From owner-i_see@indiana.edu Wed May 10 09:12:59 EST 1995 Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 09:00:58 -0500 (EST) From: Ari Solovyova Subject: Re: Eye exercises vs. reading glasses Status: RO X-Status: My mother (she's in her mid 40's, too) is keeping her eyes from getting worse by palming, shifting, and just physical exercise for the eyes (rotate them, look up-down-right-left, etc.). She was in bad shape last year and started wearing glasses; but now that she's doing those exercises, she doesn't need them anymore. Yours, Ari Solovyova On Tue, 9 May 1995, Felix Kramer wrote: > I've read the Natural Vision FAQ and talked to one behavioral optometrist. > > After all that, I'd be interested in hearing any anecdotal reports about > peoples' success in avoiding using reading glasses through exercises. > > I've needed reading glases for the past 4 years; now (in my mid-40's) I > find that an eye test shows I'm supposed to go to a greater magnification > (from 1.75 to 2.25 or 2.75). Apparently once you go up, there's no going > back. I'd just as soon find alternatives. > > >From the FAQ I hear on the one hand that it's a matter of lots of > time-consuming relaxation and other exercises (extending well beyond the > eyes to a more holistic approach to your entire life, reducing stress, > etc); on the other that it's more a matter of retraining how you use your > eyes; from the optometrist I hear that most people end up using glasses > anyway. > > What are peoples' experiences? > > (I know I'm getting older, and this is supposed to be an inevitable part > of it, but still...) > > > > * * * * * * > Felix Kramer/Kramer Communications > Electronic publishing & journalism / web-site development > Online promotion & marketing / SlipKnot PR > web: http://www.nlightning.com > e-mail: felixk@panix.com or felixkramr@aol.com > voice: 212/866-4864 fax: 212/866-5527 > * * * * * * > > > =========================================================================