Guest guest Posted October 2, 2000 Report Share Posted October 2, 2000 Considering LASIK eye surgery and wondering about the possible ill effect with inversions. Could the increased pressure be a problem? Anyone have any experiences to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2000 Report Share Posted October 2, 2000 Check with your Ophthalmologist for sure, but you should be fine for any postures in about 14 days post procedure. Lasik and PRK both are wonderful treatments. It brought about a major improvememt in my son's life and inconvenienced him for less than 3 days, he needed only 2 or 3 pain pills (PRK in '98). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2000 Report Share Posted October 2, 2000 Correction to my previous post: - my son underwent LASIK correction (not PRK) to both eyes in the spring of '97. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2000 Report Share Posted October 3, 2000 i had it done last May on a Thursday, on the next Sunday i did 1st series in totality. its taken awhile to "cure" but 4 months out i couldn't be happier then 20/20 to 20/15. some days i see better than others, get some mini-haloes around lights at night. No more "blowing out" a set of contact lenses due to profuse sweating and dehydration from Sadhana. Overall: highly recommended. blessings, E_SJ<br>- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2000 Report Share Posted October 3, 2000 I had the operation done about a year ago, before I started practicing yoga. I find it super not having to go through all the trouble with contact lenses. I`m also more confident because I never liked my looks with glasses on.<br><br>I`ve had one major problem, though. I think the operation has affected my night vision (in good light I see perfectly). I see the same halos around lights in the dark as E_SJ but I see poorly otherwise as well. My doctor assured me the halos would disappear in time but I`m worried since it has been almost a year already. <br><br>I`d like to discuss LASIK and yoga more, but I assume not everyone is interested on this topic that is quite far-fetched from ashtanga yoga. Feel free to mail me at yogangel.<br><br>Yogangel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 Speaking of eye care and yoga, does anyone here know anything about so called "eye yoga", exercises for the eyes that can correct poor eyesight? It's topic I've heard about in passing but I've never found any substantial information about it. I think that Alan Watts used these types of techniques to correct his vision. Anyone ever tried it or know where to find info on it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 Alan Watts. A name I have not heard in a long while. Thanks for the memories...<br>Sorry, I can't help with the eye-yoga stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 Eye Yoga - its called the Bates Method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 do you mean those eye exericises like looking up, down, side to side, all around, focusing and refocusing, etc.? I have a book with some info, but it's from India and not published here. I'm sure you can find the exercises in some western books or on webistes. I used to do these everyday; they can be fun. I can't give any testimony, but it seems that if we did things like this maybe we could keep the muscles of the eyes healthy enough to avoid the problems that occur with aging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 As Guy pointed out, the Bates method is what you are looking for. Also, I bet you are thinking of Aldous Huxley, rather than Alan Watts. Huxley wrote a book called The Art of Seeing, which seems to be out of print. In this book he tells how he almost lost his sight and regained it by practicing the Bates method (if I remember correctly). There are a bunch of books available on the Bates method. (look on Amazon.com) There are also some books on yoga and eyesight. (Its the same thing). When I started going to ashtanga classes a few years ago we used to do eye exercises at the end of led primary classes while resting in savasana. With eyes closed, look up then down 5 or ten times, then side to side, then diagonals, then half circles (rainbows and "U"s), then full circles. Then rub palms together until warm and place over eyes. If you look in an anatomy book, you will see that each eyeball has six main muscles attached to it. These can have chronic tension just like other muscles. This is what causes eyeballs to become misshapen, which is the cause of most vision problems. I have bad eyes and stopped wearing glasses 30 years ago. I know that I could improve my eyesight but I guess I'm too lazy. You would really have to work at it to fix your eyes, but it can be done. There is a story of a zen guy who went into a cave and looked at a fly on the wall for several years to improve his vision. I used to have a "Tibetan Eye Chart" that I found in a health food store. It was just a fancy cross to help do eye exercises. It has always pained me to see little kids by the thousands being fitted with glasses, which they will wear for life as their vision deteriorates and the doctors act like this is normal and there is nothing that can be done. I've been meaning to put up a web page with more details, but its really pretty simple - just do your eye yoga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 The Oct 2000 issue of Yoga Journal magazine has roughly 4 pages about eye asanas. I have never done it, but it looks useful from what I've read.<br><br>-mer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 Thanks for all the info! I've thought of getting the surgery but I think I'll look into the Bates Method instead. And practicing some exercises during savasana sounds like a good idea. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2000 Report Share Posted October 6, 2000 Not sure how the Bates method compares with the yogic eye exercises. However, did know one guy who did intensive work with the Bates method and brought his vision from something like 20-80 back to 20-20. Drove home without his glasses with a pranamayakosha high . . . unfortunately, stopped the exercises and back came the blur. >From what I gather, the exercises are pretty strenuous and time consuming. I'm satisfied with my soft disposable contacts; only problem being the after-practice residue on the lenses.<br><br>When I have the money, I might go for the Lasik. Have to decide first if I want to give up scaling Everest in this lifetime -- just read INTO THIN AIR account of the climber who lost his Lasik vision (burst) due to the high altitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2000 Report Share Posted October 7, 2000 i think beck weathers, the pathologist on everest (sorry, i'm being redundant) who had the eye procedure, had a radial keratotomy. lasik wasn't out yet. RK is a wicked sounding procedure discovered thru serendipity by some russian md's. the cornea is incised in a series of radial cuts which allows it to re-shape as it heals. the newly healed better shaped cornea focuses light better resulting in better vision. i'm not sure if the low barometric pressure on everest causes myopia but i'd have to say most everest-eers are by definition myopic, only way anyone could ever get to the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2000 Report Share Posted October 7, 2000 You're right. I didn't know of the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2000 Report Share Posted October 7, 2000 After reading INTO THIN AIR, I agree with you about Big Mountain Myopia. The reality overshadows the romance . . . particularly considering what Beck Wethers went through.<br><br>I can't think of a more poigniant moment in the book, or any book -- being up a 27,000 feet rock, blind. And that was just the beginning of what happened to the guy; what a story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2000 Report Share Posted October 9, 2000 I had PRK a 4 or 5 years ago, and to tell the truth I never even thought about any ill effects with inversions. I never had any problems at all. I was in bed for the weekend (mainly because I'm a big wimp, not that the surgery itself was so bad). That Monday I was back in court just like normal. (I'm an attorney not a yoga criminal.) The surgery itself changed my life. It was the best thing I've ever done for myself. Good luck to you! I hope it works out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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