Archive for February, 2009
Floaters is the term given to various types of deposits that can in the vitreous humour. The technical name for seeing floaters is “myodesopsia”. Floaters can be of various sizes and shapes. They can appear as shadow like shapes. These can appear on their own or with several others. They can also appear as threads, [...]
February 17th, 2009 | Posted in Acupressure, Eye Health, Nutrition, Vision | No Comments
By using palming you can begin to relieve the strain and stress from your mind and the eyes. Most people find it is easiest to relax the eyes when they are closed. To do palming you have to warm your hands by rubbing them together vigorously. Once they are warm, cover the closed eyes, without [...]
February 12th, 2009 | Posted in Acupressure, Bates Method, Eye Exercises, Relaxation, Vision | No Comments
Macula degeneration is an eye disease that affects older adults and results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field. Very small, fragile blood vessels begin to leak blood and fluid in the retina causing further damage and the macular degeneration progresses. It is still unknown why parts of the retina [...]
February 12th, 2009 | Posted in Eye Disorders, Eye Health, Nutrition, Vision | No Comments
Lasik eye surgery is a modern form of treatment to treat eyesight. There are many pros and cons of wearing contact lenses, wearing glasses, and also of naturally rebuilding your vision. A “quick fix” option is lasik eye surgery. Lasik eye surgery rectifies vision within a short space of time. It is a simple procedure [...]
February 9th, 2009 | Posted in Laser Eye Surgery, Lasik Eye Surgery, Vision | 2 Comments
Carrots contain nutrients that are essential for good eyesight. They do not enable you to “see in the dark” as myth has it. In fact, the healthier the eyes the more quickly they cope from the transition of day into night. Carrots contain beta-carotene which gives carrot the orange color and also the name. Due [...]
February 9th, 2009 | Posted in Eye Health, Nutrition | No Comments
Watching TV, reading, using the computer, as well as the plethora of other close up activities impose stress upon the eye. Incumbent upon this stress obviously is a deterioration of the eyesight. If you are not taking breaks as in the 10-10-10 rule, then your vision will begin to weaken over time. We tend to [...]
February 9th, 2009 | Posted in Bates Method, Eye Exercises, Eye Health | No Comments
When you think about improving your eyesight, natural therapies are not usually the first thing that you think of. Usually it is whether you are going to go for glasses or contact lenses. However, thousands of people now have better vision without glasses or laser surgery by using a combination of relaxation techniques and exercise. [...]
February 9th, 2009 | Posted in Bates Method, Eye Exercises, Eye Health | No Comments