March 10, 2008 March 10, 2008

Snellen Chart reading at lunch:

Reading from 10 feet: 10/50

Reading from 20 feet:  20/200  I can see more of the second line, but it still isn’t clear enough for me to say I can clear this line.

Focometer Readings:

OD: -6.25 D

OS: -6.00 D

I have only had (made) time for one autogenics session a day, so I’m going to repeat this week what I was doing last week.  I have also been exercising and getting outside a little bit, but not enough.  I have not been doing my long swings or palming 😦  I can tell that I was more stressed out last week; either because I wasn’t doing my relaxation techniques (2-3 autogenics per day, swinging, palming), or because I had so much to do…  either way, my vision did not improve and on some days I could only read 10/100!  Today I feel “back to normal” as far as being under less stress and not feeling anxious and not surprisingly my vision is back to my previous weeks improvement.  There is definitely a strong correlation between my vision and my anxiety/stress level!  If I start feeling like I have too much to do and I’m not going to get it all done my vision goes to crap!

March 5, 2008 March 6, 2008

Today I did a comparison of my Snellen chart readings between 20 feet and 10 feet.

Standing at 20 feet: 20/200. I absolutely could not read any other line-

Standing at 10 feet: Could easily read 10/40, cleared to 10/30

I think this underlines the importance of accurately recording the results with the (distance read)/(line read) convention because at least in my case, it does not scale (e.g., 10/50 does not equal 20/100). I tend to think the 20 foot reading is a more accurate description of my visual acuity, but the reading at 10 feet is encouraging and I think it is a strong indication that my eyes are improving quickly and it won’t be long before I can read more lines from 20 feet! My vision at 10 feet has improved DRAMATICALLY over the past week. The letters of the first three lines are VERY BLACK, and the other three lines are getting darker, but still gray.

I have started cutting out some beautiful images from the magazine “Wyoming Wildlife”. I’m going to use these for my visualization exercises. Working with the periods I drew on white index cards still continues to help tremendously. If I don’t look at them for an extended period of time I can tell that my memory of them is worse. However, the more I look at my index cards of periods, the better my memory of the black period. This still continues to improve my visual acuity if I alternate between visualizing the period and reading the Snellen.

I played racquetball and did two warming/heaviness combination autogenics sessions. Only about one more week until spring break and then I plan to go full time into Bates Method for that week. I’m really excited!!! I haven’t decided if I’ll post that week or if I’ll keep a journal and then update my progress after the week has come to an end.

February 24, 2008 February 24, 2008

I continue to maintain my 20/200 vision!  Today the second line at 20 feet was coming in and out of focus as well.  I’m not posting this as progress yet until I can read it consistently without losing clarity.

February 17, 2008 February 17, 2008

20/200 in full sunlight!!!

I continue to have more and more frequent clear flashes, I would say short ones at least everyday if not multiple times per day.  Often times they only last for a blink or two, but they are very clear and I can tell the frequency is increasing!!!

Snellen Chart Reading Results Graph February 15, 2008

Attached is a chart of my Snellen chart reading results over the last month.  I have only graphed my progress in reading the 200 line on the Snellen chart.  Once I can read 20/200 I plan to add more graphs to chart my progress with the other lines.  Click here to view the graph: Snellen Chart Reading Results Graph

More Improvement! (Feb 14, 2008)

Full sunlight

15/200!

Also, at 10 feet I could read the second line and the third and fourth lines were sometimes clear!

I’m in the process of making a table charting my results with time.  I still haven’t decided how I will post this, but I think it will be a better visual as to how I’m progressing and the time span in between progress.

February 5, 2008 February 6, 2008

10/200 at noon, in full sunlight.

February 2, 2008 February 2, 2008

Hi All!  I haven’t posted the last few days as I had a major deadline last night and I’ve finished!  I am going out of town today to attend an Intro Class being taught by a Natural Vision Teacher.  I will write a detailed post tonight that covers my experience with the class and my experiences over the past two days. 

 BTW:  my vision did clear back up to 10/200 the day after it was poor, so that was encouraging!

January 30, 2008 January 31, 2008

Reading at lunchtime.  All windows open, but it’s a cloudy day.

8/200

January 23, 2008 January 24, 2008

Reading at lunch, windows open (natural sunlight)

I can still read 10/200!

Also, the second line on the Snellen chart was clearer today.  I still can’t read it, but it’s more clear and darker than yesterday!