Eye Strengthening Exercises
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One of the most common questions I received ever since I started telling people about eye strengthening exercises is, “Why haven’t I heard of it?”
My answer to them is always the same: There a lot of things that you don’t know!
Ever heard of the saying “Money makes the world go around?”
Well, it couldn’t be truer in this case. The optical industry is a big industry. It was worth $30.2 billion dollars 10 years ago. Disregard exponential growth for a moment, how much do you think it’s worth today?
Now I don’t know about you, but I think someone do stand to gain if people continue to buy glasses and have lasik operations performed on them. Don’t you think so?
Here’s an example. Have you heard that numerous people actually recover from cancer? Oh yes. It’s not just a coincidence. The majority of the public never knew cancer is curable… in fact, to claim that there is a cure for cancer is to break the law.
Preposterous? Welcome to reality.
Now, they can always debate whether or not eye strengthening exercises or a cure for cancer is scientifically valid or not. They can debate all sorts of things.
Bottom line is: There are people who regained their vision. Not just one or two. Numerous people did it. Just check the testimonials here.
That means it works. So please don’t tell me all sorts of fancy scientific studies that shows it doesn’t work if you haven’t even tried it. You’re just too plain lazy and you’re justifying yourself. Period.
The term “eye exercises” is a little misleading
Now, for those of you who are willing to put in a little time and effort to try it out, here’s a simple yet potent eye strengthening eye exercises.
But before I go into the details let me clarify something. The term “exercise” is actually quite misleading. It implies that your eyes need training and stress to develop stronger muscles so as to see clearly.
The opposite is actually true. Stress makes your eyesight worse. What these exercises do is to “train” your eye to see the way nature intended, and therefore relaxes your eyes so as to see clearly.
Your sight is the same as any other senses that you have. You don’t find yourself trying to taste… you simply taste. But you tried to see… which is probably why your eyesight got worse.
The “Eye Strengthening Exercise” I Promised
Now for the actual eye exercise. This is actually more like an activity than an exercise.
It’s called “centralizing“. The point of the exercise is to get you to focus on one thing at a time. Narrowing your vision improves your eyesight simply because trying to see everything at once strains your eyes.
So instead of seeing the whole field, you should see first one tree, move on to the next, and then the next, then maybe move on to the tables and so on. I know this is a new concept but try what you’re about to do with somebody who has perfect eyesight and you’ll see what I mean.
Here’s what you do: Place your left and right thumb about 30 - 40 cm apart. Now try look at your left thumb in such a way that you cannot see your right thumb. If you’re myopic, it’ll be difficult because you’ll always be able to see both of them at any one time.
As you improve, you’ll be able place them closer and closer to each other and centralize your vision.
Note: Remember to blink often while doing this eye exercises. Do not stare. And oh, never wear your glasses while doing any eye strengthening exercises.
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Just did you thumb exercise. I am not myopic. And I can see both thumbs at once. I think you are wrong on your suggestion of closing off the peripheral vision to not “see” the other thumb!
Also, trying to see everything at once does not strain your eyes. It’s the opposite. Focusing on one point too intensely can!
I don’t get where you’re coming from?
I do agree stress does not help our eyes!
People who are not myopic can, if they chose to, to see everything at once (if they can’t, then nobody would be myopic) because sight is our primary sense. This is a concept I’ve covered at another post.
But in doing so, it causes a strain to the eyes (a small price to pay in evolutionary terms). If you have ever tried a pin-hole glasses, or you can simply curl your index to form a very small hole where you can look through, you’d immediately realize how focusing improves eyesight.
“Centralization” is actually a well-known fact of perfect eyesight. I did not make that up. You can always search for it at other sources. In fact, Mary Dudderidge wrote about it in Scientific America.
Hi Katie,
Thanks for replying to my comment. Interesting point. I don’t actually disagree with you about centralization - it’s from Bates, If I recall correctly. I know many sites and individuals claim success with the Bates Method. Perhaps one good thing about it is that it does get people thinking about, and using, natural approaches to vision health. Otherwise I think it is lacking somewhat. (I know there’s a multitude of websites out there with his stuff),,…but I’ll stick my neck out!!
Anyways, thanks for your note back.
Cheers.