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Wearing eyeglasses is like needing a crutch to walk for the rest of your life. It does not allow for healing and, in fact, may tend to weaken how your eyes operate by holding the eyes locked in a certain range of focus. Another thing to keep in mind is that the eyes don't change over time (flatten, for example), as is often repeated. In fact, it is the tone of the muscles that support the eyes which change by weakening because we don't use our eyes in their full range of motion, like children do when playing. So, to properly have the eyes supported - and hence deliver accurate vision - we need to strengthen the surrounding muscles. When I did the Bates Method in the late 1970s, I went from 20/50, needing a distance prescription to drive, to 20/20 by the end of the year. Lots of green and orange fruits and veggies go a long way toward eye health. Sugar goes a long way in creating macular degeneration. One other thing recommended in the course is that you take off your glasses as often as possible (especially around the house) to make your eyes begin to work again and build muscle strength. Do this if you are comfortable and in familiar surroundings. The original course (Bates Eye Method) said to do the exercises twice a day, sometimes three times in the beginning. Even once a day will help. And the nice thing is that you can do some of them while sitting at a red light or waiting for the coffee to brew. :-) 1. Squeeze your eyes shut tight for a few seconds. Be sure to keep breathing doing this. Easy to say but curiously, not so easy to do. 2. Now open wide for a second. Then start batting your eyelids rapidly for a few seconds. Keep breathing during this one, too. Repeat 1 and 2 two more times, then rest your eyes for a moment or two before going on. Sometimes people experience waves of nausea or feelings of weakness while doing these. That is because the stomach meridian is being worked (which is a good thing) but if it's been too weak, it can make you queasy. These sensations lessen each time you do the exercises. Then, 3. Keeping your head still, look up to the ceiling so your eyes are at the tops of your lids. Hold for a second. Bring your eyes back to the center and rest. 4. Head still, look down so you can see your cheeks and hold for a second. Eyes back to center. 5. Head still, look to the far left, hold for a second, eyes centered. 6. Head still, look to the far right, hold a second, eyes centered. Keep breathing throughout all these little exercises. Repeat 3 - 6 two more times. 7. Again head still, look to the far upper right corner of your eyes, hold a second, then return your eyes to the center. 8. Head still, look lower left, hold, return to center. 9. Head still, look upper left, hold, return. 10. Head still, look lower right, hold, return. Breathe throughout and repeat two more times. 11. Keeping your head still, imagine a huge clock right in front of your face. Stretch your eyes up to see the 12, then as each second goes by, look to the 1 o'clock position, then 2, then 3, etc., all the way around. Each "hour" that you look at should be the farthest your eyes can stretch in that direction, and you should keep breathing throughout the exercise. 12. Same as 11, but now rotate your vision around the clock in the opposite direction from 12, to 11, 10, etc. Finish with steps 1 and 2 three times while breathing. Then rub your palms together briskly until you feel some heat in them. Place your palms over your eyes and let the heat soak in for a minute and allow your eye muscles to relax deeply. These are the simple ones, but can be very effective when done each day for a few weeks. Another note, besides the breathing (which is hard to do when you move your eyes), it is important to keep your shoulders and throat relaxed. The Bates Eye Method course brings you through progressively more detailed and precise eye movements. But if you do the simple ones above, you will notice improvement as the weeks and months go by. Contact Us | My Daily Dragon Home | |
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