The Luck Of The Myopic

Vision and Diabetes Alternative Treatment

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:50:36 +0000

vision and diabetes

For our purposes here, we need to focus on the effects of diabetes on the visual system. Diabetes generates a predisposal to blindness which is twenty times that of the general population! The regular use of insulin serves to keep the diabetic alive and functioning normally, but the disease continues to cause [...]

causes and incidence of myopia

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:01:34 +0000

causes and incidence of myopia

Because the incidence of myopia is increasing with every decade that goes by, a serious focus on the causes of such visual deterioration seems essential.

Traditionally, myopia has been treated as a genetic weakness, an unavoidable development inherent in the growth of a child. It was assumed that the outer [...]

causes of myopia

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:38:45 +0000

causes of myopia

I hope that you will read this discussion regardless of your particular condition. You will find very interesting similarities between the different vision conditions, and gain a deeper overall picture of how our eyes, our minds, our emotions, our genetic inheritance, and our physical health combine to generate particular complications in the [...]

the glaucomas alternative approach

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:47:52 +0000

glaucomas alternative approach (2)

Anxiety is a blocking of an outward movement of the feelings. It is a constriction. We see this constriction in the diaphragm muscle, the chest muscles, the throat particularly, the vocal chords and tongue – so why not assume it could develop in the visual centre as well? As glaucomas!

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psychological factor in hyperopia

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:17:39 +0000

psychological factor in hyperopia

The standard treatment for hyperopia is optic: reading glasses are required, and for many children, glasses are recommended for both near and also distance vision, to minimize visual stress and resultant headaches.

Concretely, what needs to happen to the hyperopic eye is that it needs to become slightly more elongated, as [...]

glaucomas alternative treatment approach

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:56:06 +0000

glaucomas alternative treatment approach (1)

We now take a step back from the medical model, and consider the human being as a whole. What does it mean that the eye pressure is increasing? If we put aside the concept that we are pure victims of the ravages of disease, and consider the possibility that [...]

Cataracts alternative approach

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:18:46 +0000

cataracts alternative approach (2)

Thus, in considering whether we do have any ability to bring about a conscious alteration of our cellular functioning, the answer from the scientific point of view seems to be, more and more definitely, ‘Yes!’.

The practical task at hand, then, is the development of a program which will successfully [...]

cataract treatment alternative approach

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:33:02 +0000

cataract treatment alternative approach (1)

The symptoms of cataract development are a decrease in visual acuity which is not associated with pain or inflammation of the eye. Some people experience this loss of clear vision as a film or cloud over the eye, others complain of general blurriness. Certain types of cataracts also cause exaggerated [...]

Ageing Eyes – presbyopia

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:53:11 +0000

ageing eyes – presbyopia

The process of ageing certainly has its genetic components, but we know from everyday experience that our basic attitudes towards life determine much of our vitality and sense of youthfulness. Some people appear to be rigid and ageing at 40, whereas others approach 80 with zest, physical agility, and strength.

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relax to improve your vision

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:42:21 +0000

relax to improve your vision

The present post shows the other approach to stress reduction /vision improvement — direct focusing on relaxation.

For most of us, our extraocular muscles surrounding the eyes, and the ciliary muscles inside the eyes, are overly tense. If we could only directly massage these muscles, there would be a simple [...]