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		<title>Two Effective Eye Exercises To Improve Your Eyesight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can improve your vision with eye exercises that targets your eyes ability to relax and accommodates. Perfect sight is attainable even if you have been taught to wear glasses in the past. It was the ophthalmologist William Bates and with his book The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses that got me [...]]]></description>
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You can improve your vision with eye exercises that targets your eyes ability to relax and accommodates. Perfect sight is attainable even if you have been taught to wear glasses in the past.</p>
<p>It was the ophthalmologist William Bates and with his book The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses that got me to open my eyes myself. I&#8217;m now sharing his methods with you and lets get started.</p>
<p>To <a href='http://ezinearticles.com/?Eye-Exercises-to-Correct-Vision---4-Exercises-to-Improve-Your-Vision-Greatly&amp;id=3452719' target='_blank'>improve vision</a> overall there is a great method that Bates developed. It&#8217;s called the palming method. Because the secret to improve your vision is almost always about getting your eyes to relax.</p>
<p>Poor vision in most cases are the result of mental and physical strain and palming helps to relieve this. Palming as a technique is very simple and I use this technique myself at times when I&#8217;ve been staring at the computer screen too long and I feel my eyes need a rest. It&#8217;s very relaxing and I advice you to try it.</p>
<p>To do it you need to first rub your hands together. This will create heat and then place your palms over the eyes. You can have open eyes when you do this but when you start I recommend you to close your eyes. Then simply focus on your breath and breathe long and deep. After a few minutes you will notice that this exercise is really relaxing and you can almost fall asleep. This is why you should set a timer before you begin. A good time to start with is 10 &#8211; 15 minutes.</p>
<p>If you want to improve your eyesight then you should really commit to doing at least 10 minutes of palming each day.</p>
<p>To make this eye exercise even more effective you should try to visualize the color black. This little extra thing is to get your mind to relax even more and it multiplies the effect of the palming. William Bates said that if you do this then you are putting your mind in a state of perfect relaxation. I have a bit of a trouble with this and if you have it as well then it&#8217;s a matter of practice until you perfect it.</p>
<p>To improve your ability to accommodate there is a special exercise you can do for this.</p>
<p>To do it you need to have a small piece of paper with some form of symbol on it. You should be able to focus on the symbol without effort when holding it in front of you.<br />
Sit in a chair and look out through a window with the paper hold out in front of you. Then pick an object outside your window that you can focus on. Hold your focus on it for a few seconds then take the paper in your hand and hold it out so that it&#8217;s right underneath the object you have chosen outside.</p>
<p>Then simply switch focus to your paper and focus in on it a few seconds. Then switch back to your distant object and hold it with your focus. Continue this cycle for some time until you can do it easily. Then experiment with this exercise and move the paper in your hand closer and further away from your eyes.</p>
<p>This will exercise the accommodating muscles in the eye and improve your accommodation greatly. Do this for 5 to 10 minutes daily and then close with some palming for best result.</p>
<p>Doing this exercise a lot and you might experience something called telescopic vision. The ability to see objects really really far away.<br />
This is an article in which you?ll learn two great exercises you can use to <a href='http://www.squidoo.com/naturally-improve-vision' target='_blank'>improve your eyesight naturally</a>.</p>
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		<title>How To Fix Your Lazy Eye</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ftsys1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article you will learn how to fix your lazy eye with the help of vision techniques developed by William Bates. It?s a technique that was forgotten but it has surfaced once more and you can use it to cure your condition without going through surgery. We as humans have two eyes. These eyes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this article you will learn <a href='http://www.squidoo.com/fix-lazy-eye' target='_blank'>how to fix your lazy eye</a> with the help of vision techniques developed by William Bates. It?s a technique that was forgotten but it has surfaced once more and you can use it to cure your condition without going through surgery.</p>
<p>We as humans have two eyes. These eyes will produce two pictures of the scene you are looking at. It&#8217;s the mind&#8217;s task to then fuse these two pictures into one, and in order to do this the two eyes have to be in harmony with each other. The two eyes have to be parallel with each other in order for the mind to fuse the two pictures into a clear image you can recognize.</p>
<p>Lazy eye is when this harmony has been disturbed and your two eyes are not parallel with each other. The physical effect is called strabismus or squint and it produces the visual effect called amblyopia or lazy eye.</p>
<p>Now, this condition causes blurred vision, but it can also cause headache and be unpleasant for the appearance of the suffering person. You face and the eyes are your window to the surrounding world. Lack of symmetry in the face can feel shameful for some sufferers.</p>
<p>Now, how do you fix a lazy eye?</p>
<p>Back in the days they used to recommend surgery to the muscles that operated the eyes movements, but today it&#8217;s only advised as a last resort. This is because most surgery done to fix it is only cosmetic and in some cases will probably worsen the condition.</p>
<p>Soon they found that this method was not helping at all and there were lots of theories about what was causing this condition to appear. None proved to be successful.<br />
One doctor named Dr. William Bates would be the one that stumbled upon the cure and the cause for lazy eye.</p>
<p>He found that in all cases of lazy eye there were some form of strain. And fixing this strain would lead to the curing of both the physical condition strabismus, and the visual condition amblyopia.</p>
<p>This strain could easily be fixed by getting the eye to relax. Dr. Bates found techniques he could apply to the condition and that would cure it perfectly.</p>
<p>You will find these techniques in the <a href='http://www.fixlazyeye.info' target='_blank'>Vision Without Glasses Manual</a>. It&#8217;s a manual written for our time because Dr. Bates died in 1931 and the language he used to describe his theories was very different than today. It was a bit hard for people today to understand.</p>
<p>But It has been rewritten and made available once again and few people knows about this.</p>
<p>In that manual there is a section on lazy eye and how to fix it. Basically it involves making the squint worse, and remembering a perfectly black period so that the lazy eye can relax. It can then be cured and the vision of that eye will return to normal.</p>
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		<title>Titles: Learn More About Lutein And Low Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ftsys1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fruits and vegetables have another disease-fighting weapon to offer: Lutein. Studies show this carotenoid prevents and, to some extent, reverses vision loss, immune system problems, cancer and cardiovascular disease. With that in mind, load up your plate with foods high in lutein &#8212; carrots, corn, kale, spinach, Swiss chard, collard, mustard greens, red peppers, dill, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fruits and vegetables have another disease-fighting weapon to offer: Lutein. Studies show this carotenoid prevents and, to some extent, reverses vision loss, immune system problems, cancer and cardiovascular disease. With that in mind, load up your plate with foods high in lutein &#8212; carrots, corn, kale, spinach, Swiss chard, collard, mustard greens, red peppers, dill, parsley, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes and red, blue and purple fruits.</p>
<p>Is your vision blurred? I know mine is after sitting in front of the television for a while. In that case, you and I need to eat more lutein-rich foods. A few weeks after consuming more lutein-rich foods or lutein supplements, some normal-sighted people report less glare, improved color vision and sharper vision. This suggests that lutein and its companion carotenoid zeaanthin may save our sight by acting as a shield or filter that helps to absorb harmful light and dangerous molecules, both of which threaten the retinal tissue. Using products for macular degeneration or specialized <a href='http://www.visiontechnology.com' target='_blank'>low vision aids</a> together with lutein helps the most.</p>
<p>Though everyone&#8217;s sight could benefit from a diet high in lutein, it can literally save the sight of those who have family histories of macular degeneration and other vision loss problems. If someone in your family has experienced vision loss of sight at an old age, then your high-lutein diet should start long before you reach middle age. In a Houston University study, women with diets high in lutein and zeaxanthin experienced a 19 percent reduced risk of cataracts, while men reduced their risk by 22 percent.</p>
<p>A dietary intake of only six milligrams of lutein per day decreases your chances of developing age-related macular degeneration by 38 percent. Everyone over the age of 50 should be taking lutein supplements. However, if you are already experiencing macular degeneration or other vision problems, a high-lutein diet can still help you save your sight by increasing the density of your macular pigment. Macular degeneration may be stabilized or reversed with nutritional intervention, He later goes on to say, By far, lutein is the number one nutritional treatment for the disease.</p>
<p>Not only will lutein save your sight, it may also boost your immune system and, accordingly, prevent cancer. Healthy people seeking to boost overall immune function should consider consuming 5,000 IU of beta-carotene daily, along with other carotenoids, such as lycopene and lutein.  By boosting your immunity, lutein decreases your chances of getting cancer, since development of cancer as a disease is associated with immune system impairment. I know you&#8217;ve probably heard this a million times, but just in case you haven&#8217;t, I&#8217;ll say it again: We all have cancer cells. Cancer cells develop in our bodies all the time, but our immune systems normally remove the malignant cells before they can develop into the symptoms we call cancer. In addition to boosting your immune system, lutein may also fight cancer by both protecting your cells from free radical damage and increasing cell-to-cell communication, thus preventing them from turning malignant. </p>
<p>However lutein prevents cancer, we know it works. People with high-lutein diets at any age decreased their chances of developing colon cancer; additionally, young people with high-lutein diets decreased their chances. Studies show that a diet high in lutein will also decrease your chances of other cancers, including cancers of the lung and breast. Women who have low levels of lutein have a 2.08-fold increased risk of breast cancer, so not eating enough lutein-rich foods can actually harm you. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s easy to add more lutein to your diet because it&#8217;s found in so many foods. Just refer back to the list you read above. In addition, lutein is seven times more available from vegetables than beta-carotene,  Just adding a few more fruits and vegetables to your plate each day may save your sight, boost your immune system, prevent you from developing cancer and reduce your chances of having a heart attack.</p>
<p>How to get more information about <a href='http://www.visiontechnology.com' target='_blank'>low vision products</a> &#8211;  Low vision specialists are licensed doctors of optometry who are trained in the examination and management of patients with visual impairments. A few of them are ophthalmologists with additional training in low vision care. Their services do not offer a cure for the causes of low vision, but they do help the patient learn how to utilize their remaining vision to its fullest potential. Low vision care does not replace the possible need for other treatments such as laser, medication, and surgery.</p>
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		<title>Titles:Investigate More About Floaters And The Low Vision Eye</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ftsys1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine staring at your television screen and suddenly a squiggly line drifts into your field of vision. When you try to get a closer look at it, it moves away as if it knows you&#8217;re trying to see it better. What was that? you might wonder. As far as vision problems go, this can seem [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Imagine staring at your television screen and suddenly a squiggly line drifts into your field of vision. When you try to get a closer look at it, it moves away as if it knows you&#8217;re trying to see it better. What was that? you might wonder. As far as vision problems go, this can seem pretty disturbing. </p>
<p>Actually, such lines are known as eye floaters ? they&#8217;re in fact fairly common and generally not harmful. Surprisingly, doctors haven&#8217;t come up with an medical term for them; they call them eye floaters, too. Once you get used to floaters and realize they rarely affect eyesight in a harmful way, they can become easier to ignore. </p>
<p>But for some people, floaters can be quite annoying. &#8220;Not a week goes by that a patient doesn&#8217;t call us wanting to rush into a clinic and see us because they&#8217;re seeing eye floaters,&#8221; says an ophthalmologist at the Portland Eye Center at the University of Oregon State. </p>
<p>And while seeing eye floaters isn&#8217;t a reason to panic, in some cases, you&#8217;d be right to call your doctor; Eye floaters can also be a symptom of a more serious eye condition. Also, inquiring about <a href='http://www.visiontechnology.com' target='_blank'>low vision aids</a> or products for macular degeneration would be something to look into.</p>
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Your eye is filled with a transparent jellylike substance called vitreous humor. Light bounces off your vitreous humor and enters your eye through the pupil. The light then passes through your lens, which focuses the image on your retina. Your retina helps send this information on to your brain to process. </p>
<p>Sometimes stringy clumps of cell fragments can develop and float around in the vitreous humor. If a floater gets in the way of the light coming into your eye, it will cast a shadow onto your retina, which you then see. As you get older, floaters tend to become more common. According to the institute, they&#8217;re also more common in people with severe nearsightedness or diabetes. </p>
<p>Your eyesight is nothing to take for granted. But rest assured, most cases of eye floaters are no big deal ? if you&#8217;re not sure if you should see your eye doctor about floaters, give their office a call to ask about your particular case. </p>
<p>Your eyesight is not to take for granted. Rest assured, most cases of floaters are not life changing.</p>
<p>How to get more information low vision aids &#8211; Ask your Eye MD for a Low vision Specialist. Low vision specialists are licensed doctors of optometry who are trained in the examination and management of patients with visual impairments. A few of them are ophthalmologists with additional training in low vision care. Their services do not offer a cure for the causes of low vision, but they do help the patient learn how to utilize their remaining vision to its fullest potential. Low vision care does not replace the possible need for other treatments such as laser, medication, and surgery.</p>
<p>What are low vision products &#8211; The most common low vision aid for reading is called a Desktop Video Magnifier. These <a href='http://www.visiontechnology.com' target='_blank'>low vision products</a> feature a camera mounted over a tray on which the material to be magnified is placed. Some have a built-in monitor and are known as &#8220;stand-alone&#8221; magnifiers. Others are designed to connect to a television or personal computer.</p>
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