually see recognizable objects with greater acuity. To put this to practical use, looking at a known object before switching your gaze to something unfamiliar helps reduce visual tension. When you have perfect memory of any sensory phenomenon, your mind will be perfectly at rest. By remembering something completely, vision will be unconsciously improved, because when the mind has perfect memory of an object, central fixation is achieved. This is a visualization exercise. Step 1: Place a calendar on a wall directly in front of you. View this calendar from a distance that makes the numbers just barely readable. This distance will vary based on the severity of your nearsightedness. Step 2: Palm your eyes. Step 3: Start with the first number on the calendar (1), and shut your eyes. Visualize that number in your mind, then open and read the number. Continue this process. Visualizing helps eyesight. Plus, eyesight is best after you first open your eyes. Step 4: Read each number with both eyes, and then repeat the process while alternating eyes. Work with your weakest eye, if you have one (most people do), more than the other.
Hyperopia and Presbyopia

Like in myopia, when an eye sees something it doesn't recognize, it strains more. If it notices a familiar object, it does not make any extra effort to focus in on it. Therefore, viewing a known object prior to viewing something unfamiliar helps reduce muscle tension around the eyes, because we see largely with our mind and only slightly with your eyes. This technique is similar to the one used in nearsightedness, but adjusted for the symptoms of farsightedness. Step 1: Place a small calendar about 14 inches away from your eyes, or close enough to where you can just barely read the numbers. Step 2: Shift your gaze side to side over a single number, without trying or straining to bring it into focus. Step 3: Close your eyes and visualize that number. Step 4: Open your eyes, and focus on the number. Step 5:
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Step 5: Do this exercise for 15 minutes every day. Continue to move further away from the calendar, and you will soon notice your vision improving. If you want to add yet another thing to your routine, work on rapidly changing your focus from near objects to far objects and back again (accommodation). Games like tennis work perfectly for practicing this technique.
Repeat this process for each number. At first, practice this routine using both eyes. Then, go back and repeat the exercise, while alternating eyes. Spend more time working with your weaker eye. Step 6: Do this for 15 minutes every day. Move the calendar closer to your face as your vision progresses.
Astigmatism and Squint (Cross Eyes)

If you see blurred images, distorted shapes, and or double images, relaxation techniques can help improve your vision and reduce strain. Step 1: Sit facing a blank wall. Hold a ruler vertically, with the narrow edge facing in, about a foot away from your nose. Step 2: Constantly blink, while you gaze up and down the straight edge of the ruler. Repeat this 6 times. Step 3: Following this, simply look up and down the wall without moving your head. Repeat this 6 times, as well. When your eyes are focused on the wall, you should see 2 rulers. Step 4: Alternate between the ruler and the wall for approximately 3 minutes. Increase this time every couple of days. It also helps to palm between each drill, to return the tension around your eyes to status quo. While the previous methods help improve already-deteriorated eyesight, you should always take preventative measures to ensure that your eyesight only improves, rather than relapses back to its prior state. When you read, make sure you always sit in a relaxed position with your head completely upright. You want to keep your book, eReader,
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Vision is most used allows us one of our senses. It to see our
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magazine, etc. parallel to your face and about 12 to 16 inches from your eyes. Make sure you blink 1 or 2 times while you scan each line. Also, change your focus every few pages to reduce strain, and always try to avoid reading when you are too tired. When you watch television, make sure you are at least 10 feet away from the screen, and don't completely turn off your lights. Your room should have a soft glow of light emanating from something other than the television set. Also, do not fixate your gaze on the TV; keep it constantly shifting. Also, make sure you blink frequently.
surrounding environment, and in turn, many things are built around the act of seeing: art is created to be beautiful, fashion is designed to make us more attractive or to stand out from a crowd, and architecture is not only functional, it's visually appealing. Our sense of sight also allows us to read social cues and interact successfully with other individuals. It gives us entertainment and the means necessary to compete in the workplace. Our vision is one of our most prized and used senses. We rely on it during the majority of the day. However, an unnecessarily large percentage of the population suffers from defects somewhere in their visual system. When an affliction hits other areas of our body, we don't wish to only make it temporarily better; we try to heal it completely. If you break a leg, immediate attention is given, but time is also spent in physical therapy and rehab to get it back to its original state. Ideally, we are not merely okay with wearing a cast and using a crutch for the rest of our lives. We want to use our body in the way nature intended, so if this can be avoided, we do whatever is necessary, and that usually means taking the time needed to heal. However, with our eyes, we are accustomed to wearing glasses and/or corrective lenses every single day to see properly. We don't try to understand why we can't see things near or far, we simply accept it as fact and move on. Glasses and corrective lenses are so common place, and we do not even think of poor eyesight as a disability. Yes, people with perfect vision are lucky, but we don't think of less than perfect vision as a major obstacle or unfortunate ailment. We do not question the need for glasses; we are just okay with their existence on the tips of our noses. If we would take the time to understand the anatomy of our eyes and the makeup of our visual system and memory cortex, we might see the opportunity to fix our eyesight with the acuity normally reserved for perfect vision: Not to just aid it with the use of the eye
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equivalent of a crutch, but to actually make our vision definitively better. These are not short term fixes. These are fixes that will give us much better eyesight for the rest of our lives. By keeping our eyes in the best shape possible, our current vision can be improved and the future deterioration of our eyes can be avoided. Every year, hard-earned money is spent on trips to the eye doctor, costly glasses, a supply of contact lenses, and/or contact lens care. In extreme cases, thousands of dollars are spent on surgical intervention, where a doctor peels back layers of the fragile eye membrane to laser the eyeball into behaving correctly. We do this, because we believe we have no other choice. And, because our eyesight is so important, we trust doctors and other experts to lead us in the right direction. Sure, glasses and contacts get the job done, but they're an unnecessary hindrance and a pit into which too much time and money is thrown. Decades ago, Dr. William Bates proposed a theory he methodically researched and studied. Unlike many other eye professionals, he believed that poor eyesight was a recoverable condition; he did not believe that the common, basic eye conditions were chronic. Instead, he felt that myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and hypermetropia were all conditions of excessive muscle straining of the areas around our eyes. Bates said that if this strain could be relieved, vision could be returned to a perfect state. In his write-up on this theory, he presented case studies, facts, and stress-relieving techniques. However, most people still found it a quicker fix to throw on a pair of glasses, and his theory has not been willingly given as an alternative to corrective lenses. While glasses are a quicker fix, more time is spent dealing with them in the long run. Practicing a basic eye routine can be as quick as 10 to 15 minutes a day, and some results are immediate. Changes are most
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He recommended that patients visualize known objects before actively looking at them. As memory of the object becomes better, vision will progress. However, perfect relaxation must be reached before remembering something perfectly, as stress and tension clouds memories and perfect recall in that specialized cortex of your brain. Bates also felt that eye movement greatly affects sight. He suggested moving the eyes back and forth (shifting) to get an illusion of the scenery swinging in the opposite direction of the eyes' movement. He felt that this increased eye mobility, and with less rigidity, vision could return to a more perfect state. Taking into account Bate's theory about visualization, he also indicated that it was usually helpful to close your eyes and think about something moving. By alternating actual and mental shifting over an image, vision would be improved along with memory increased. Bates' theories make sense, and they are easy to implement in your everyday life. Improving your vision does not take a major commitment. It can be done in your own home with things you already have laying around.
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notably observed after a period of 3 weeks, but even doing the mentioned exercises creates good habits and trains your eyes to see correctly. These methods teach your body to accept the shortcomings of the eyes' anatomy and to reach a state of perfect relaxation. Bates placed importance on mental images and the act of visualization. He believed that relaxation was the key to perfect sight and the imagination. He also claimed that vision was directly proportional to the memory of objects: the more perfect the memory, the better the vision.
You don't need to invest anything other than a few minutes a day and the time spent reading this eBook in your quest for better vision. By attempting these exercises and being diligent about doing them, your vision will show signs of improvement in a very short period of time. You really have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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The Solution for Imperfect Sight by Treatment without Glasses

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Chapter I: Vision Fitness Defined

How healthy are your Eyes?

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The Effect of Ageing on Eyesight

Common Visual Problems and Eye Defects

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Other Eye Defects and Conditions

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What Causes Vision Problems

The Triggers of Variable Refraction

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Common Treatments for Poor Eyesight

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Focus and Function

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Effects of Feeling on Vision

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Effects of Everyday Life on Vision

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Chapter III: Understanding Glasses, Contact Lenses and Prescriptions

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Materials for Lenses

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20/20 Vision Explained

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Visual Acuity and Nearsightedness or Farsightedness

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The Problem with Glasses and Contact Lenses

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What are Contact Lenses?

Laser Vision Surgery

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The Problems with Mainstream Solutions to Vision Problems

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Chapter IV: A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Your Vision without Glasses

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The 3 Principles of Natural Vision

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3 Crucial Visual Habits to Help Wean Yourself off Corrective Glasses

Step 1: Improve your basic reading health

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Step 2: Change Your Diet