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THIS MONTH'S QUESTION:
Q. As far as I've heard, bad vision occurs when the shape of the eye changes. How can the eye reshape to its original form in order to get better vision?
A. There are some common beliefs that many people think are the cause of poor vision. One of these is that poor vision is only caused by eyes that are the wrong shape. If the eye is too long that is supposed to cause nearsightedness; it it’s too short that is supposed to cause farsightedness; and if the shape of the eye is distorted, that causes astigmatism.
In fact, the shape of the eye is only one element of the entire visual system, but it is not the only one that determines how clearly you see. Besides, has anyone ever asked how the eye becomes the wrong shape?
There are three real causes of poor vision: First, the visual habit patterns that a person has developed; second, tension in the eyes and body, and third, mental and emotional stress and strain and patterns of not seeing.
To get better vision you want to re-train the way that the brain uses the eyes and restore the proper visual habits necessary for clearer vision.
Sometimes, when a person’s vision improves, the shape of the eye changes. Sometimes it is because the lens becomes more flexible and can adjust more easily to focus at different distances.
The shape of the eye is not frozen.
If I told you there were exercises to change the shape of your nose, that would be nonsense. But if I told you there were exercises to change your waistline, that makes sense. Your eyes are more like your waistline than your nose.
