Nearsightedness: Fear of seeing the future. Pulling inward to self: “I am afraid to see what’s out there.”
Farsightedness: Fear of seeing the present: “I have to see out into the future.” Anger toward self or others. Pushing space and people away. Wanting to break out and be independent.
Most books on the anatomy of the eye mention that 25 percent of the visual fibres which leave the retina bypass the pathways to the visual area of the brain. It has been proposed that these fibres, carrying the electrical equivalent of white sunlight, go to a part of the brain known as the hypothalamus. This ‘master regulator’ makes adjustments to the nervous system of the body, balancing the functions of organs such as the pituitary and adrenal glands.
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The vision-fitness exercises, which I call vision games, are distributed over the three phases, which will take between one month and two years. I like to describe the vision work as a game so that you have fun incorporating the play into your daily life.
Eye Anatomy – Vision-Fitness Exercise
Cornea – Blinking every three seconds
Iris muscles/Pupil – Using full-spectrum lighting; exposing
Lens/Ciliary muscle – closed eyes to sunlight and blinking
Retina/Fovea Eye – Breathing; zooming (near/far focusing)
muscles Overall – Non-staring; moving the eyes frequently
eye/mind relaxation – Eye-muscle stretching
Overall eye fitness – Palming the eyes, Visualizing the parts of the eye while exercising
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EYE STRAIN
Eye strain is neither a medical term nor a diagnosis. In contrast to widespread belief, you cannot damage or strain your eyes by using them under difficult conditions, such as reading small print in poor light or wearing glasses of the wrong. Although aching and discomfort are commonly attributed to eye strain, they are often headaches that are caused by tension or fatigue of the muscles around the eye as a result of frowing or squinting.
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MYOPIA
To enable us to see clearly, light rays need to be focused by the transparent cornea at the front of the eye and by the eye’s lens so that they form a sharp image on the retina, the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye. In people with myopia (nearsightedness), the eyeball is long relative to the combined focusing power of the cornea and the lens. Light rays from distant objects are therefore bent too much and are focused in front of the retina, resulting in blurry vision. Myopia is a very common condition that sometimes runs in families and can usually be corrected.
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CHALAZION
If an oil-secreting gland in the eyelid becomes blocked, the gland enlarges, creating a swelling called a chalazion. A chalazion may at first look like a stye, but, unlike a stye, it is not on the eyelid margin. Usually, the pain and redness associated with a chalazion disappear after a few days. However, if the swelling is large, it may cause long-them discomfort, and pressure on the front of the eye can interfere with vision.
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GLAUCOMA
Fluid continually moves into and out of the eye to nourish its tissues and maintain its shape. In glaucoma, the flow of fluid out of the eye becomes blocked and pressure inside the eye rises. This high pressure may permanently damage nerve fibres in the light-sensitive retina and in the optic nerve, which carries nerve signals from the retina to the brain. Glaucoma becomes more common with age, and mainly affects people over age 60. If untreated, the condition may cause blindness.
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CORNEAL ULCER
An erosion in the cornea, the transparent outer part of the front of the eyes, is called a corneal ulcer. These ulcers can be very painful and, if they are left untreated, may cause scarring and lead to permanently impaired vision, blindness, or even loss of the eye. People who wear contact lenses are at increased risk of corneal ulcers.
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Ayurveda lays stress on personal hygiene, removal of constipation, protection of eyes from dust, smoke, soot, fire/ sparks, mechanical injuries, chemicals etc. Too bright or too dim light, reading under moon-light are also some of the other causes. Ayurveda is based on theory of three humors viz., vata (wind, Air), kapha (phlegm) and pitta (bile). Whenever there is imbalance in the said humors diseases will surface.
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