As discussed in earlier actions of the program, in the center of the retina, there is an area called the Macula. The macula is where the photoreceptors called the Cones are concentrated. The cones are responsible for seeing in daylight, seeing details, and colors. Their highest concentration is in an area as small as the tip of a pin called the Yellow Spot, or the Fovea Centralis. The Fovea Centralis is the only part of the eye that can provide the absolute clarity. Everything that is seen with other parts of the eyes is consequently less clear.
Now let’s differentiate between the term “less clear” and the term “blurry”. Less clear means out of focus. Blurry means not clear / not recognizable / foggy / distorted in some way.
How is it then that people with excellent eyesight see everything clearly all the time? Well, they do and they don’t. The trick is to let the eyes be free to quickly move from one spot to the next and to let the brain do the computing behind the scene. What happens is that the brain puts all the clear images together and provides us with the perception that we can see everything clearly at once.
With that said, not allowing the brain to function in this manner and instead forcing the eyes to try to see everything clearly at once leads to the loss of the eyes’ ability to focus and to provide any clear images at all.
So, here you have it. Let go of your visual greed. Learn to see one point clearly and everything else less clear.
LET’S PRACTICE
SEEING ONE POINT MOST CLEARLY
We will learn this skill gradually. Learn it with each eye separately, then with both eyes together.
Place the Focus Practice Chart on a wall at your eye level. Place a mono shield in front of one eye, so you can practice with the other eye.
Look at the training chart from the distance from which you can see the big letters. Look at the letter E on top of the chart and notice that the letter Z is seen less clearly.
Now look at the letter Z and notice that the letter E is seen less clearly.
Then, look at the letter O in the middle and notice that the letters E and Z are seen less clearly.
Now look at the circle in the top left corner and notice that the dot is clear, but all of the letters and other elements on the chart are seen less clearly. Some may not really be within your visual field at all (especially if you are standing very close to the chart or your peripheral vision is limited). Switch your gaze to the bottom right circle and again, notice that everything else on the chart is seen less clearly. Accept this lack of clarity. It is the way it’s supposed to be.
Then make this observation within a smaller and smaller distance.
Look at the white square in the corner of the letter E and notice the rest of E being less clear. Look at the white dot in the corner of the largest X and notice the rest of the X being less clear, then do the same with the smaller letters.
Can you feel how much easier it is for the eyes to look when you allow them a single, small point of focus?
Switch the eyes. If your eyes have different acuity, you may need to find a new distance from which you practice.
At the end of your practice session, practice with both eyes together. If your eyes have different acuity, practice from the distance from which they can both see the chart.
Practice Lenses: L and R
Tips & Watch outs:
When you get good at it, notice that even the center of a flower cannot be all seen equally
Do you dare to try this with small letters in a book?
On the other hand, if the page is too small for you to realize this phenomena, bring it to an extra large scale. Look at a corner of a room and notice that objects on the other side of the room are less clear. Then make the same observation within a gradually smaller and smaller space.
Note: If you are dealing with cataracts, or your vision is blurry due to reasons other than errors of refraction, this technique may not be quite possible for you to practice effectively. You may give it a try, but be OK with letting it go until your central vision improves. For everyone with myopia, presbyopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, strabismus, lazy eye, etc., this is a critical concept to absorb.