Deteriorating vision can be the result of many factors.
The greatest of these is stress.
Our eyes see best when our eyes, bodies, and minds are free of stress.
In our daily lives a great amount of stress is put on our eyes by staring at computer screens, straining to see things at a distance or up close, and unnatural lighting.
The first method to relieve this stress is palming.
The extensive writing that I have come across on this topic usually leaves out one key part.
Most instructors will tell you that this is done by warming your hands then covering your eyes, usually with little fingers crossed over the bridge of the nose.
They will tell you to block all sources of light without putting pressure on the eyes.
This is all correct and useful.
Good instructors will even go the extra mile and say that it is important to relax you mind and body while doing the exercise.
The one thing that I rarely read, is to see nothing but black.
Nearly everyone sees colors or lights even with their eyes closed and covered.
William H.
Bates, who documented the use of this technique in his patients, points out that successful palming is accomplished by seeing only black.
If you are seeing colors or light imagine the color black.
It may be helpful to think of an object that is black, like a letter on a page, or a hat.
At first it may be possible to see pure black for a few seconds.
This duration will grow longer with practice.
Central fixation is the second method that can be use to relax the eye.
Those with imperfect vision see things around what they are looking at better than they see the center of what they are looking at.
The goal when practicing central fixation is to see the center of the object that you are looking at better that you see the things around it.
First notice if you see the thing that you are looking at as sharply as you can see objects that you are not looking directly at.
This exercise is very effective in improving the clarity of objects viewed at a distance.
If you find you do not see the object you are looking at sharply, notice how far you must look from the center of the object for it to become most clear.
Switch from looking at one object noticing the other more clearly, then looking at the clearer object noticing the other with more clarity.
Try to look closer to the object that you would like to see better.
For example if you notice that you can see the object most clearly when looking three feet away from it, work on seeing the object clearly when looking only two feet away from it.
Continue to alternate your vision from looking at it to looking away from it as little as you can while still seeing it clearly.
Continue to make the distance smaller and smaller until you can see the object best when you are looking right at the center of it.
Remember that this is designed to relax the eye and the mind.
If you feel that this is creating more strain, pause to do some palming, then come back to the exercise.
Also, don't forget to blink.
The greatest of these is stress.
Our eyes see best when our eyes, bodies, and minds are free of stress.
In our daily lives a great amount of stress is put on our eyes by staring at computer screens, straining to see things at a distance or up close, and unnatural lighting.
The first method to relieve this stress is palming.
The extensive writing that I have come across on this topic usually leaves out one key part.
Most instructors will tell you that this is done by warming your hands then covering your eyes, usually with little fingers crossed over the bridge of the nose.
They will tell you to block all sources of light without putting pressure on the eyes.
This is all correct and useful.
Good instructors will even go the extra mile and say that it is important to relax you mind and body while doing the exercise.
The one thing that I rarely read, is to see nothing but black.
Nearly everyone sees colors or lights even with their eyes closed and covered.
William H.
Bates, who documented the use of this technique in his patients, points out that successful palming is accomplished by seeing only black.
If you are seeing colors or light imagine the color black.
It may be helpful to think of an object that is black, like a letter on a page, or a hat.
At first it may be possible to see pure black for a few seconds.
This duration will grow longer with practice.
Central fixation is the second method that can be use to relax the eye.
Those with imperfect vision see things around what they are looking at better than they see the center of what they are looking at.
The goal when practicing central fixation is to see the center of the object that you are looking at better that you see the things around it.
First notice if you see the thing that you are looking at as sharply as you can see objects that you are not looking directly at.
This exercise is very effective in improving the clarity of objects viewed at a distance.
If you find you do not see the object you are looking at sharply, notice how far you must look from the center of the object for it to become most clear.
Switch from looking at one object noticing the other more clearly, then looking at the clearer object noticing the other with more clarity.
Try to look closer to the object that you would like to see better.
For example if you notice that you can see the object most clearly when looking three feet away from it, work on seeing the object clearly when looking only two feet away from it.
Continue to alternate your vision from looking at it to looking away from it as little as you can while still seeing it clearly.
Continue to make the distance smaller and smaller until you can see the object best when you are looking right at the center of it.
Remember that this is designed to relax the eye and the mind.
If you feel that this is creating more strain, pause to do some palming, then come back to the exercise.
Also, don't forget to blink.
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