My Story - How Eye Exercises
Gave Me Better Eye Sight

Copyright © Rebecca Turner

Hi, I'm Rebecca, the creator of this website. It's my goal to help you achieve natural 20/20 vision without glasses.

I've been through it all myself, having corrected my vision from 20/150 to 20/40 with eye exercises. Here's a picture of a younger me back when I wore glasses.

At that stage I had vision of -3.25/-3.00 diopters (which is moderate myopia) as well as astigmatism, conditions that had been gradually worsening since I was 10 years old. I wore glasses full time.

This is the story of how I stopped my vision from deteriorating any further - and significantly reversed the damaging effects wearing glasses all those years...

How I Became Nearsighted

When I was 10, my mother took me for a routine eye test and that's when I was diagnosed as being nearsighted.

"Rebecca, you're going to need glasses..." my optometrist said. The words I had secretly been dreading to hear ever since my mom caught me squinting at the TV.

I was horrified by this news. I was a shy child, painfully self-conscious, and now I had to wear big goofy glasses too. (I wish I could show you a picture of my first pair of glasses. They were hideous. Nothing like the ones I wore above.)

Anyway, after that, my eyesight deteriorated - and so did my self-esteem.

I didn't know it a the time, but wearing glasses did nothing to improve my natural vision. They were a crutch - an artificial fix. And worse, they actually made my vision deteriorate even more because (like all glasses) they actually increased the near point stress I put my eyes under. Glasses are the worst possible solution for people like us, who have genetic predispositions to myopia and hyperopia.

Near point stress is the #1 thing you must avoid!

I'm not just saying this to scare you - scientific studies have concluded that wearing corrective minus lenses full time can make your eyesight worse:

The Problem with Corrective Lenses

First suggested by the pioneer of vision training, Dr William H Bates, MD, prescription lenses can seriously overpower and overstress the visual system. This produces the all-too-common trend that once you are prescribed with glasses, your vision only ever deteriorates with time.

I think it's tragic when children and teenagers are prescribed lenses, because their eyes are still developing. Optometrists don't tell people about this, they simply slap on a pair of glasses and send you on your way. Problem solved.

But the problem isn't solved - it's disguised. The issue is made worse when optometrists commonly over-prescribe. They figure you'll need it soon anyway, so again your eyes are overpowered even more. It becomes self-fulfilling logic.

Do you remember your last new pair of glasses? You probably walked out onto the street and found the whole world looked intense and even convex. Everything was in amazing sharp focus and you thought it was weird but wonderful. In reality, you probably just took another step closer towards poorer eyesight.

Here's another hidden truth about corrective lenses. You should never wear minus lenses (for nearsightedness) when reading. For a start, you shouldn't need to. Your close-up vision is perfect! This only serves to double the near point stress.

Why do our optometrists never tell us this?

Discovering Eye Exercises

Even though my eyes had officially stopped maturing at the age of 20, my vision was still getting worse every year. I strongly believe this was because I wore strong glasses, all the time, even at the computer for 8 hours per day.

At 25 years old, I needed corrective lenses of -3.25/-3.00 diopters (technically considered "moderate myopia") which translates to about 20/150 vision. So I had the same visual acuity at 20 feet, as healthy people had at 150 feet.

I also had some degree of astigmatism: a common condition where your cornea becomes shaped like an oval because of the underlying visual deterioration.

Another year, another prescription. And that's when I drew the line. I began researching ways to improve my vision naturally - through eye supplements, foods, and most importantly better vision habits. I soon discovered the potential for eye exercises to improve vision naturally, and was encouraged by the testimonials.

I decided to give it a shot. After all, what did I have to lose?

About Vision Training

Vision exercises were developed by English eye doctors in the early 20th century. A new field of study emerged known as Orthoptics, which is used around the world to help patients with eye muscle problems to achieve better vision naturally.

In China, a massive 76% of lower middle school students are already nearsighted. Education officials now see to it that Chinese students perform eye exercises twice a day in order to tackle the myopia epidemic.

You too can take measures to improve your vision (and your children's vision). Whether you've been wearing glasses for decades or have just been diagnosed with myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism or aging vision, it's never too late or too early to start taking care of your natural vision.

Vision therapy uses a number of different strengthening and relaxation eye exercises designed to improve vision naturally. Over time, they can increase your ability to focus better on near and far objects, while also reducing the dreaded near point stress that modern day living creates.

It's no coincidence that Australia and New Zealand - two nations that love the outdoor lifestyle and who's kids spend a lot more time playing sports outdoors - have among the lowest occurrence of myopia in the world. They spend less time playing computer games and more time out in the open focusing far away.

So is this a magic cure? Don't get too carried away - vision improvement will take time and you are required to make a daily effort for the course of the program. The good news is, I experienced a measurable improvement from eye exercises in a matter of weeks - about the same time it takes recover from laser eye surgery.

Now I'll show you how it's done.

Next: My Eye Exercise Results