Astigmatism Remedies
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"Astigmatism may accompany farsightedness or nearsightedness. Usually it is caused by an irregularly shaped cornea (called corneal astigmatism). But sometimes lenticular astigmatism results from an irregularly shaped lens, which is located behind the cornea...."
"Astigmatism occurs when the cornea is shaped more like an oblong football than a spherical baseball, which is the normal shape. In most astigmatic eyes, the oblong or oval shape causes light rays to focus on two points in the back of your eye, rather than on just one. This is because, like a football, an astigmatic cornea has a steeper curve and a flatter one.
In regular astigmatism, the meridians in which the two different curves lie are located 180 degrees apart. In irregular astigmatism, the two meridians may be located at something other than 180 degrees apart; or there are more than two meridians."
http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/astigmatism.htm
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06/21/2009: Char from Columbus, Ohio writes: "I have myopia and astigmatisms in both eyes. One eye is slightly weaker than the other. I have been looking into Plus Lens therapies as well as the use of supplements to improve my eyesight, however I have not seen anything that addresses eye conditions with astigmatisms. Does anyone have any thoughts on ways I can improve the myopia and astigmatisms too? Thanks"
EC: There are a few astigmatism remedies on this page. Myopia remedies are here: http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/myopia.html
06/21/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn. replies: "To Char from Columbus, Ohio:
I can help on the astigmatism, as I had the problem back in my 20's. I happened to read some of Edgar Cayce's books along about that time and read his recommendation for lumpy eyeballs (astigmatism) and tried his exercises and happily found they worked. It is every simple. Roll your head clockwise l0 times as close to your shoulders, back and chest as you can. Then roll head counterclockwise l0 times. I did this morning and night and soon found I could read fine without eyestrain and without wearing my glasses for astigmatism. Went without glasses at all for about l5 or twenty years until age related presbyopia (your arms get too short to hold your book far enough out to read it) caught up with me. When I had to get reading glasses the only thing the opth. mentioned was the presbyopia, so I asked how about the astigmatism, to which he replied I didn't have any.
When I told him that I used to have it, he said you don't get rid of astigmatism. I just smiled and said apparently I did because I had to wear glasses several years until I did the exercises that made them unnecessary, as I left his office."
07/22/2009: Char from Columbus, Ohio replies: "Thanks so much for the post Joyce. I will be giving those head rolls a try asap, and I am looking forward to some great results. Thanks again, Char."
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[YEA] 08/05/2008: Kathleen from Rice Lake, WI writes: "I am 19 years old and have had astigmatism since before I was in kindergarten. It's such a burden to me and up until a year or so ago I wore glasses and finally got contacts because they started making cheaper ones that weren't glass.
Anyways, I was researching for any cures and since I absolutely love this site, I started here, but was quite disappointed there was nothing listed for astigmatism. So I found multiple sites which pushed for lasik or glasses and contacts. But the problem with these is that lasik doesn't always solve the problem permanently. And I don't like to give those who push non-natural alternatives because I personally believe that God put all these plants and things on earth for a reason, not to just look pretty.
I eventually came across a site which mentioned Rose water and how it has been used for years to help with poor eye sight. I searched "Astigmatism Rosewater" a little more to find out what this stuff is about and how to make it. I'm not completely sure how come it helps so much, but it works apparently and since there are no added things to it, that is good enough for me. I searched for how to make rosewater and the easiest one I found, which I use is:
1. Pick fresh rose petals that have no pesticides and insecticides. If you're unable to obtain such petals, then go to your local flower seller and ask for organic roses. And if they don't have them, then wash the rose petals REALLY well in cold water, not hot.
2. Boil some water and for every packed cup of rose petals add 2 cups of boiling water.
3. The petals will start to lose color and the water will gain a bit of the color the petals were.
4. After pretty much all of the color is gone (it's ok if some of the petals didn't lose their color) use a strainer to rid the water of the petals. Squeeze the remaining water from the petals and dispose of the petals.
5. Let the water cool a bit because you don't want to burn your eye :S
6. This is an optional step: For every 8 oz. of rosewater, you can add either: a small small small amount of lime juice OR add a grain of alum. I personally wouldn't recommend both because that sounds like it'd be painful...
That is the simplest way to make it. And to put it in your eye, you should get an eye dropper and add a few drops like 3-4 times a day. If you don't have an eye dropper handy, wash your hands really well and then dip your finger in the rosewater and let it drip off your finger into your eye.
Here are a few of the links I found that seemed the most helpful:
http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/articles/432/medicines-and-remedies/astigmatism-treatment.html
This one has a post by someone who offered many helpful hints. I haven't tried any, but they don't sound like they'll do any bodily harm. I do know for a fact that staring at the sun at the indicated times does not do any harm to your eyes! I have no clue what the pressure points the person was talking about are...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070915211328AA59BJf
I have just begun this endeavor only a while ago and I know it's working. My eyes are beginning to hurt because my glasses are too strong
I pray the best for all of those who suffer with astigmatism and other ailments of the eyes!"
08/06/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hi Kathleen, astigmatism is lumpy eyeballs which I figured came from uneven pull from the eyes that move the eyes, so when I read of Edgar Cayce's eye exercises, I figured that they would probably help alleviate the problem. This exercise is to roll your head as close to your body (back, chest, and shoulders) as you can l0 times to the right & then 10 times to the left. I did this twice a day, upon arising and when retiring to bed. After a few weeks of this I stopped wearing any glasses for years. When my arms started getting too short to hold my reading material far enough away to read it (presbyopia in my later 40's) I went to have my eyes checked & was told I needed reading glasses. I then asked him what about my astigmatism and was told I didn't have any. After I remarked that I wore glasses for astigmatism for several years before doing some eye exercises and going without them for more than 10 years, so my eye exercises must have gotten rid of it. He then informed me that you don't get rid of astigmatism. I smiled at the optometrist and told him that the glasses prescribed by an opthalmologist for astigmatism was needed because of eye strain until after the exercises eliminated the need for glasses for years afterwards."
08/06/2008: Teresa from Kenedy, Texas replies: "Joyce, when you do the eye exercises, do you keep your eyes open or closed as you rotate your neck?"
08/07/2008: Kathleen from Rice Lake, WI replies: "Hey thanks for the response! I never heard of that before, sounds easy enough. I'll have to start doing this too! :)"
08/08/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Answer to the question on whether to close eyes of keep them open on the exercises: I don't think it matters but I usually kept mine closed because you can get a little dizzy with all the rolling. You can actually feel the pull on the muscles controlling the eyes when you do this exercise. I wish you could have seen a patient (probably in her middle 30's) who told me that she had crossed eyes as a toddler & her mother did not want to go the surgical route and instead went the route of exercising her eyes. She said, "Thanks to her, I can do things with my eyes, that others can't do", and proceeded to face me and roll both eyes in opposite directions (the right rolled to the right while the left eye rolled left) for several rounds. I was so amazed that I didn't think to ask her where her mother found the instructions for those eye exercises. I wish I had asked her what they were. If I hadn't seen her I would not have believed anyone could do that (except maybe lizards)."
09/07/2009: Abramo from Brooklyn, New York replies: "Hello, I've been doing Edgar Cayce's eye exercises for about half a year now and my eyes are worse than when I started. I experienced temporary headaches even while in the middle of the exercise but they soon disappeared. The exercise isn't a total loss because my neck feels so much better. It's limber the way it use to be when I was young so I will continue with the exercise. If my eyesight improves I will make sure to write again but until then it has done absolutely nothing for my sight."
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