The Joy of Seeing with Natural Clarity!
Improve your vision and overcome the need for glasses or contacts while avoiding laser surgery

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Pinhole Glasses. 
Many people find they see with relative clarity through these pinhole 'glasses', regardless of their actual prescription.

Most people with nearsighted vision find they see clearer at distance with pinhole glasses than they do without, while people who use reading glasses are often able to read up close with pinhole glasses. For this reason pinhole glasses can be a useful transition tool on your path to natural clear vision. However, it is best to learn and use natural vision habits at the same time, because pinhole glasses by themselves won't do that for you.

There is no glass in these frames; they are made of black plastic with small holes in them. 

What pinholes do is bypass the refraction problem by restricting light rays to central rays only. These central light rays do not get refracted (bent) and therefore provide a clear image to the retina (unlike light rays coming in at an angle which depend on correct refraction to reach the retina in focus). As refraction is bypassed, it no longer matters what your prescription is, the images will come through with relative clarity if the holes are small enough.

Pinhole glasses can not be used for driving because they restrict the visual field too much, but they can be useful in many daytime activities, including reading and computer use.

Down from US$30.00; Now on sale for only US$ 19.00 per pair.  Add $3.00 for shipping within the USA, $6 worldwide.

When you order pinhole glasses please state whether you would like the narrow reading glasses style (top image) or the full pilot style (bottom image). 

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Mindfold®.  An easy way to give your eyes some extra rest!  

The Mindfold provides complete darkness, even with your eyes open.  They have an adjustable velcro strap and are very comfortable due to the foam padding that, unlike other eye covers, does not put any pressure on your eyelids.  I personally love using the mindfold and I highly recommend them for anyone who likes some help in getting the eyes to relax more.
(p.s. These Mindfolds, as any other eye cover, can cause an increase in light sensitivity if used for sleeping with at night, so please avoid that.  Our eyes prefer the gradual increase of sunlight to wake with in the morning!)

Only US$ 19.00.  Add $3 for shipping in USA, $6 for worldwide.

Comments about the Mindfold from a student in Florida:
"Dear Esther,
The Mindfold arrived perfectly - thank you. First of all, I have to admit I had a preconception (based on what the name "mindfold" evoked for me) that a mindfold was some sort of mental origami. Some long-held secret from the Himalayas, finally revealed by a wizened, brown nut of a monk who decided mankind was ready to share/understand. Alas, I was mistaken. But, once I recovered from my own fairytale I do find the mindfold to provide quite a nice little cave-like environment. Very nice. Tranquil. Great space for eyeballs. A great tool, very worthwhile. I will be using it."

Ten days later the same student writes:
"Actually, I HAVE been using my Mindfold and it truly does completely cut out the "visuals". Here is what it makes me think of: first of all, I've been quite self-indulgent (good thing here, I think) and have used it while in our screen room, fans whirling, kicking up a small breeze inside, reclining on sofa, sliding doors open to the outside. OK, this would help anyone to be pretty relaxed. Then I start noticing my breath and a picture comes to my mind of one of the last scenes in "The DaVinci Code" - remember that? Lots of people derided the book, but having been raised a very strict Catholic, & having visited Rome twice, I could really easily imagine the whole yarn happening up in the hills of the city. Indeed, it very well may have. This scene follows the big end-of-story fight and (horrors!) the female character has been killed. She lies there amidst the wreckage as the male lead enters, spies her, mourns her as he finishes up the battle... But wait, our damsel is not dead after all, only feigning death in order to survive! And how did she manage to SEEM so lifeless? Why, by using that ancient yoga trick she learned from her most learned teacher, she breathed THROUGH HER EYES! I don't know why, but I just love that! Forget the rest of the book, this breathing through your eyes thing is what interests me! And with the Mindfold, I apparently am so relaxed that as I breathe I actually feel that I can inhale and exhale through my eyes. I've been wanting to know how to do that! What a treat!"

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EYEPORT.  
The Eyeport is designed to help improve vision in an effortless way.  It uses a variety of programs and speeds of flashing blue and red lights which stimulate one eye at a time when viewed through the red and blue colored lenses.  It was developed by Jacob Liberman O.D. (author of Take Off Your Glasses and See).

Responses from students have been excellent.  It can be used by itself and is even better when used alongside Bates lessons. Use of the Eyeport for a total of 3 hours over a 3 week period increases visual attention span, eye teaming, reading ability, overall visual performance, and improves dynamic depth perception and marksmanship.  This is an evidence-based vision training product that is FDA approved.

A series of skill-building programs are followed for 10 minutes per day, 6 days per week, for 3 to 6 weeks.  The unit has multiple speed settings. It comes with special glasses to train each eye individually, and it includes a guidebook. 

When ordered through Visions of Joy you will also receive my personal 'Eyeport notes'. I have found that the Eyeport has greatly enhanced my own depth perception. I first experienced true depth perception in my thirties through using the Bates Method. For a long time I found this new 3-D view of the world to be beautiful, exhilarating, yet also very much overwhelming... My mind was not used to processing so much extra data about the world around me. So I often 'switched 3-D off'. The Eyeport has helped me overcome this problem, and has given me an even greater level of depth perception. I really appreciate what this unit can do for vision, and I recommend it to many of my students.

US$ 239.00.  Free shipping within the USA. 30-day warranty.

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Bookmarks.  

While reading it's great to use a Visions of Joy bookmark as it is a constant reminder of good vision habits that help you improve your vision.

With various quotes from Dr. Bates in small print on the backside.

$3.00 each, or 4 for $10.00.  Free shipping within USA.
(Temporarily out of stock)

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Free Eye-Charts

FREE DOWNLOAD: The Visions of Joy Eye-Chart to hang up in your home, office or classroom.  Eye-charts tend to mainly be associated with vision acuity tests, yet they are even more useful as a tool to improve vision.

Having an eye-chart on a wall in a well lit location will allow you to monitor your own eyesight improvement.  Regular eye-chart use can aid in learning to relax your eyes as it gives instant feedback while you practice natural vision habits.  Instructions in relaxed use of eye-charts will be sent in return for a donation of $5 or more.

You can also print your own eyechart.

   
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