i am tired of wearing glasses

it was my birthday Sunday - my 40th birthday no less.

earlier this month i got bi-focals and i can not stand them at.all

they make me dizzy and nauseous and they screw my posture up if i try to wear them while working on the computer so i am not a happy camper.

in truth, i have taken to only wearing them when i read my textbooks or Bible - they are that uncomfortable to wear. so i have been considering switching over to prescription readers instead.

really though i am unhappy with both of these choices because it confounds me that so many of us have vision problems. from an evolutionary standpoint it makes no sense at all.

and, yes, i did read about the study showing a correlation between time spent outdoors and lower eye problems in children.

only after reflecting on it had i remembered how i was outside from dawn to dusk almost everyday as a child and yet i ended up with glasses by the 7th grade so the theory that tv and computer screens are the cause doesn't add up for me.

and then a friend on facebook sent some links about vision training and that got me curious and thinking some more.

the eyes, after all, are a muscle - why can't they be trained and rebuilt?

and even though i'm so totally broke right now i did get gifted $50 for my birthday - i spent $16 on some outstandingly adorable vintage clothing items and that left me with $34 ....

and i came across Vision Without Glasses and i was immediately intrigued.

and it was almost exactly the $34 i had left.



so today i decided this was what i wanted to give myself for my birthday. hopefully, the gift of improved vision.

my eye doctor and i have been going back and forth for years with him trying to convince me it is bad for my eye health to take off my glasses and me have that intuitive knowledge that says take them off - i'm super curious to find out what my intuition my have been trying to tell me.

so, i'll keep you updated with my progress as i read and work through Vision Without Glasses and hopefully the whole bi-focals vs. readers will soon be a moot point!

what about you? i would love to hear if you have any thoughts and/or experience with alternatives to glasses!