I'd
now like to share a great discovery I made while surfing the net...which
is behavioural optometry...in normal words, it means natural eyesight improvement
techniques. There's this great site (ISEE) on it which I've included
in the links page. But u people are free to choose what u believe
in. For me I'm optimistic that it is possible to improve one's eyesight
because I've read about so many success stories :) But I won't put
down the sceptics either. Everything's subjective in this world :)
I suppose some Singaporeans may already be aware of the possibility of
healing one's eyesight, since one of the famous practitioner, Janet Goodrich,
once gave some workshops here a few months (or years?) back.
Anyway, I'm currently reading one of her books Natural Vision Improvement
(Call Number: 617.7 GOO-[HEA]), which is not only informative
but also very entertaining.
I predict that a lot of people would be shocked at the preventability
of myopia since there's all this talk about genes as the determining
factor of almost everything. Who wouldn't be surprised if they learn
that optometrists were VERY against
spectacles when they were not so widely prescribed. But for those
who're already myopic/astigmatic/hyperopic, it's not too late either, and
we should start off with the basics of the Bates
Method.
To measure your eyesight, you can use the conventional eye
charts to do so. The one found here is the standard Snellen chart
which is the most common we see. In addition, there's also the astigmatic
mirror for astigmatism.
If you are looking for inspiration, here's an article on how one man successfully
conquered
his myopia. And besides the list below, there're a LOT of other
self-help
books out there.
Since everything found here is taken from the ISEE web site, it would be
most helpful if you join
their mailing list.
Fig. 9 (Greivenkamp and associates). Visual acuity
vs. refractive error in diopters (D) and pupil diameter. Each visual acuity
value is from a summary of clinical results compiled by Holladay and associates.
This is Fig.9 from page 236 of
Visual Acuity Modeling Using Optical Raytracing
of
Schematic Eyes; Greivenkamp, Schwiegerling,
Miller, Mellinger;
American Journal of Ophthalmology 1995;120:227-240
The Holladay reference:
Holladay JT, Lynn MJ, Waring GO III, Gemmill
M, Keehn
GC, Fieldinb B. The relationship of visual
acuity, refractive
error, and pupil size after radial keratomy.
Arch Ophtalmol
1991;109:70-6.
Acuity
Vs Prescription
Titles:
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A company in Hong Kong selling vision improvement aids |
Some useful information on natural vision improvement. The rest is only available to subscribed members. |
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America 20/20 was originally designed for pilots to improve vision. Now it's available to others at the website. |
Commercial site selling vision improving kit |
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Sells books and videos. But valuable for the inspiring story |
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An Internet Resource for Research in Human and Animal Vision |
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Products to improve vision. Includes a downloadable demo |
