AWAKEN A SLEEPING EYE

Does one of your eyes carry more seeing responsibility than the other? Is one of your eyes barely participating? Is one of your eyes supported with more diopters than the other? Is one of your eyes the “weak eye”? Did you hear your doctor call it the suppressed eye, or the lazy eye?

Following Module 1 you hopefully no longer call this eye the bad or the weak eye. So you are through step one to success. Step two is to address its lack of seeing.

In order for your vision to be  as good as it can be, in order for you to eventually see the world in 3D, both of your eyes must participate in the process of seeing and they must do so equally, in a balanced way. The following techniques will teach you how to begin engaging the eye that simply wants to sleep through the day.

CAUTION!

Awakening a suppressed eye must be done in the most gentle manner. Your visual system may be overwhelmed. You may experience nausea, feel physical discomfort, or other temporary uncomfortable sensations. If this happens, stop the practice immediately and relax both eyes. At the beginning it is common to spend more time relaxing and less time practicing. If your eyes only allow you 2 seconds of practice at a time, then accept it. Practice for 2 seconds, relax for as long as necessary, then practice again for 2 seconds, etc. This is only temporary. You will see that improvement becomes apparent very soon.

DO NOT GIVE UP, SEEK HELP INSTEAD!

Seek help if you need it. Bringing an eye back to action after it has been passive for a long time may require more than just dedicated practice. Even though you committed to a self study class, do not do it alone if you can’t. Most importantly, do not give up your learning because this is hard. While one-on-one support is not part of this program, Overbound offers other classes where you can ask questions and where you can be guided through this skill. Take advantage of it. We have been highly successful in integrating suppressed eyes back into the process of seeing. Students have been able to regain full vision and clarity in what they believed was a lost eye. The solutions we have used to achieve such results have varied by student. Get in touch with us if you need to discuss your options. 

Now, exhale and let’s begin.

 

NOSE CARD FOR EYE ACTIVATION

The first thing you want to do when activating a disengaged eye is to separate the field of view of the left and the right eye, so that each eye must engage in order for you to see a full picture of what is in front of you.

  • Place a selected card in the card holder and attach it to the frame. Notice the colors of the card on each side.

  • Place the frame on your forehead and look into the distance.

  • Then, notice that you can see both sides of the card at the same time, forming some sort of a corridor.

  • Notice that the card color that is facing the left eye is seen on the right side of your nose and the color facing the right side is seen on the left side of your nose.

Practice Tools: Field of View Separator

Tips & Watch outs:

  • Practice facing a blank wall first. Later add other visual objects to your view

  • Practice standing still at first, but take your card on a walk once you can see the full world in front of you. Safety first, of course! 

  • If this is difficult to maintain, lift the frame, palm your eyes, then put it back

  • If you are completely overwhelmed or feel other side effects, then angle the card all the way towards the suppressed eye. Once you are able to look like that, move the card one position towards the center and practice just looking. Over time, move the card all the way back to the center or even towards the other eye to provide gradually more and more responsibility to the suppressed eye

  • Try the Flashing Lights technique (below) first

In need of the tool? You can get your Filed of view Separator here.

 
 

BALL AT TARGET

This fun technique is used for the purpose of eye activation/engagement, field of clarity expansion, eye-body coordination, and 3D vision development. For good results this technique must be practiced with one eye at a time.

Choose a target. It can be a real shooting target, a spot on a fence, a trunk of a thin tree, or a pillow that you prop against your bed’s headboard.

Get a few balls. Juggling balls (such as the ones by Overbound) are best if you do not want them to run away. Bouncy balls are best if you intend to catch them as they bounce off your target.

  • Choose the eye you will practice with first, then cover the other eye with the L or R mono shield

  • Stand away from the target

  • Look at the target, connect with it (don’t just glance), then throw a ball against it

  • Repeat until you run out of balls, then pick them up (still wearing your Clarity Trainer and looking at each ball as you pick it) and start again

  • Repeat for at least 20 throws with each eye, then throw a round with both eyes uncovered. Did you get better at hitting the target? Look around, has your perception of distance sharpened?

Practice Lenses: L and R

Tips & Watch outs:

  • Adjust the distance from the target based on your abilities. At first stand close to the target (even very close). Allow yourself to succeed. Then slowly increase the distance, either in the same practice session or over time.

 

FLASHING LIGHTS

For this practice you need to be in a completely dark room with access to a light switch (wall switch or a strong flashlight). A single light located anywhere but on the ceiling is the best. Bathrooms or basements with no windows are both great options.

  • Choose the eye you will practice with first, then cover the other eye with the L or R mono shield

  • Face the light source with your practice eye

  • Turn the light on and off in one second intervals. 

  • Adjust the speed as needed, go slower or faster, whatever feels the most comfortable. Overtime, change the speed to create more challenging situations.

EXERCISE PATIENCE! Stop the practice and relax your eyes as soon as you feel strain or other discomfort. Only resume when your eyes and the brain are ready.

Practice Lenses: L and R

The eye you want to engage/activate should be left unobstructed during the practice. Dim the light if it becomes too much for your visual system to handle. Increase the light intensity over time.

Tips & Watch outs:

  • Ask someone for help with switching the light on and off, if needed.

  • This technique can be used for the development of peripheral vision when practiced with shields #2 or #3

A more advanced, but a very effective technique for eye activation is THE JUGGLER. The juggler is an entry point to 3D vision development, so only practice it when you are ready. The technique instructions can be found in the Bonus section of the HUB.