Methods for improving eyesight?

[Oktoberfest]

What are some things you can do to improve eyesight? I heard looking far away at something green while avoid red and yellow will improve it? Is that true?

[CrimGhost]

Carrots!

[Reality's Fringe]

Masturbation!

[epobirs]

Outside of making sure you're getting all the correct nutrients, nothing short of surgery will make any difference. Everything else out, exercises, special glasses, other devices and weird ass stuff, they're all scams.

Back in the 50's there was a notorious scam artist who went by the name Dr. Bates and claimed his exercise system could correct all vision defects normally requiring glasses. It was utter nonsense, especially since the great majority of vision defects are lens deformations and have nothing to do with the surrounding muscalature.

[SpookyD]

as a little kid one of my pals heard that if you put powdered spicy red pepper stuff in you eyes it would make your eyesight better, this kid had pretty bad eyesight too, so what did he do? He put red pepper in his eye, ouch. Anyways, he has 20/20 vision although he has some little black spots on the whites of his eyes too. You could try it, its worked before;).

[karsh]

Looks like I need to do something to improve my eyesight, cause I thought that said "metroids for improving eyesight?" when I first looked at it.

[magilacudy]

My cousin uses this computer program that flashes colors and shapes that you have to follow with your eyes. Seems to be working so far, he's 13 or 14 and doesn't need glasses at all. I can't remember the name of the program though.

[BigLebowski]

I wore glasses for a long time as a kid, and switched to contacts as a freshman in high school. I lost one of my contacts down the sink drain one day; I was too embarrassed to tell my parents so I went without them. My eyes fixed themselves as I forced myself to live life without corrective lenses. On my next trip to the eyedoctor I tested out at 20/20 and have never slipped. Granted, I was a farsighted kid (no coke bottles or anything) but the fact remains that my eyes fixed themselves. They wrote me up as part of an essay in the American Academy of Pediatrics journal as an example of the human brain being the ultimate healer. Hey, you never know...

[evilpenguin9000]

You can get glasses, they improve your eyesight. Oh and binoculars, a monocle, a telescope, microscope. All those things improve eyesight.

(sorry to be such a smartass)

[Zenithian Legend]

Looks like I need to do something to improve my eyesight, cause I thought that said "metroids for improving eyesight?" when I first looked at it.

... so did I

[gokou36]

$$$ can improve your eyesight. Just go get laser surgery, it doesn't even hurt. Only bad thing about it was the room was so damn cold.

[Theenternal]

squincing :)

[Michaellvortega]

I was a farsighted as well and my eyes just got better as time went on. No I don't need anything, Maybe glasses in general are just a scam?

[Cornfedwb]

What are some things you can do to improve eyesight? I heard looking far away at something green while avoid red and yellow will improve it? Is that true?

You didn't really believe that did you? I mean seriously.. come on now. And your eyes aren't correcting themselves when you go without glasses.. your mind is just adapting to properly process the information its given.

[Dr Mario Kart]

reading makes your vision worse. The human eye was not designed to look at fine details at such a close distance. Evolutionarily we've been looking forward, long distances toward the horizon and such. When you read a lot, your eyes do some sort of growth in some direction to adjust, making your vision worse.

[snotknocker]

Take billberry supplements. Get it at your local health food store

Bilberry has been reported as beneficial as an antioxidant in ophthalmologic disorders including: myopia, diminished acuity, dark adaptation, macular degeneration, night blindness, diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. It has also been shown to offer relief from some vascular disorders including varicose veins, capillary permeability/stability and phlebitis. Has been used internally to provide relief from non-specific, acute diarrhea, and to provide local therapy for mild inflammation of the mucous membranes of mouth and throat.

Bilberry gained popularity during World War II after British pilots reported an improved ability to adjust to glare, increased visual acuity, and improved night vision after consuming Bilberry Jam. Interest in the use of this product as treatment for some age-related vascular and ophthalmologic disorders was generated after investigations revealed a wide variety of pharmacological activities related to antioxidant and collagen-stabilizing effects.

[Quackzilla]

If you are blind than bionic vision can help, although it is VERY expensive and it is 1bit black and white, low resolution.
Its better than nothing, though, but if you need it save your money and wait a few years for the technology to improve.

A vision improving method for people with bad eyesight is in the form of an electrical pulse. There are glasses (not available yet) which send and electric pulse through your head and eyes and it forces your eyeballs to distort their shape, kind of like squinting but better.

Of course you are not going to find either at your local optometrist, just get glasses or surgery.
Although I would hold of on the surgery for now because the error rate is very high.

[ZarathosNY]

I had LASIK done in 98 and never had a problem. It's great to be able to see without having to use glasses.

[Rig]

I'm legally blind and I am color blind too. Technology cannot help me yet :(

[epobirs]

My cousin uses this computer program that flashes colors and shapes that you have to follow with your eyes. Seems to be working so far, he's 13 or 14 and doesn't need glasses at all. I can't remember the name of the program though.

But is there any reason to think he'd need glasses without the software? There is such software used for diagnostic purposes but not as a treatment.

This is nonsense. Really. The eyeglass makers don't control the AMA. If something like this or billberry or any number of other claims were found to stand up to clinical testing they'd be in wide use. As someone who has worn glasses since childhood I have a vested interest in such things. Like so many things they are consistently scams.

[Gameboy415]

Um, I'd have to say stop staring at a computer/TV screen all day.

The only time my eyes EVER bother me is after doing work on my PC or playing games for hours at a time.

[Mind_n_Soul]

My cousin uses this computer program that flashes colors and shapes that you have to follow with your eyes. Seems to be working so far, he's 13 or 14 and doesn't need glasses at all. I can't remember the name of the program though.

i think the program might be called eyeQ. i saw it on paid programming thing on tv

[epobirs]

My cousin uses this computer program that flashes colors and shapes that you have to follow with your eyes. Seems to be working so far, he's 13 or 14 and doesn't need glasses at all. I can't remember the name of the program though.

i think the program might be called eyeQ. i saw it on paid programming thing on tv

Any healthcare products that claim to cure things doctors can't and sold on an infomercial should be regarded with great suspicion.

[VelvetHammer]

I have found staring at large, firm breasts to be beneficial.

Oh, wait.....

This is about eyesight.... nevermind.

[VelvetHammer]

Um, I'd have to say stop staring at a computer/TV screen all day.

The only time my eyes EVER bother me is after doing work on my PC or playing games for hours at a time.

You know why that is? You blink less often when looking at a Monitor or TV while playing videogames. You become so focused on following the action, that your brain slows down your rate of blinking. It helps maintain your focus, but it makes your eyes tired and dry out more.

[Zenithian Legend]

reading makes your vision worse. The human eye was not designed to look at fine details at such a close distance. Evolutionarily we've been looking forward, long distances toward the horizon and such. When you read a lot, your eyes do some sort of growth in some direction to adjust, making your vision worse.

Hmm so these message boards are actually deteriorating my vision... nice