Relearning to See: Improve Your Eyesight -- Naturally!,   ISBN:9781556433412

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I've only gotten 154 pages into the 500+ pages of material and I am already thoroughly impressed. The science thus far presented seems to readily support that blurred vision can be corrected and that the lack of my ability to clearly see anything closer than my arms length is not due the popular theory that the lens of my eye has become so chronically stiff that it disables a focussing capability of my visual system. I am now convinced the lens plays little if no part in that function.

I've barely read this book but from what little I've gleaned so far, and from what little corrective visual habits I've begun to practice thus far I've already noticed great improvement. When I started reading the book about 4 weeks ago I could not hold the same book under indoor light and read it without reading glasses (the final straw that moved me to search out a remedy). In outdoor sunlight my arm was Juuuust long enough to do so without glasses. Now indoor I am able to read the same book/print at 3/4 arms length and outdoors at half arms length. I've discarded using my glasses, except when absolutely necessary to accomplish the task, so as to quicken my recovery of perfect vision.

I've also noticed a relaxation that has cleared tension I would often feel around my eyes and temples. Maybe that's related, I suspect so but I am not sure. In so far as I've read this book it is stated that practicing the visual habits supported by this material has often "seemed" to accompany relief of muscle tension problems beyond the visual musculature system such as experienced with neck, back and migraine pain. I could readily believe that learning to relax any chronically tense muscle system could domino into positively affecting other health systems as well. Also, just curiously, as a vocalist, I've noted a Major third improvement in my upper vocal range and an improved resonate intonation throughout my whole range. That may or may not be at all related, but I've been singing for years, it's a BIG deal and never have I noticed such a ready relaxation of my soft palate before. I am getting some insight into how Chris Cornell (one of me fav vocalists) does what he does now . . . heheheh.

Also it might be noteworthy to say that mind/body health has been a strong practice of awareness for me for over 25 years so this corrective practice might work more readily for me than for others but not much. So far the material I've covered is pretty simple to understand and pretty simple to put into practice.

Thank you Tom for making this book available. I also would like to express a deep appreciation for the initial scientific research done by William H. Bates M.D. that supports the work that has lead to the development of an awareness that can lead anyone, who earnestly seeks to do so, to a natural alternative practice that most likely could correct, or at least improve, any blurred vision they are experiencing.

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I think that I reviewed this book before. I read the whole book very carefully, which took a long time. Then I concluded that the book is a complete fantasy, and I doubt if it really every helped anyone except the author, who presumably has benefited financially. I wish I could believe it, but, sorry, I cannot.

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This book is very wordy and reads like a badly organized textbook, constantly rehashing the theories behind eye exercises and why Bates believed they worked. Sadly, this pseudo-scientific information is completely unsupported by the actual facts. While I believe learning to relax your eyes is very important, this book never gets right to the point and describe what needs to be done. Let's face it, no one with really bad myopia will ever be able to get rid of their glasses with this method. I bought this book with an open mind, but regret my purchase now. I've decided to make an appointment with an optometrist to get more powerful glasses.

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eye surgery sounds good at first but the truth is... most patients after a while revert back to using glasses due to strain from bad vision habbits. master good vision habbits till the habbits become subconscious and vision will slowly return to normal...no matter how far gone. the question is what are bad and good habbits...didnt your mom ever tell you not to stare? well staring is one of my problems and i have -6.00 myopia. after a few min of doing good habbits my vision is noticably sharper. the big step is keeping those good habbits. buy this book, you'll enjoy it. im only half way through it and loveing it.

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In one of the reviews in the first two pages of the book, someone comments that the book could really be titled "Relearning to Live". I heartily agree. A lot of the 5-star reviews say it as it is.

Compared to the hundreds of dollars I've spent on eyeglasses, eighteen dollars to read about improving eyesight (to the point where eyeglasses aren't needed--truly!), seems to be a bit of a paradox. I was a bit skeptical at first, but the will to improve my eyesight by natural means, was stronger than doubt. I believe this is an important step, as one has to assume responsibility for their own health and well-being (as quoted by a holistic health practitioner, somewhere in the book).

This book may very well be the best eighteen dollars I've invested in. It is of incredibly high standard and quality. To say the least, Mr. Quackenbush has a thorough, comprehensive, and extensive understanding of Bates' method and vision.

I started out at -7.25 (with -0.25 astigmatism--which I never believed I needed); currently I'm about -5.50 (no astigmatism). My -7.25s were getting fuzzy around Feb 2008. Yesterday, I tried on my original -7.25s, and I've better than perfect eyesight with them. This would be a total impossibility, had I not gotten this book.

Many optometrists have a negative view of Bates' teaching. Why, of course. If everyone had good eyesight, a whole bunch of optometrists would go out of business overnight.

For me, the first few days were a bit trippy. Headaches, etc. I will not forget the day my vision "sharpened" with a -6.00 pair. I was walking around in a store and it just happened.

"Don't stare, don't strain", are two golden rules to remember. The reading material will help you remember and put those (and other) good eye habits into practice. Yes, it takes dedication. Yes, lasik is "fast". Read the book and you'll see the price you pay for permanently tampering with (i.e: cutting) your corneas.

Personally, I do not intend to let Bates' (3 decades of research; was forced to resign from his graduate teaching position due to his contemporary, un-orthodox views) and this author's beneficial work to mankind, go to waste.

--Jess C Scott, Author of EyeLeash: A Blog Novel