A Consumer's Guide to Natural Eye Correction

Eye correction is essential for the serious condition of strabismus.

Strabismus, or cross-eyes, is caused by an unequal pull on the muscles of the eyeball so that the two eyes are not directed toward the same point at the same time. This lack of fusion causes many distressing physical conditions, such as insomnia, intense fatigue, even nausea and gastric disturbances. It is usually accompanied by an intense sensation of sleepiness when one attempts to read.

The personality effects of this kind of tension appear particularly in children who are often ill-tempered and highly nervous.

In most cases of crossed eyes, the sufferer sees better with one eye than with the other. Because of the inability to fuse properly, the stronger eye becomes stronger, while the weaker eye grows weaker until it loses the sense of sight.

Babies frequently develop crossed eyes soon after birth, though it more commonly appears in the third or fourth year; the condition is sometimes acquired in later life as a result of mental or physical strain or a sudden, severe emotional shock or some serious illness.

The orthodox treatment for cross-eyes is glasses, often with prisms incorporated in them, or an operation. In operating, one muscle is cut and another is tied and they are left this way. No vision is built up in the center and the eye constantly struggles to get back to its crossed position where it built up a false center of vision on the retina. Naturally, the eye attempts to get back into the position where it sees best. This constant struggle results in continual nerve strain which wreaks havoc with the patient's nervous system.

The visual eye correction method is to build up the nerves in the center of vision and relax the tense muscle so that the eye will naturally come back to its right position.

In correcting cross-eyes in very young children, patch the good eye so that the child will be compelled to use the one that is crossed and thus stimulate its functional activity. At first this is apt to upset the child and the patch should be removed at the end of a few minutes (if he is only a baby or toddler); at the end of an hour if he is older. In time it should be left on all day.

With two Chinese chopsticks (or long knitting needles) and two pencils for our equipment we are going to do the X and V drills.

X AND V DRILLS

Hold a chopstick horizontally with thumb and forefinger of the left hand. The stick should be on a level with the eyes, the point toward the nose at right angles to a line connecting the two eyes, and the other tilted slightly upward. Cross the chopstick vertically with a pencil.

Slowly move the pencil back and forth, focusing the eye on the point of intersection. You should get the illusion of the stick forming an X with the point of crossing where chopstick and pencil touch.

Move the pencil to the top of the chopstick and you get the illusion of a V with the apex at the far end and the sides of the letter opening toward your face.

These drills are excellent to train eyes in correct fusion habits. If the squint is pronounced, it will be difficult at first to get the illusions of the X and the V. Do not overdo the exercise and fatigue the eyes. At first your eye muscles may have a drawing sensation. Stop the exercises and alternate with a period of relaxation.

Blink often to avoid staring and to relieve tension.

After practicing the exercises for a few days you will begin to get the proper images. As the muscles start to limber up, you will experience great relief and comfort in your eyes. If you do these eye correction exercises in the morning, you will loosen up tense muscles and induce better fusion during the day.

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