Pinhole Glasses
:: Improve Your Vision with
Pinhole Eye Glasses ::

Pinhole glasses are something of a phenomenon. They allow anyone with blurry vision to see clearly - instantly - without the need for corrective lenses.

Sounds a bit miraculous, doesn't it? If that's not enough, there is lots of anecdotal evidence to show that pinhole eyeglasses can improve your vision naturally in just a few minutes each day...

You can test the concept right now. Make a fist and put it up to one eye, with the other eye closed. Open your fist a tiny bit, just enough to create a small hole to peep through. Amazingly, you can now see clearly!

How do Pinhole Glasses Work?

Pinhole glasses are a natural form of vision correction, that can never harm your eyesight.

In contrast, glasses and contact lenses only correct your vision superficially and are known to make your vision worse over time.

Contrary to their name, pinhole eyeglasses are not made of glass or corrective lenses. They are simply black plastic (or metal) with holes punched through where the lens would normally be.

So, how do pinhole glasses work?

The beauty of pinhole eyeglasses is that they enable a much narrower beam of light to enter the eye. This instantly allows the eye muscles to relax and focus the small beam of light more clearly onto the retina:

1. Myopia / Nearsightedness

Light rays enter the eye and land too far in front of the retina,
causing distant objects to appear blurry

2. Hyperopia / Farsightedness

Light rays enter the eye and land too far behind the retina,
causing close up objects to appear blurry

3. Pinhole Glasses

Fewer light rays enter the narrow pinhole and focus in parallel beams
perfectly on the retina, causing all objects to appear in focus

What are Pinhole Glasses For?

There are three main reasons to start wearing pinhole eyeglasses today:

1. Computer Vision Syndrome - if you use computers a lot you will recognize the signs: eye strain, dry eyes, fatigue, headache, blurry vision and double vision. This is all down to intense near point stress. Computer glasses can reduce the glare from the monitor, help relax the eyes, increase depth of field, and increase your natural focusing power (also known as accommodation).

2. Sunglasses and UV Protection - modern pinhole glasses reduce glare and have built-in UV protection, making them ideal sunglasses. However, these are only suitable for outdoor use. I highly recommend you have a separate, standard pair for indoor use which allows the optimum level of light to enter the holes.

3. Improve Your Vision - when I wear pinhole eyeglasses, I can literally see my eyes re-focusing 2 or 3 times per second. This is great accommodation training for your core eye muscles. Other users report that wearing pinhole glasses for just 15 minutes a day can noticeably improve your vision in 4 weeks. If you have farsightedness, you may benefit from reading and writing with pinholes on, while nearsighted people may benefit from sitting back and watching TV!

The Advantages of Pinhole Glasses

There are so many advantages to pinhole eye glasses. I believe everyone who has myopia, hyperopia, aging vision or astigmatism should own a pair. Here's why:

• Pinhole eyeglasses are cheap. If you have mild myopia, you can buy pinhole glasses for occasional TV viewing instead of buying pricey corrective lenses which only make your eyesight worse!
  
  
• You don't need to upgrade your pinhole eyeglasses as your vision changes, since they apply to all extremes of refractive errors. In comparison, normal corrective glasses usually have to be updated every year or two as your vision worsens.
  
  
• For occasional use, pinhole eye glasses are better than off-the-shelf corrective lenses for aging vision. These reading glasses can be inappropriate for many people since they have the same prescription in each eye. Pinhole glasses can address different refractive errors.
  
  
• If you suffer from Computer Vision Syndrome, computer glasses will reduce the bright glare from the computer screen, helping the eyes to relax and focus better. If you spend a lot of time at the computer and are worried about your near point vision, pinholes can help.
  
  
• People who have had laser eye surgery often find their night vision gets permanently damaged. To reduce the glare and halo effect, they turn up the lights to make the pupil shrink and take in less light. Pinhole glasses create this effect naturally without straining your eyes.
  
  
• Perhaps most importantly, many people have reported dramatic natural vision improvement from wearing pinhole eyeglasses. They can help the eyes relax and this may enable you to see better naturally - as opposed to corrective lenses which make the eyes lazy and vision worse over time. (Note: there are no published studies demonstrating this effect; the evidence is anecdotal - I strongly recommend you try it yourself and see.)

Wearing Pinhole Glasses

Many people get used to wearing pinholes in minutes. You may experience the honeycomb effect at first (being aware of the holes) but this will soon disappear and you will only be aware of a thin veil effect. You will also be able to enjoy clear vision instantly without the damaging effect of corrective lenses!

However, if you have severe nearsightedness (over -6.00 diopters) the honeycomb effect may not go away, so pinhole glasses aren't right for you.

Pinhole eyeglasses are also ideal for children with progressive myopia and those with special visual needs who rely too heavily on their peripheral vision. Again, this is a much cheaper option than glasses, and kids find pinholes much more fun!

Please note: you should never wear pinhole glasses when driving as they limit your peripheral vision which makes it harder to spot hazards.

Buy Pinhole Glasses

You can buy pinhole glasses through various online suppliers offering different styles to choose from. These are my top picks:

US Customers

Visit the Promolife website ($25 per pair):

"Pinholes can be used as Sunglasses, Computer Glasses, Myopia Prevention Glasses and for those with Cataracts or Corneal Damage. With what we now know about the environmental cause of acquired myopia, we can make the claim that pinholes have a legitimate use in myopia prevention.

When used for reading or other close work, pinholes reduce the amount of accommodation or focusing power that the eye must use to see clearly. There is an abundant amount of research that points the finger at excessive accommodation as the cause of acquired myopia.

It is clear that anything that can reduce this accommodative effort, including pinhole glasses, is a useful weapon in retaining good vision. It is for this reason, and the fact that those in the optical business want nothing to do with them, that we have decided to promote the use of pinholes on this website. These glasses could be a major tool in preventing myopia."

UK Customers

Visit the JD Harris website (£10 per pair):

"The JD Harris pinhole glasses are such high quality they are regularly ordered by British optometrists who recommend them to patients. We used to sell them for £25 a pair but they have proven so popular we have increased production and now sell them for £10 a pair. Each pair of original pinhole glasses comes with a free carry case and 12-page comprehensive instruction booklet. They are not available in shops."

I wear pinhole eyeglasses daily for watching TV, as computer glasses, and when practicing my daily eye exercises. You probably won't want to wear them for hours at a time but, according to many users, you only need to wear pinhole glasses for 15 minutes each day to have a positive effect on your vision health and improve your vision naturally.