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Eye training: simple exercise that can improve your vision
Like our arms and legs, our eyes are moved by contracting muscles. Attached to the back of the eyeball are several tiny muscles that can pull the eye in all directions. Keeping the eye muscles in shape with eye training is therefore essential for good vision. This article is also available as a video on…
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Glaucoma Success Stories: Franses Doubled Her Visual Field Size After Therapy
Click here to listen to the glaucoma therapy success stories from Franses as audio (English): Franses N. was already over 70 years old when she came to Savir Center for therapy for vision loss caused by glaucoma. Since 1998 this Australian was suffering from normal-tension glaucoma. Even though she had visited several ophthalmologists, and tried…
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Useful and Free Apps for People With Visual Impairment
People with visual impairments often have a narrower or incompleted vision, some of them also suffer from foggy or blurred vision. For them, the daily activities are limited in various aspects. Thanks to the development of mobile technology, many supportive functions and app are developed, in order to help people with low-vision. In this article,…
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Glaucoma Patient: Be Careful With These 4 Yoga Positions
Even today, glaucoma patients are advised to avoid some certain physical activities such as pull-ups or weightlifting, because it may lead to a significant rise of intraocular pressure. The headstand positions are also considered to be dangerous. However, the influence of yoga positions has been not known, up until now.. Nowadays, yoga is a chosen…
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Green Star (Glaucoma) and Eye Pressure
The Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can cause vision loss and even blindness by damaging the eye’s optic nerve. The optic nerve transmits information from the retina to the brain. Contrary to macular degeneration, which affects the central vision, glaucoma affects the peripheral or side vision first. This ailment is very slow in developing. A…
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Let’s Get Physical: Exercise!
Nature has many gifts for your healthy vision. Here is another one: sports! Therefore, consider boosting your eye health by regularly working out. It not only can help you lose weight and, if you are overweight, prevent diabetes, but it also curbs harmful inflammation and improves blood flow in the body. This can impact blood…
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Elements of Holistic Vision Restoration
For the optimal use of brain mechanisms, Savir-therapy combines several modules to maximally activate the residual vision for each patient. The therapy follows a holistic concept: holistic means that all the important factors about vision are considered as parts of the therapy. The selection of vision restoration modules is evidence-based and can be explained by…