Eyesight
We are adaptive creatures. Our bodies adapt and change to fit our environment in order to keep us alive. Those who can’t, get eaten or die out. We use to be hunters and gatherers, and needed good distance vision. Over a millennia, our eyes have adapted for distance vision to help us find food and stay alive. Most of us don’t hunt and gather anymore.
Today, we play, read, research and work. We spend most of our days working on a computer, watching TV, or reading a book. Our eyes, tire quickly because it’s not made for near work. It can adapt to allow us to work longer at near distances with less tiredness. The price we pay is blurry distance vision and eye problems.
Our eyes are adaptive. It deteriorates, but it can also improve. With knowledge and exercises, we should be able to improve and maintain perfect eyesight for a lifetime. The articles and resources here will give you the tools, and hopefully, the motivation to maintain and to improve your eye health and vision for a lifetime.
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Old Work Habit – Not Good for the Eyes
Written by Wynn Tran on Apr 21, 2010I have been busy working on a new look for the website. I spent a lot of time programming to get things working correctly. With a week and a half of long hours, I can feel the my eyesight getting weaker and blurrier. I fell back into one bad habit that I wanted [...]
Cataracts and Glaucoma – Prevention Worth Trying
Written by Wynn Tran on Mar 27, 2010Margaret owns a small optical shop where my mother-in-law (MIL) went to have her eyes checked and change the prescription on her glasses. As the optometrist examine my MIL’s eyes, Margaret sat down and chatted with my wife and I. She was glad that we brought my MIL for an eye check, because people tend [...]
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Written by Wynn Tran on Mar 12, 2010The alarm rang and I sleepily opened my eyes. They felt sticky as if something glued them together. I blinked a few times and felt debris shifting under my eyelids. I could see, but through patches of shifting blurs as the debris moved. I rubbed my eyes and tears flowed forcing [...]
Relaxed Eyes – See Clearer
Written by Wynn Tran on Feb 28, 2010When I can’t read or see something clearly, I squint to make it clear. It feels as if I’m using my eyes to grab the image. This normally sharpens the image for a second and then it becomes blurry again. Then, I quint harder to keep it clear. This cycle makes [...]
Eye Exercises
Written by Wynn Tran on Feb 20, 2010Eye exercises (my nickname for it is – Eyercise) help increase circulation in our eyes, tone our eye muscles, and improve focusing ability. They help us become aware of any discomfort or strain in our eyes so we can change any bad habits when using them. They are great for helping us maintain [...]
Habit – Secret to Improving Eyesight Success
Written by Wynn Tran on Feb 8, 2010Eye exercises are great for improving eyesight, but in order for it to help we must do them. Turn it into a habit can help you succeed.
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RESOURCES
- Improve Your Vision Without Glasses or Contact Lenses. by Steven M. Beresford, David W. Muris, Merril J. Allen, Francis A. Young New York:Simon & Schuster, 1996
- The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses. by William H. Bates M.D. New York City: Central Fixation Publishing Co., 1920.
- THE NEW BOOK OF YOGA: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre London: Ebury Express, 1983
- Presbyopia Reduction
- Rizzi Vision Chart
- Snellen Eye Chart
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