Dr. Mercola May 25 2006 791 views
According to a National Institutes of Health survey, 14 million Americans have some form of vision impairment. For more than 11 million, that vision impairment is uncorrected by glasses or contact lenses.
First Report in Three Decades
The National Institutes of Health arrived at those numbers based on reports of more than 13,500 patients who participated in visual acuity tests from 1999-2002. It was the first national survey measuring America's vision problems in at least three decades.
Expanded Vision Screenings
The study recommended that vision screening opportunities should be expanded, and suggested that efforts be made to increase public awareness of the importance of regular eye examinations.
Some Have More Eye Problems
Just think, those numbers don't include all the people who think they have "corrected" their vision, but may be actually worsening it, by wearing glasses or contact lenses.
If you're tired of spending your hard-earned cash on eyewear or risking your vision on surgery that can harm it, I urge you to consider learning more about the Secrets of Regaining Your Vision Naturally.
About eight years ago I started noticing a progressive worsening of my eyesight. It became more difficult for me to read fine print, and reading a menu in many dimly lit restaurants became nearly impossible. This really surprised me as I thought my commitment to a healthy lifestyle would help me avoid visual problems as I aged.
After many years of searching for a way to correct the problem naturally, Dr. Larry Clapp told me about an eyesight teacher in California. This teacher taught me the important visual habits (all covered in the Secrets of Regaining Your Vision Naturally Program) that helped restore my eyesight and let me read without the use of glasses.
I learned the techniques of pioneering medical doctor and ophthalmologist Dr. William Bates, who dedicated his life to learning why people develop problems with their eyesight. The key is to remove the mental strain, stop staring and relax, and you can start to read very tiny print.
I was so impressed by my own results and the research my team and I did on the history and success of the Bates Method that I decided to offer this powerful natural vision improvement training to Mercola.com readers (at a far more affordable rate than I paid for it).
It cost me several thousand dollars to learn this technique, but I'm offering it for about the cost of just one eye doctor appointment and new glasses (which you could eliminate the need to pay for ever again). It requires a relatively low commitment of time on your part, is NOT about doing any "eye exercises," and has already helped many tens of thousands of other people improve their vision (check out what others have to say about it!).
In the meantime, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER get laser eye surgery (LASIK) done, as it has a significant failure rate and can cause serious side effects. But, more importantly, it does absolutely NOTHING to treat the cause of the problem and is guaranteed 100 percent to make your vision WORSE over time.
Trust me, I give you my word on this; it is absolutely true. Your vision will only worsen with time once you have LASIK performed. So why would you want to take the risk and have this done?
If the ONLY point you get from reading this is to never have LASIK then you will be well served, and I will feel that I achieved my goal of protecting you. I simply can't ever imagine where it would be appropriate for someone to have this procedure.