Eye muscle training for poor eyesight & severely stressed eyes
Around 40 million Germans over the age of 16 wear glasses. This corresponds to about two-thirds of the adult population. This number has remained relatively constant over the past 15 years, although the proportion of younger spectacle wearers has increased significantly. While it was 26 percent of the 20 to 29-year-olds in 2008, today it is already 32 percent. By comparison, in 1954 it was only 11 percent. These figures were used in the so-called "eyewear study? on behalf of the Board of Trustees Good Vision (KGS) determined.
Eye stress on the screen
Experts blame the changes in living and working conditions for this significant increase. First and foremost, this means the greatly increased use of computers and smartphones. Reading or viewing content on the monitor or display demands and puts a great strain on the eyes. Since, according to the Federal Statistics Office, 87 percent of households are equipped with a PC, laptop or tablet and 97 (!) Percent of all Germans own a mobile phone or smartphone, this is definitely a revolution in human viewing habits. And that revolutions do not always bring out the best is well known.
My personal relationship
All this I write here sitting in front of the screen of my PC, the glasses on the nose. My poor eyesight, however, is not due to the digital age. When she was diagnosed at the age of 11, PCs were still science fiction. I've probably inherited my malignant progressive myopia from my father. In contrast to the benign (benign) myopia, which does not progress from the age of about 25 years, my diopter values continue to rise steadily at just under 50. So far, I have quite complied with about every two years to get new glasses with stronger lenses. From the middle of the 40s, a presbyopia has been added, so that I now have to wear a pair of varifocal goggles (only the problems with the conversion could be a whole post write). The current status quo is: right -3.25 diopters, left -3.00. Does not sound dramatic, but easily enough for a helpless feeling without glasses. In the Wild West I would probably already be dead because I did not see anyone putting the gun on me. As far as the (for me) bad news. Now for the good ones: With eye muscle training, I can possibly improve the natural vision of my eyes.
William Bates versus physicians
Outgoing ophthalmologists (ophthalmologists) learn everything about the treatment of visual impairment by means of glasses. The fact that this treatment method is only symptomatic is obvious: The spectacle lens only corrects the refractive error of the lens in the eye. Not more. However, the annular ciliary muscle is responsible for the adjustment to near or far vision of the eye lens. It changes, depending on the tension, the shape of the suspended on it with ribbons lens and ensures sharp vision. So what could be better than training this muscle to achieve improved focus? Exactly on this assumption, the eye muscle training is based on the American ophthalmologist William Bates. He already developed a vision training in the 1920s to strengthen the eye muscles. Today's optician and ophthalmologist lobby likes to portray Bates as a charlatan, which is not surprising: The correctness of his theory would bring heavy financial losses to both professions. The positive experiences of countless sufferers who have achieved good results with Bates method, speak a different language. In case of doubt I decide for the accused, so I started to try out some exercises of the Bates method. One thing I can say after about three weeks: My eyes feel much better. When I sit on the screen for a long time, I can relax my eyes with the exercises described below and it's worth it alone. Time is still too short for a significant improvement in my vision, but I stay on the ball. Buy now 
The Bates Method for Better Eyesight without Glasses 18,75 ?
Two basic exercises
Of course, the exercises are done WITHOUT glasses.
Accommodative exercise
- Extend the left hand with raised index finger to about half an arm's length at eye level.
- Fix the forefinger and bring the right index finger with the outstretched arm in the same direction behind the left forefinger.
- If you look at the left pointer finger, you will see THREE fingers. In the middle of the left index finger and left and right next to it a double image of the right finger.
- Then focus on the right (rear) index finger. There are again three fingers to see: in the middle of the right index finger, on the sides of a double image of the left finger.
- Switch back and forth between the two perspectives a few times (depending on the feeling of exertion).
- Finish the exercise on your right finger and focus on a subject behind it.
With a little training, the exercise also works with other objects in the room and can be unobtrusively integrated into everyday life.
Fusion exercise
- Stretch both hands with the palm facing upwards about half an arm's length forward.
- Focus on the palms.
- Then slowly and evenly spread your hands to the right and left, keeping your eyes straight ahead. The eyes are now looking for a new object to focus on, behind the point where the hands were. Let it happen, but at the same time perceive the hands at the edge of the field of vision until they disappear from the field of vision.
- Slowly bring the hands together again and observe from which moment the eyes decide to focus on the palms again.
- Repeat this a few times.
I will certainly give you an update in some time, if the exercises have had a positive effect on my poor eyesight. If you are interested in a post with more exercises, let me know in the comments.
