Do you know what’s the 80/20 rule? If so, do you know how it applies to vision therapy?

The 80/20 rule states that for everything that you do, 20% of your effort results in 80% of your achievements, while the rest of the 80% of your effort results in the rest of the 20%. This rule generally applies to any type of endeavour you undertake.

Businesses often generate 80% of their revenue from 20% of their customers. Body builders built 80% their muscles from 20% of their workouts. And people who rebuilt their vision have 20% of the eye exercises to thank for 80% of the result.

The problem, of course, people often don’t know which 20% the cause is responsible for 80% of the result. In this article, I want to show you the essentials of vision therapy – the things that if you implement, will generate 80% of the improvements you’ll see. Ready yet?

  1. Reduce the amount of time you wear your glasses. If at all possible, get rid of it all together. If you can’t see without your glasses, then at least get one with lower degree – about 2 -3 degrees lower. Your glasses are like crutches – if you don’t get rid of them, your eyes will never again learn to see. Doing eye exercises all day long wouldn’t do you any good if you don’t first do this.
  2. Breathe. Believe it or not, holding breath is a much more common practice than you think. Try this: Every time you feel stressed out (stress is the most common cause of bad vision), close your eyes, keep your lips close but leave your teeth apart and breathe abdominally. Do this for a short 5 minutes and you’ll be all relaxed.
  3. Palm. This is probably the most effective vision therapy out there and it’s easy to implement. Close your eyes and place your palm over them to block out the lights. Breathe. When you palm, imagine anything that would relax you. It’s a good idea to set a timer for this practice or you’ll always be wondering how long you’ve done it for – which then in counter-productive. I prefer to palm for at least 10 minutes, three times a day… or anytime I want to relax.
  4. Stop wearing sunglasses (unless absolutely necessary) and expose your eyes to sunlight. Too little sunlight is just as harmful as too much. Every morning, when the sun is at its gentlest, close your eyes and face the sun. While you’re sunning, slowly swing your head sideways. How long you do this is up to you but always remember to stop if it hurts. Sunning is a relaxing exercise and if it hurts, that means the sun is too strong.

So there, 4 steps to a more effective vision therapy. Do this 4 things and you’ll probably accomplish 80% of your vision improvement attempt. The problem, of course, is that you have to implement it religiously – which many people fail to.

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