Finding a doctor that is right for you is not quite so easy. You will be surprised at home many different kind of eye doctors there are.  So, first, you need to familiarize yourself with who they are, what they do.

So here is a summary of what eye doctors are available, and what their titles actually mean:

Opticians – This eye professional is qualified only to fit and also dispense eye glasses.  Also, contacts or vision improvement aids, including artificial eyes.  They must be licensed in the province, or state in which the have their practice.  They cannot give you prescriptions an neither can they treat nor are they permitted to diagnosis eye diseases.

Optometrist – An optometrist is the main eye professional for giving eye care.  They are qualified and permitted to treat and also to diagnosis eye diseases and they will also prescribe the needed corrective lenses for whatever your vision problem.

Of course the need to be licensed, and they also need a minimum of a four year degree. They are not, however, a medical doctor and they are not permitted to perform surgeries.

Behavioral Optometrist – These doctors support natural vision improvement programs like the Rebuild Your Vision Program and also includes holistic eye care. Behavioral optometry also can include vision therapy and is known as an alternative medicine practice.

Ophthalmologists – These doctors actually have a full medical degree and they  are able and permitted to do eye surgery, which includes surgery like Lasik surgery. Of course they can also prescribe corrective lenses, and treat eye diseases.

You need to make sure that you find, or already have, an optometrist…

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Glasses, surgery, contacts, these are by no means the only way to tackle vision problems. Both exercises and good nutrition can be of great help, yes, also for our vision!

Here are a couple more ways to help you improve your eyesight.

Go Figure, That Classical Music

We have heard that classical music is good for relaxation, good for the brain, and even good for the baby in the womb, but, is it possible it’s good for the eyes?

A Brazilian study suggests that yes, it can help our vision. Researchers tested medical students by playing them a recording of Mozart for ten minutes before the students took a visual test. The results showed that these students did perform better in the visual test than those who did NOT listen to…Mozart.

And, how interesting is this: In another study, researchers divided sixty participants into two groups. The groups then took a test that helps identify whether someone suffers from peripheral vision abnormalities or blind spots. The first group listened to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos for ten minutes before the test; the second group sat quietly. If you guessed that the Mozart-listening group scored better, you are correct!

Hey, I wouldn’t say these tests are scientifica breakthroughs, or gospel,  but,  maybe there is more to visual acuity than meets the eye.

The best way for you to take care of your vision your eyesight is to go to your eye doctor on a regular basis, and then…. become pro-active in your vision care and your eyes!

Belly Up to the Oxygen Bar

Just a tip for you diabetics:  According to the Johns Hopkins Medicine Web site, “Oxygen delivered through the nose may improve poor vision caused by diabetic macular edema, (which is) fluid buildup in the part of the eye responsible for central vision.”

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In today’s world (and of course, we do live in today’s world) there are certain phrases and issues we need to become aware of.

1-Near point stress (basically, staring for long periods of time) – screens, TV’s, videos, cell phones, well, you get it right?
2-Soft Eyes means teaching you NOT to stare, but become aware of what is all around you
3-Eye exercises means being pro-active in your vision care and improving / keeping your eyesight!

“Soft Eyes” What does that mean? The ability to see the whole thing. If you have hard eyes, you’re just staring at the tree and missing the forest.

Soft Eyes is the opposite of Near Point Stress (staring at object close to you for long time (like a screen)

( Check out my post on, The Forest, The Mountain And Your Eyesight – Improve Your Vision )

And, what has “Soft Eyes” to do with “hard, competitive sports”?
-sport people do exercises to improve and use “soft eyes”
Soft Eyes is a concept used in many sports in order to relax the athlete and expand their peripheral vision. (Peripheral vision is a part of vision that occurs outside the very center of gaze.)  In most sports, a good peripheral vision is a MUST

“You know what you need at a crime scene? Soft eyes.” – Detective

Take “Soft Eyes”, for instance. Simultaneously pay attention to what is in front of you and what’s off to the sides.



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How To Improve Your Vision Naturally!
Breakthrough Method Helps Thonds To Improve Bad Eyesight Naturally.

As the saying goes ” Your eyes are the window to your soul”.

It is through your eyes that you can see into another’s eyes …. you can see love, you can see emotions, you can even share deep secrets with one glance.  You can share a joke, a sentiment, an intimate moment, all through your eyes.

People have experienced miracles with eye exercises. Did you know that:

Improving your eyes, improving your eye health will improve you in a hosistic kind of way?  If your eyes are healthy, you will feel healthier, if you can work on relaxing your eyes, your whole body will feel more relaxed.
When your eyes get healthier, YOU get healthier too.

You will feel how empowered you really are over much of your health and well beingl  And, improving your vision, improving your eye health will improve you in so many more ways than just your eyes.

So get going.  Become pro-active in your vision and see the changes, and not just in your eyes!

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Ahhh, here comes an extremely easy to do activity for your eyes, and yet, even for those who know about it, few actually do it.

Learn how to relax with the help of two very simple aids…your palms.

Palming is simply a technique of cupping your palms, and very gently placing them over your eyes.  This is NOT an exercise, rather, it’s a relaxing action.

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The neat thing about palming is…you can do that almost anywhere, you can be at the office, at home, in bed…whatever, it works.

1 Start this with warm hands

2 Try to sit in a straight backed chair, nice and erect and comfortable.

3 Put a pillow, or something similar on your lap so you can rest your elbows on it (that way you don’t have to strain to hold your hands up)

4 Gently and lovingly close your eyes.

5 Again, gently place your warm palm (blow on your palms to heat them, or heat them which ever works for you…NOT HOT), place these warmed palms on your eyes, don’t put pressure on your eyes, but make sure there is no light coming in either.

6 As you do this, which is called palming, let your mind drift to pleasant thoughts, maybe happy memories, or happy upcoming events…well, you know the thoughts that cause you happiness and peace.

7 While you are sitting there, don’t push thoughts, rather, let your mind, your feelings dictate to you where they want to lead you

Do this for however long it makes you feel good. Do this as often, and as long as you can.  This is one of Dr Bates gems…

So do it retail price and see how it will help your eyes, your mind, and even your  blood pressure!

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While women have made plenty of strides toward equality in the workplace, when it comes to healthy vision, it seems, there’s still a division of the sexes. According to the National Eye Institute, twice as many women as men are diagnosed with vision-threatening diseases each year.

Across the globe, women are more likely to suffer blindness and vision loss. Of the common eye diseases, dry eye syndrome is two to three times more common in women than in men at any age because of differences in hormones.

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Autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, and certain forms of cataract are more prevalent in women than in men. (More than half of Americans age 65 and older have a cataract, but for unknown reasons, women are at a higher risk of getting the cortical form of cataract.)

These risks, as well as age-related afflictions such as macular degeneration, increase with age, affecting women more often because women tend to live longer. In developing countries, infectious diseases such as trachoma are more prevalent in women, perhaps because in those regions, women have less access to medical care than men.

As if that weren’t bad enough, the Mayo Clinic ophthalmology department found that sleep deprivation can lead to blurred vision and eye discomfort; if those conditions are allowed to persist, in chronic stages they can bring about major vision problems, such as glaucoma, the second most common cause of blindness. While men as well as women suffer from sleep deprivation, Health Day News reports that women are in a category of their own.

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Dr. Meir Kryger, director of the Sleep Disorder Clinic at St. Boniface Hospital Research Center at the University of Manitoba, notes that, “There are many sleep problems that men don’t ever have, like the sleepiness of pregnancy, waking up for breast-feeding, and hot flashes. Further, the most common sleep problem is insomnia, and in every single age group beginning at adolescence, women are two times more likely to have insomnia than are men.”

To help protect your vision and keep your eyes healthy, Kaiser Permanente recommends the following:

* Do not smoke
* Wear a hat or sunglasses when you are in the sun
* Avoid sunlamps and tanning booths
* Maintain a healthy diet, including lots of green vegetables
* Limit alcoholic drinks
* Keep diabetes under control

Look for an article on diabetes and vision in an upcoming Rebuild Your Vision newsletter.

And if you’d like to learn more about women’s unique vision issues, visit Women’s Eye Health.org, www.womenseyehealth.org, a nonprofit education and outreach program.

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Vision Facts of the Month
* A human eyeball weighs an ounce.

* People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared
to paper.

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