Earlier this year, researchers did a study to check out the growth of the rates of myopia throughout the world. It’s certainly not our imagination that more and more people are becoming nearsighted. And it’s not a matter of more … more...
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New Zealand: Drivers are just as safe without glasses
Governments test a driver’s vision before giving him a driver’s license, yet there’s no screening for anger issues, constant cell phone use, and other factors that probably won’t come up during a short driving test. We assume that the vision … more...
Farther And Farther
Quite a few near-sighted people have told me that after driving for several hours, looking around at a farther distance than they’re normally used to, their vision is better for a day or so. One woman said her occasional double … more...
Are Your Eyeglasses Straining Your Vision?
“I feel so much more comfortable with my glasses off” or “If I wear my glasses for too long, I get a headache” or “Sometimes I can see better without my glasses!” — I’ve heard these comments, and many similar … more...
Saudi Arabia Reverses Myopia in School Children
In 2013, a university in Saudi Arabia conducted a myopia control study with Saudi teenage girls. The myopia epidemic has been going on there too, but from what I understand it isn’t as bad as in the US and especially … more...
How Can I See Better In Dim Light?
The human eye is designed to see well in all levels of illumination. The pupil (the black opening in the center of the eye) expands when the surroundings are dim, to let in more light and make seeing easier. Then … more...
World Darts Champion Saves Eyesight With Bates Method
5-time World Darts Champion, Raymond van Bernevald, has credited the Bates Method for saving his eyesight.
At 48 years old, he’s right at the age where people who previously never suffered vision problems start to notice their vision slipping. However, … more...
How Does Your Seeing FEEL?
Most people evaluate the health of their eyes and visual system by how well they perform, that is, how clearly they can see. If you’re starting to get sore eyes or a headache from reading or looking at an electronic … more...
Bilberries, Carrots and Vitamin C – The effects on eyesight
During World War II, the British were using a new radar technology to spot British planes at night. To obfuscate the technology, they wove a tale of how their pilots eat lots of carrots, containing beta carotene, which converts to … more...
Sugar and eyesight
It’s well-established that excessive sugar consumption can cause weight (fat) gain, diabetes, inflammation, liver disease, kidney disease, and the proliferation of cancer cells. As it turns out, as Pravda reports, the eyes also show the effects in a bad … more...
Is the Bionic Lens surgery a good solution for cataract?
They say the Bionic Lens will make glasses, contact lenses, laser surgery and cataract surgery obsolete, transforming eye care. It’s an artificial lens that’s placed inside the eye to replace the existing natural lens.
The inventor, Canadian optometrist Garth Webb, … more...
Don’t Force Me To See!
Several of my coaching clients (both vision clients and others) have talked about being made to do something as children they didn’t want to do, and how they still carry resentment about this. I was musing about my eyesight history … more...
Exploring My Nearsighted Patterns
Last week I was listening to a webinar healing session on letting go of resentment. I didn’t think this was my own problem, but maybe I would hear something I could adapt for my clients. As the speaker guided us … more...
Palming – Simple Instructions, and a FAQ
Palming is a basic Bates method exercise. There’s not much to it, as far as the basic instructions go. There doesn’t have to be anything mysterious about it.
Place your hands lightly over each eye, cupping your hands enough that … more...
Your Blur Is Not the Real Problem
In his vision improvement classic “Take Off Your Glasses And See”, optometrist Jacob Liberman wrote about noticing what he called a “wobble” in his vision right after he took off his glasses. Momentarily, his natural clear sight was trying to … more...
Healthy Vision Is Like Play
Think of the focus and concentration of a child building a sand castle on the beach, or playing a game with friends. He or she is totally absorbed, in the moment, paying attention yet not striving or rushing. Healthy natural … more...
[VIDEO] What Causes Myopia? – Why The Common Theories Are Wrong
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So you’re wondering what causes myopia.
First I’m going to go over several common claimed causes of myopia, and then I’ll explain what really causes it.
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[VIDEO] Why Haven’t I Heard About This Before?
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Why haven’t you heard of this method of vision improvement before?
Well, there are a lot of books out there, a bunch of them in print right now. Some recent ones I haven’t even read. Check out my Recommended Books … more...
[VIDEO] How to Visualize
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How do you actually visualize?
Some people say, “I can’t visualize anything. I’ve never been able to. My mind is blank. I’ve never been able to do while sleeping, and it isn’t something that’s possible for me.”
B.S.!
You can’t … more...
Changing Your Visual Channel
If you’re watching TV or listening to the radio and aren’t interested in the current program, you’ll switch to something else which is more appealing. I think interest and engagement in what you’re looking at fuel the seeing process — … more...