Dear
Chung Meng,
I am glad that you participated in Harry's workshop. I attended
his workshop in July 2002, and I have personally been very
satisfied with the progress of my habit and vision improvement.
At the close of that July 2002 seminar, I gave myself one
year to develop the capability to go about without my glasses;
but Harry said I could do it in 6 months!
I used to wear my glasses without fail even though they are
lightly powered at 150 degree. The biggest obstacle, then,
was to start to leave my glasses behind. But over several
months of developing that habit of going about w/o the glasses
and religiously doing the eye exercises, my vision improved
after 4 months or so. By December (the 6 months Harry mentioned),
I was able to do my daily chores w/o my glasses. In my recent
March 2003 trip overseas, I carried only one pair of glasses
(whereas before attending Harry's session, I used to carry
two pairs - one pair for back-up). Since developing the capability
to live without glasses on my body, I started to leave my
glasses in my car where I use them mainly for for night driving
in unfamiliar environment, or in demanding situations where
I need to discern distant small prints. Nonetheless, wearing
that same pair of 150 degree glasses over prolonged periods
(say, 20 minutes) gave me headaches; that's how I know the
glasses had become too powerful for my needs - a sign of improved
natural vision.
Now, going about w/o glasses is so convenient, even though
I have not gotten back to 6/6 vision. I probably have only
6/7 vision. Given my age of 53, that is good enough for the
time being.
I look forward to the support group meeting with you. Please
let me know the details, and if it does not conflict with
my routine commitments, I would come.
Thank you. Leo Tin Boon - Senior Manager
Dear Tin Boon,
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Since Singapore
is already the worst myopic country in the world, anything
we can do to arrest the deterioration is really the least
we can do. If we have an eye exercise enthusiasts group whose
members can show visible results as we go along, the encouraging
effect on other members will be powerful.( This is purely
voluntary, for people who love their eyes. No commercialism.
Any business must be done elsewhere. We make no medical claims
, just relaxing and exercising our eyes. People with eye disease
or organically damaged eyes should not join as it is a medical
problem )
I propose we meet at Mandarin Gardens * Thai pan restaurant
(inside the Mandarin Gardens condo premises) on the first
Sunday morning of June (i.e., 1 June, Sunday) , July , Aug
and so on. Even the Thai Pan restaurant owner, a young 27 entrepreneur
(wearing contact lens but was surprised to hear of Bates Method
yesterday) , is keen to explore with us. The garden environment
and coffee lounge will be a good setting for our purpose.
Those who are coming on 1 Jun 2003 at 9.00am , can e-mail
me so that we so we know each other.
This eye exercise enthusiast group will gather momentum once
people can observe that they personally enjoy learning improving
techniques , better eye relaxation and sight improvements
for some group members.
Regards , Goh Chung Meng - Venture Capitalist
Natural Eye Vision Exercises
My husband introduced me to natural eye vision exercises
after he had attended a natural eye vision seminar in May
2003. He mentioned that the recommended eye exercises if
done properly will improve one’s eyesight. I had my
doubts initially. Despite my skepticism, I picked up several
books to learn more about the subject. After reading them,
I began to see some rationale behind these exercises. For
the same reason if one frequently exercises his body muscles,
they will stay taut and fit and hence maintain one’s
body shape. I thought it would be worth a try. I did the
eye exercises diligently with conviction that my short-sightedness
will improve.
I started the exercises in late May 2003. Initially I allocated
about 15 minutes every morning for the exercises. It did
not work out as I felt that it was more of a chore and rigor
for me. Most days I ended up not doing the exercises. I
then decided to change my approach. I incorporated the exercises
as part of my daily routine to make it effortless. I would
pump and blink my eyes or watch the birds fly whenever I
look out of the window with my son. I would yawn out loud
followed by a few blinks when I am at home. While listening
to the news at night, I would rotate my eyes both ways and
do the ‘eye clock’ exercise followed by eye acupressure.
I would brisk walk without wearing my glasses. During weekends,
I spend more leisure hours at parks and beaches. I make
it a point to move around the house without my glasses whenever
possible. The trick is to incorporate good eye behavior
into my daily routine activities so that it is done without
the extra effort to allocate specific time and venue to
perform them.
After six months of relaxed, smooth, natural and routine
effort, I could ‘see’ my eye-sight improving.
The word prints in the newspapers which used to be alright
with my old pair of spectacles now looked overwhelming.
Before, I was able to read a book continuously for hours
without feeling any strain, gradually I could feel the strain
in my eyes after reading for half an hour and I just could
not get on with my reading. The latter prompted me to consult
the optician about my eyesight on 2 December 2003. Before
the eye test, I had informed the optician that I am undergoing
some natural eye vision exercises and that I am experiencing
some strain in my eyes while reading. He went ahead to check
my eyesight and I could read every alphabet on the chart
very clearly. The optician then informed me that he had
tested me with a reduced lens power - R: -5.00 L: -5.50.
Prior to this my short-sightedness was R: -6.00 L: -6.50
I was overjoyed to learn that my short-sightedness has improved.
I now look forward to further improvement in my short-sightedness.
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