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by fz7412 3846 days ago
I decreased my short sightedness by 50%, from -4 to -2 by following some principles and doing natural exercises. I wrote an article about it, have a read: https://medium.com/@faiz/why-spectacles-is-a-bad-idea-66078a...

"The fact is that the eyes contain muscles, are surrounded by muscles, and are embedded in adipose tissue, hence it seems inevitable that positive changes will take place in their shape and structure as a result of the forces exerted upon them by eye exercises, just as physical exercises can improve the shape and structure of the body ."

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This reads like an opinion piece based on the author's anecdotal experience, not a scientific peer-reviewed study. It's perfectly fine to write an opinion, but it's not the same as a peer-reviewed study of hundreds or thousands of test subjects.
Thanks for your input. I agree the piece is an anectodal experience, but what led me to pursue it was a scientific paper I read. Yes, I agree that tests subjects might be in hundreds but not thousands, but it has worked for everyone I suggested to follow. Your eyes need to be in development stage for this to work, i.e. you have to be young, less than ~20 years.