Better Sight Without Glasses

134 Pages·1974·3.917 MB·English

by  Harry Benjamin

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BETTERSIGHT
WITHOUT GLASSES
A complete system of self-treatment for eye
troubles which enabled the author to discard the
strongest glasses possible to prescribe.
By the same author
EVERYBODY'S GUIDE TO NATURE CURE
YOUR DIET IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
COMMONSENSE VEGETARIANISM
HOWTO BECOME 100% HEALTHY
BETTER SIGHT
WITHOUT GLASSES
by
HARRY BENJAMIN N.D.
NATURE'SWAY
THORSONS PUBLISHERS LIMITED
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Firstpublished1929
SecondEdition1938
ThirdEdition1941
Thirty-thirdImpression1971
FourthEdition(completelyrevisedandreset)
August 1974
SecondImpression1976
ThirdImpression1977
© MRS E. BENJAMIN 1974
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by
way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or
otherwise circulated withoutthe publisher'sprior consentinany
form ofbinding or coverotherthan that in which itispublished
tmd without a similar condition including this condition being
imposedonthe subsequentpurchaser,
ISBN 0722502796(paperback)
ISBN0722503865(hardback)
Typeset in Great Britain by
SpecialisedOffset ServicesLimited, Liverpool
and printed and boundby
Weatherby Woolnough Ltd.,
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
DEDICATION
It is with a feeling of deep appreciation that the
author acknowledges the personal benefit re
ceived from putting into effect the principles
underlying the Bates Method, as outlined in the
book Perfect S£ght Without Glasses by Dr W.H.
Bates, of New York.

CONTENTS
Page
Foreword by Stanley Lief N.D., D.O., D.C. 9
Publisher'sPreface 11
Preface to First Edition 13
Introduction 21
Chapter
1. How the eye works 25
2. Why spectacles are harmful 32
3. Causes ofdefective vision 38
4. Treatment ofdefective vision 46
5. Aids to relaxation 50
6. Aids to vision 58
7. Eye muscle and neck exercises 64
8. Diet 73
9. How to carry out the treatment 79
10. Cause ofeye diseases 93
11. Treatment ofcataract 100
12. Conjunctivitis 108
13. Glaucoma 114
14. Iritis, keratitis, and ulcers 118
Test Card 125