Looking up to Dr. Bates

Reading

Oh my God, there are so many thoughts swarming around in my head that I don’t know where to start. But as doing too many things at once doesn’t bring satisfactory results, I’m going to focus on one thing at a time. Amazing how central fixation appiles to everyday life, isn’t it?

I’m experiencing one of my best (if not the best) clearer eyesight periods now. I can read 10/13 with no problem at all and I keep haveing clear flashes all the time. My eyes feel wonderfully light and easy and if just feels soooo great! I can’t even express how happy about it I am! However, it began in an extremely weird way.

Recently, I had problems with my eyes. They hurt me all the time, were red and weary and in general I think I must have been straining a lot. The worst thing however, was that being fully aware of that fact, I wasn’t capable of doing anything to change it. It was extremely frustrating. To make it even more hopeless, although I love reading, I couldn’t read as much as I pleased, because it tired my eyes, made my vision more blurry and all I could do was to struggle through. Then, a couple of days ago, I remembered having read in one book (I don’t know who wrote it) that an excellent way to practise central fixation is to sit by the window at sunset and read as long as possible without turning on the light. And that’s exactly what I did. In an attempt of relaxing and doing something enjoyable at the same time, I sat down comfortably and started reading. At first I had this unpleasant feeling, as if I had been forcing my eyes to go on (perhaps I was), but when it became darker and darker, something suddenly let go. I could literally feel the muscles in and around my eyes loosen up. I think it was because it was too dark to read by the means of straining, so in order to go on, my eyes had to adjust. From that moment reading became relaxing, I could feel my eyes slide along each verse and it went much more quickly. Now I can read as rapidly as I did when I was a child and I didn’t have myopia.

Now, when I grab a book and feel my eyes getting slightly tired, I just start noticing the letters going to the left as I read on. It very much relaxes them and I can go on without (such) strain. I am immensely thankful to the author of the book, he has had a huge impact on my way of seeing.

About me :)

I’ve been lurking on vision improvement forums and blogs for some time and eventually decided to set up one of my own. This, too, took me a considerable amount of time to do. But here I am in the end! Better late than never, right?

I am teenager from Europe whose parents don’t let her not wear her glasses. I mean, they make wear them constantly and think all this method is rubbish. That’s why, after telling them two years ago about that and provoking a terrible row, I have started only pretending to wear them. Actually I only put them on when my parents are around, which leaves me bespectacled for not more than 15 minutes a day. But still, with such an impediment in my way, I manage to carry out my practise and obtain results, which don’t let me lose my faith! I cannot practise too much at home (only when they are out I can take out my lovely chart), so I have learnt to incorporate my vision habits into my daily routine. Since I can hardly set any time aside at home to do it, every day looks slightly different so I don’t get bored. It really makes fun :)

I don’t know if it makes much sense, but hey, I have just started posting and normally I simply hate writing. This blog is an exception but I have incredibly huge problems with my work being so chaotic. I hope this blog will help me cope with that as well :)

Concerning my eyesight (this is more interesting to you, I reckon). I can’t really say what my vision aquity is, so much it fluctuates. I can estimate the range, however.

My right eye (the right one) depending on light conditions, my mood, level of tiredness, etc. etc. ranges from 10/50 to 10/10 (yes, it’s incredible~!). 10/50 is an extremely rare case though, and if I look at the chart for a couple of minutes, my eyesight clears up to something around 10/20.

My left eye is a tad worse. At the beginning of practise I see  the 10/70 line. 10-15 minutes of practise improve it to 10/50, with glimpses of 10/40 and even 10/30.

My shifting abilities have recently increased to such a level that, if I’m not tired (I don’t know, but it is a very important factor when it comes down to my vision clarity. I think it has to do with the fact that I’m so sleepy that I am in no state to try to relax. Yeah, from this sentence you could assume that I don’t get the whole thing is about but I just don’t know how to word it better. I just don’t feel like paying attention to anything or looking for details), I can deliberately clear up my vision in just a moment and bring up a clear flash or an extremely long time of much clearer eyesight. This only concerns the better eye, however. It’s something that really keeps me going~!

Love

Stefanie