A manual on the natural care of the eye with exercises to improve eyesight & treat various eye disorders. Also includes letters by Sri Aurobindo on yogic vision
This book, which is a comprehensive manual on the natural care of the eye, starts from the concept that eyesight is intricately connected to the mind and explains how good habits of eye care and mental relaxation can keep the eyes rested and refreshed. It then suggests simple but effective exercises to improve eyesight and treat various eye disorders. There are also chapters on the discoveries of Dr W. H. Bates and the physiology of the eye, as well as case histories, question-and-answer sections, and some letters by Sri Aurobindo on eyesight and yogic vision.
Almost every eye specialist is of the opinion that there is no treatment for retinitis pigmentosa and that the patient would become blind in due course of time. What is retinitis pigmentosa?
In retinitis pigmentosa some black spots form on the surface of the retina. Patient usually complains of gradual loss of vision, night blindness and contraction of field of vision. The disease usually occurs in females.
Recently three lady patients, married, having children quite normal, attended the School for Perfect Eyesight. On examination it was clearly revealed that they were suffering from retinitis pigmentosa. Their mind was under a great fear that they would become blind sooner or later as suggested by many eye specialists. Due to the fear of becoming blind they were in search of some one who could save them from blindness.
We observed some very important phenomena in these cases. In one case the retina was full of many pigments but the vision was almost normal both for distance and near. In another case the pigments were much less yet the vision was greatly affected. In the third case, a doctor's wife, there were only a few pigments but the night blindness and contraction of field of vision were prominent. Now the question is why was there no loss of vision and no night blindness when the pigments were many in the first case?
Vision is a process of mental interpretation of retinal images. Our vision mostly depends on the power of the mental interpretation. We found that this case had a normal expression on the face; otherwise usually cases of retinitis pigmentosa express a peculiar facial expression indicating great strain on the mind and eyes. Her memory and imagination were very good. In palming she could easily observe perfect darkness before the eyes.
Almost all cases of retinitis pigmentosa show good improvement by sun treatment, palming and central fixation. All these three lady patients improved their eyesight and general health of their eyes. The fear of becoming blind had fled away from their consciousness. Their gratitude was immense.
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