Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

List of Materials for Getting Started

Chapter 1
Healing Myself of Blindness

Discovering the Bates Method

Seeing the Light

Chapter 2
Ten Steps to Better Vision

Step 1: The Long Swing

Step 2: Looking into the Distance

Step 3: Exploring the Periphery

Step 4: Sunning and Skying

Step 5: Night Walking

Step 6: Palming

Step 7: Shifting

Step 8: Blocking the Strong Eye

Step 9: Blink

Step 10: Vision and Body

Chapter 3
Computer Use and Relieving Built-Up Fatigue

Chapter 4
Improving and Correcting Errors of Refraction

Suggestions for Using This Part of the Book

Where Do Corrective Lenses Fit into These Exercises?

Correcting Nearsightedness and Farsightedness

Correcting Presbyopia

Correcting Astigmatism

Chapter 5
Overcoming Cross-Sightedness and Lazy Eye

Correcting Cross-Sightedness

Red and Green Glasses

Nystagmus

Chapter 6
Pathological Conditions

Correcting Cataracts

Correcting Diabetes

A Note about Laser Treatments

Cataracts and Diabetes

Keratoconus

Correcting Glaucoma

Correcting Optic Neuritis

Correcting Optic Nerve Damage

Correcting Detached Retinas and Retinal Tears

Correcting Vitreous Detachment

Correcting Macular Puckers and Holes

Correcting Retinitis Pigmentosa

A Final Note about Peripheral Exercises

Chapter 7
Working with Children

Chapter 8
The Blind Spots of Conventional Wisdom

The Hidden Danger of Sunglasses

Dangers of Corrective Lenses

Conclusion: The Real Cost of Vision Problems

Index

Acknowledgments

About the Author