Improve Your Vision Without Glasses or Contact Lenses Paperback – November 7, 1996

Personally, even though now 69 years old, my eyes are fine and I don’t use glasses for anything, neither in front of a PC screen or when driving a car. But since last year on the PC reading an interview with a 75-year person, who by training had stopped using glasses, which he had started on when he was 55, then when I in Amazon by an accident fall over this book, I immediately ordered one, and then received it 2 days ago.As mentioned, personally I have no eye problem, but as we know, it’s better to prepare, that is continuing being healthy, than allowing problems to start, I therefore bought the book. Besides my wife now 2 times this year, without my knowing, has visit 2 ophthalmologists, and daily complains about her eyes, and in the darkness don’t like to drive car. But of course my Thai women only trust doctors, which has resulted in many failures during time, and therefore doesn’t want to hear what I tell her from the book.The content in the book is very interesting, both concerning the historical knowledge from back to 2,000 years ago, the science explaining about the eyes working, and possible problems, and the training of the eyes (in connected to 11 helpful drawings).Historically it’s especially was funny on the sides 26-27 to read about how Professor Young in 1968 stunned the eye care profession after then leading a research team to Alaska for studying the Eskimos. Until then it among other was thought that the myopia (nearsightedness), was caused genetically, so that the eye functions for parent and children nearly should be identical. But it now showed up that the Eskimo parent eyes had long distance sharpness (0,25D) while it for the children was for a shorter distance (1.50D). The reason was that the children was going in school and thereby using eyes for reading and writing, while the parents newer had been in school, and therefore mostly using their eyes outside for hunting.And as we see in the book much of the eye training actually training of the eye muscles, which can be put in during our daily living and mostly without interrupting anything. For example, when sitting and working by a PC screen, then sometimes looking away from the PC screen to a small object 15 feet or longer away, in 2 seconds sharpen the eyes on the object there seen, then back to something closer than the screen, I use a shirt button, sharpen on this point for 2 seconds. And repeating doing this a couple of times, and repeating this during the day. Easy and helpful training for the eyes muscles.But especially, in the book we again and again are told that we shall try to use the actual glasses as little as possibly, no matter how long we have used glasses, because by doing so we then again wake up the eye muscles by putting then on work. Because if we only use glasses then the eye muscles will “retire” more and more, with the result that after some years we will need the next number in glasses.I now have started with some training for my eyes, to see if I can get back the very little different in sharpness on the longest distance, as it previously had. And among other doing this when I by morning training is sitting on the bicycle, and have points close and long away to look.A book with important contents, and I tell about to my friends. Nearly all of the, of course, using glasses.

After buying this book I was very excited to try the exercises, but realized it would be necessary for my optometrist to work with me to provide me with lower power contact lenses. I was doubtful that she would agree, but when I showed her the book she surprised me by enthusiastically agreeing. She told me that the idea of vision therapy is well-known among professionals, but not often used for a variety of reasons, many explained in this book. She herself uses it with children but told me she doesn't usually suggest it for adults because they won't do the work! So I followed the exercises and in 3 months went from 20/30 vision with -6.00 lenses to 20/20 with -5.00! I am continuing to do the exercises and can't wait for my next exam.The exercises and techniques are all simple to do, thoroughly described, do not require a lot of expensive equipment, and many can be done throughout the day in the course of normal activity. I am an illustrator and spend all day in front of the computer. A few simple exercises performed intermittently eliminated my eye strain and dry eyes in a matter of days. Specific sequences of exercises are provided for all types of vision problems. This is a small book, very much to the point. After describing the nature and causes of various vision problems it goes right into describing exercises you can do right away.The vision therapy this book describes is the best-kept secret in the optometry industry. As a result, many people think it's probably too good to be true. It may not work for everyone, but there's no doubt it works, and this book is an excellent and concise guide to the process.

Was a little skeptical but knew some of the arguments concerning needing correction before getting the book. So I got the book to try and see what exercises I could do. I found that after just a week or so, things appeared crisper and I could easily identify small details such as a 0.25 ul droplet on the inside of a well in a black 96-well plate. Colors suddenly became brighter and fuller. I also do not hate the light in the morning. I used to turn on my lab lights in the morning so my boss would know I was there but now really enjoy having a light on.I dropped the eyeglass prescription with bifocals and 0.5 diopter in each eye within 2 weeks. I wear the 0.5 less with no bifocals except when reading and then with 1.0 less with no bifocals for reading. I am about to start wearing the 1.0 less with no bifocals exclusively. This will put me in glasses with a -2.0 in the right eye and -2.5 in the left eye.I have only made it 30 days in a row of exercises once because of time and distractions but I do try to do exercises daily. I am good for 5 times a week. I do like that when I used to look at telephone poles I used to see 4 blurry poles and now see one. Kinda hard to aim for the one in the middle if you see four. I am now down to one blurry pole about 40 feet away. The remaining items that are not in focus are now at least not lost in the blur of seeing multiple items.As far as driving at night, the book has really helped.Also, I used to get somewhat shaky and blurry letters on the page when reading. I always thought it was sinuses or being tired. Since I have started the exercises, I no longer have this problem. Unless you have the issue, this is hard to explain. With or without glasses, despite the size of the font or distance of the page, the letters were a little blurry and shaky and making studying harder. Minus signs now are more pronounced in books.I have bought this book for my mother (artist) and two cousins (mechanics). I recommend it for anyone curious on what they can do for their vision. My goal is perfect vision.