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Discussion Boards => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Gerianne on November 15, 2014, 06:51:07 am
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can improve your eyesight.
Jacob Liberman has done numerous studies and helps children and adults understand the workings of the brain behind the eyeball. His study about light fascinates me.
I "used to" wear glasses.
I am glad I don't anymore. I want my eyes to stay strong, not get weaker wearing eyeglasses or contacts.
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That's interesting you say that because as I get older I find myself relying on my eyeglasses less, such as the computer. I think I strained my eyes from always using my glasses.
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I've been doing "eye yoga" for a while now. I can see better without my glasses than with them.
There is a video on youtube with Paul McCartney showing how. It looks strange, but it works. :)
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i depend on my glasses i cant see without them i cant believe a eye excise can get me off my glasses wow need check you tube out for this one. i never heard of this
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This is interesting. What type of eye exercises should one do to make their eyes stronger? ???
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please tell me more this is definitely something that peaks my interest
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i too would like to know more about the eye exercises
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This is the video I was talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdh39WtDXss
There are others, but this is the one that started my curiosity. :)
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I'm actually supposed to do specific eye movements to improve my balance (I have MS and suffer balance issues). I don't do them often enough. The eye is more than just vision, strange to think about.
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Very interesting. I think this is a very similar concept to Jack Lalanne's face exercises to keep your face/neck skin toned (meaning less need for creams and surgery).
I have both myopia and astigmatism - I'll seek if I can do these consistently enough to tell if there's any difference in my vision.
I did some quick searching about "eye yoga" - the concept makes sense, but I'd be wary of this being a "cure" for vision issues. Also, be aware of the sites one uses as not all articles are written by people who have a background in ophthalmology. Example - one site implied certain exercises could relieve/cure presbyopia - claiming this was far-sightedness when people reach their mid-40's. Technically, far-sighteness is hyperopia. Presbyopia is the inability to focus on near objects due to your lens drying out - the lens itself cannot move to accommodate focusing; whereas hyperopia is due to where the focal point appears related to your retina. Hyperopia, I could see benefiting from these exercises, but I fail to see how exercises can prevent your lens from drying out. That's why typically those symptoms appear for people sometime in their mid-40's. It's an age thing.
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That is very interesting. I'll have to check that out.
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I think maybe it can be done but if a persons eyesight is too bad to start with it would never work in my opinion
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This topic catches my interest. I am wearing glasses and I am tired of them. I will search this and try it.
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I've been doing "eye yoga" for a while now. I can see better without my glasses than with them.
There is a video on youtube with Paul McCartney showing how. It looks strange, but it works. :)
Thanks, I'll have to look for that video. I've explored this topic. It started with Dr Bates in the 30's or 40's. Too bad it's not more commonly taught. :glasses-nerdy:
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You can also look for a book called "The Eyes Have It" by Earlyne Chaney. She teaches the Bates method.
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I do eye exercises now and then and they do help.
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My glasses are the first thing off at night, and the first thing on in the morning..I feel naked without them but this is good to know :)
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I always tell my kids to do some kind of eye exercises, because they watch a lot of tv.
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Thanks for this info - I am going to check it out. I have heard about it before, but never tried it. My eyes are very bad - myopic, starting to get glaucoma and cataracts. I've found it harder to read and also drive, especially at night. I've had surgery to repair tears in my retinas - both eyes. I'm worried about losing my eyesight, so anything I can do to strengthen them will help.
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I had no idea. I am going to check into it! Sounds cool!!
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I had lasik back in 2008 and I can't see a thing!
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That is very interesting, I'll have to look into that. Thanks for sharing!