Some years ago I heard, that you can get again better eyes by having an
earring. Now (through intensive computing) I am geetin more and more
short-sughted. The symptoms are, that after computing (but also after reading or everything which causes me to look only at short distances for a while) I can not see clearly everything what is farer away than three meters. After some hours
this is getting a little bit better. On the other hand I also see worse when I work physikally (e.g. doing sports).
Now to my question. Is there any way to get better sight again. Related to the earring I am thinking of accupunture, or is there some eye-training, homeopatic
remedies etc.?
–
Martin
Martin Eldracher e-mail: eldra…@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
In <1992Dec29.110850.22…@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> eldra…@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Martin Eldracher) writes:
>Now to my question. Is there any way to get better sight again. Related to the earring I am thinking of accupunture, or is there some eye-training, homeopatic
>remedies etc.?
There is a surgical operation which takes about 10 minutes,
and the healing takes about 2 weeks.
And then there is a book, 188 pages:
W.H.Bates,M.D.
Better eyesight without glasses
ISBN 0 583 12920 X ( this is a british version )
This book has exercises. I have never tried them.
I don’t believe in this book, anyway.
VesA
> > Now to my question. Is there any way to get better sight again.
> > Related to the earring I am thinking of accupunture, or is there some
> > eye-training, homeopatic remedies etc.?
> There is a surgical operation which takes about 10 minutes,
> and the healing takes about 2 weeks.
I suppose you mean "radial kerathotomy" (not sure the spelling is
correct, this is what they call it here, in Holland). It is a
technique where they make small cuts on the surface around the iris;
the formation of scar tissue is then supposed to correct the shape of
the eye. There is no good way to control the effect and consequently
the operation usually doesn’t give the desired result. Furthermore it
seems that it may give complications on the long run and therefore it
is being less applied. I would not recommend it.
> And then there is a book, 188 pages:
> W.H.Bates,M.D.
> Better eyesight without glasses
> ISBN 0 583 12920 X ( this is a british version )
> This book has exercises. I have never tried them.
> I don’t believe in this book, anyway.
> VesA
I know of another technique, called "orthokeratology", which corrects
the shape of the eye using normal (hard-flexible) contact lenses. The
treatment usually takes 3 to 6 months, during which period the
strength of the lenses is decreased several times. The technique seems
to be (as far as I’ve been told) reasonably successful; usually a
decrease in strength of 2 to 4 points can be achieved. The advantage
is that if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t harm. Disadvantage is the cost.
The treatment is supported by exercises improving abilities like
tracking and focussing of the eyes (such exercises DO exist and it’s
also possible to do them as a separate treatment).
I know someone who just started orthokeratology this month. If anyone
is interested, I’ll keep in touch about the effects.
–Dennis Dams.
In article <WSINDD.93Jan5135…@wsinti04.win.tue.nl>, wsi…@win.tue.nl (Dennis Dams) writes…
>I know someone who just started orthokeratology this month. If anyone
>is interested, I’ll keep in touch about the effects.
>–Dennis Dams.
Please keep us posted. I for one, would be thrilled to shed the glasses and
contacts, and never have vision-induced headaches again.
Buzz
In article <5JAN199310353…@wccf.mit.edu>, b…@wccf.mit.edu (Sheila Gay Buzzee) writes:
> In article <WSINDD.93Jan5135…@wsinti04.win.tue.nl>, wsi…@win.tue.nl (Dennis Dams) writes…
>>I know someone who just started orthokeratology this month. If anyone
>>is interested, I’ll keep in touch about the effects.
>>–Dennis Dams.
> Please keep us posted. I for one, would be thrilled to shed the glasses and
> contacts, and never have vision-induced headaches again.
> Buzz
How bad are your eyes now?
I have gone through OrthK many years ago. You cannot get a lot of correction
or you start inducing astigmatism.
I went from about 20/250 to 20/200. He wasn’t willing to push much more
and then he passed away.
You’ll find OrthoK is more common in the Midwest then the East. (I cannot
talk for the south or the West.)
Good luck.
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I’m very interested in ortho-k. I might just undergo it myself this
year. From what I’ve been told the lenses are very difficult to
adapt to because of their rigidity. But I have heard of several
people who successfully corrected their myopia with this procedure.
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