Archive for June, 2009

Allergy and Eyesight

Eyes can become red, swollen, watery, and itchy from an allergic reaction. Severe allergic eye symptoms can be very distressing and could even cause serious damage that can threaten eyesight. It is estimated that approximately 54 million people (about 20% of the U.S. population) have allergies. Almost half of these have allergic eye disease. Eye [...]

Pinhole Glasses

Pinhole glasses, also known as stenopeic glasses (from Greek meaning “little opening”), are eyeglasses with a series of pinhole-sized perforations filling an opaque sheet of plastic in place of each lens. It works on the same principle of the pinhole camera; each hole allows only a very narrow beam of light to enter the eye [...]

Can Intestinal Toxemia Affect Your Eyesight?

Intestinal toxemia is poisoning caused by decomposing foods absorbed from the digestive tract. When your digestive power has been impaired, from injesting junk food or even stress, food is only slowly digested, if at all. The weakened digestive secretions are not able to inhibit bacterial activity and fermentation and putrefaction of food occur. This results [...]