Eyesight (off topic)

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Thank you for this advice,

now a word of wisdom  from the person who turned 21 today May 15th (wisdom
proportionate to age);

Don´t stare at the sun.


Kristinn Leifsson,
Reykjavík, Iceland





At 22:44 14.5.2000 -0500, you wrote:
>There are opposing muscles that manipulate the eye in its socket. Wearing
>eye glasses forces a specific focal point which makes some of these muscles
>work more & some work much less. I've researched this topic & come across
>the following exercise to better poor eyesight.
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>Go outside......on the porch or backyard is a good place.
>Look at your hand & focus however well on it.....seeing your finger print
>clearly is probably a good goal.  Then look at something 5 feet away &
>focus. Then look at something a hundred feet away. Now reverse the process.
>By doing this you are putting the dormant muscles back in use.  The extreme
>ranges & the ones inbetween will slowly build these muscles stamina back up
>& improvements can be significant.
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>In this age of computers & TV, it real easy to forget to look at the sky or
>to watch birds as they fly by. Stuff little kids do that most grownups
>probably don't.........
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>The eye is shaped by the muscles in the eye socket.
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>I hope this makes sense to somebody else.
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>I'm currently 28, the only person in my family of 11 who doesn't wear
>glasses & I probably see better now than I did when I was 18 although this
>computer isn't helping....
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>ra byn james
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