Can doing eye exercises help improve vision?
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free skin care · Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:48 pm

Hi Sandooch many years ago, I came across Bates Method but I never used it long enough to even know if it works. There are people who swear by it, while others will argue that it cannot change the basic shape of your eyeball so will not correct nearsightedness or farsightedness--although that may also depend on the refracting index of the lens and the muscles that control it...so *shrug*

I guess you have nothing to lose trying the suggested exercises. I am naturally shy so feel "safe" behind my glasses and so don't even care to were contacts, so I'm not really pressed to get rid of my glasses, which might explain my lackadaisical attitude to the therapy. Neutral

free skin care · Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:48 pm

hey nonie I am with you on the books front, I have boxes of books having been read and yet to be read
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I also love the idea of turning the pages and the smell too, my husband thinks I am a "book hoarder"

But then I do have about 3 or 4 on the go at the same time, so maybe he has a point
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Sorry for diverting the thread, but It was funny reading Nonie's post

free skin care · Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:01 am

Hey Sandooch,

What I am doing is very experimental. It has worked for me, but as Lacy points out, it's considered quackery.

I can only speak from my experience using the techniques. If your prescription is only 1.75, I think you could go down to 1.25 or 1.0 for close to moderate distances (e.g., in front of a computer, cleaning up in your kitchen), and still see most of what you need to see just fine. My basic formula for whether to wear the lower prescription is if I am just reading, working in front of the computer (which is most of my day), or just around the house, I use the lower prescription. For driving, seminars, anything that requires distance vision, or if I just feel I want to see a bit more for a while, I put on my stronger prescription. And for me personally, one of the benefits of this is that I have distance vision whenever I need it, but can read books and my computer without headaches or unhappy eyes after hours of reading. So it works great for me!

And yes, the goal is to reduce your prescription over time. But do not self-diagnose here, but rather have your eye doctor do it and determine whether your prescription is indeed improving. And I now always ask my optometrist to give me two prescriptions: one for distance vision (perfect distance vision) and one for computer use (from trial and error, I found that for me personally asking for 1 diopter less is perfect for me, so that's what I ask for). So that's how I work it. And finally, I buy my glasses from Zenni optical, which makes very cheap glasses, and makes doing all this more affordable.

That said, it makes me nervous to recommend something specific for someone else. One, none of this has been validated. Two, I only have my own experience to go off of. And three, I found out what worked for me through trial and error, which involved wasting money and time on some bad purchases over the years--it definitely took a while to figure this out. I wouldn't want someone else to go through the same unless they were willing to face these challenges and be persistent and patient for the long haul, and with the understanding that it may not work at all.

HTH Smile

Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:48 am

If you want to improve your eyesight naturally, you should know first the eye exercises that can strengthen the muscle of your eyes & reduces eyestrain, eye exercises such as Call The Ball, Follow Your Thumb, Palming, Bead And String, Look Away. Healthy diet is very important too, eat foods like Carrot, Eggs, Milk, Apricots, Berries, Black Currants, Cold-water Fish, Collard Green, Grapefruits, Grapes, Lemons, Plums, Spinach, Fish Oil, Raw Garlic(fresh).

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