07-13-2014, 10:12 PM
My First Post
I've been following this website for the past 5 1/2 months. Let me give a little background about myself. I started wearing glasses since I was 18. Now I'm 42, and my current prescription is -2 in right eye and CF(Count Fingers) in my left eye. When I was 3 years , I had an accident that left a scar in my left eye cornea. I underwent surgery for the same, but my left eye is lazy eye, never learnt to see fully, or so the doctors say. Probably, my left eye should have been patched for full recovery.
I've started doing Bates exercises since February 2014. During the first 2 months I noticed severe neck pain and that went away gradually. My right eye turned blood red 2 times. My ophthalmologist said that my eye was fine and that it was probably spring allergy (Hmm never had allergies before). I'm wearing contacts only when I need to drive, other times I simply take them off. I spend an hour a day; 30 minutes in the morning and 30 in the evening, practicing bates exercises such as palming, sunning, long swings etc.
My routine got disrupted when I went on a 5 weeks’ vacation from June 1st to July 5th. I could not do exercises at all. However, I completely gave up wearing contacts. I might have used them for 8 hours in total during this
5 weeks period. When I came back from my vacation, my vision still seems to be the same. Yesterday I went for my annual eye checkup, and my doctor confirmed that my right eye prescription has gone down from -2 to -1.25 and my left eye was able to clear the largest letter on the Snellen.
I know I've a long way to go, but just wanted to share my experience with you all. The postings here have been of great support to me.
I've been following this website for the past 5 1/2 months. Let me give a little background about myself. I started wearing glasses since I was 18. Now I'm 42, and my current prescription is -2 in right eye and CF(Count Fingers) in my left eye. When I was 3 years , I had an accident that left a scar in my left eye cornea. I underwent surgery for the same, but my left eye is lazy eye, never learnt to see fully, or so the doctors say. Probably, my left eye should have been patched for full recovery.
I've started doing Bates exercises since February 2014. During the first 2 months I noticed severe neck pain and that went away gradually. My right eye turned blood red 2 times. My ophthalmologist said that my eye was fine and that it was probably spring allergy (Hmm never had allergies before). I'm wearing contacts only when I need to drive, other times I simply take them off. I spend an hour a day; 30 minutes in the morning and 30 in the evening, practicing bates exercises such as palming, sunning, long swings etc.
My routine got disrupted when I went on a 5 weeks’ vacation from June 1st to July 5th. I could not do exercises at all. However, I completely gave up wearing contacts. I might have used them for 8 hours in total during this
5 weeks period. When I came back from my vacation, my vision still seems to be the same. Yesterday I went for my annual eye checkup, and my doctor confirmed that my right eye prescription has gone down from -2 to -1.25 and my left eye was able to clear the largest letter on the Snellen.
I know I've a long way to go, but just wanted to share my experience with you all. The postings here have been of great support to me.