Are Vision Problems Really Genetic?

by SonjaHelga on Friday, August 1st, 2008 | Comments Off

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Hi Readers,

There was a controlled study conducted on a group of Inuit families in Barrow, Alaska, years ago by a very respected group of eye doctors. It evaluated the relation between genetics and the environment in bad vision.

It was an ideal setting in that parents and grandparents had little or no formal education, while children regularly attended public school.

The study results showed that the uneducated parents and grandparents had little or no form of myopia (nearsightedness), while nearly 58% of the children attending school were prescription diagnosed as myopic.

A genetic malfunction increase of 58% over one generation would be impossible. The researchers came to the conclusion that the stress put upon the eyes while performing continuous near-point work in the classroom was causing myopia among the children.

–Young et al. 1969. American Journal of Optometry and Archives of American Academy of Optometry

So what causes nearsightedness if it’s not genetic? Science has also answered this question.

It’s a condition called near-point stress. Near-point stress is what your eyes experience when you focus on anything close to you: computers, books, television, etc.

Focusing up close is not natural to your eyes. Your eyes are in a relaxed state when they are looking at a distance and focusing up close puts a stress on them.

The American Optometric Association identifies “near-point stress” as being one of the leading causes of nearsightedness and its progression.

I find this amazing, considering many doctors will still tell you that nearsightedness is solely a genetic
condition.

It just doesn’t add up.

*How have thonds of people improved their vision naturally if bad vision is a genetic problem?

*Why is near-point stress defined as a leading cause of nearsightedness if nearsightedness is a genetic condition?

The fact is, the data is in, and times and beliefs are changing. There are many eye doctors that now support eye exercises and their role in natural vision improvement.