Presbyopia - Q & A 7

Leslie S. asks: I am 49 and it was just a few years ago that I finally had to get prescription glasses (for reading). The focus just kept getting farther and farther away and very quickly. I am very frustrated with having to use them. I can't see to walk with them on and I can't see to read or do even accurate arm's length tasks without them. Coordinating everything I do and having to have them with me all the time, but take them off to just walk is very frustrating and the back and forth can make me dizzy and the nauseus. When they're off and I'm trying do common household chores at arm's length I find myself squinting which gives me a headache and makes my eyes (and therefore me) very tired. Even with glasses on, reading is a tiring chore.

So.....I'm sure you've heard that story MANY times! Do you truly have a solution for this situation??

Troy: I haven't had very many presbyopes(blurry vision up close,"old age vision") yet in my classes. One of them is very happy that she can read laundry labels again. My teacher Thomas R. Quackenbush has had many Presbyope students, and many of them do very well. Presbyopes or farsights tend to avoid looking at things up close and strain and worry when looking up close as well. I teach all the incorrect vision habits to avoid, all the correct vision habits to reintigrate into our daily lives, and many self healing activities to siphon off the damage from glasses, blurry vision habits, and strain and tension.

A good place to start is to get the book Relearning to See. Read through the Principles and Habits first then branch out to Self Healing activities and the other chapters. A teacher can help you get to the core of things much quicker when your ready. Since reading can be tough for presbyopes, a teacher can be even more important.