A Cry for help – for Easing the Strain of Working Population
I believe my website adequately explains how greatly the spectacles supply of the mankind lacks plus dioptres to ease accommodation.
But a fact that I have not seen highlighted anywhere is the background to headaches that so commonly occur with illnesses.
We must remember that accommodation is muscular work, and loss of muscular power is an inevitable consequence of illness as our general condition deteriorates.
How many clinical pictures of illnesses do, almost as by an unwritten rule, include headache as a symptom: flus, fevers in general, even Parkinsonism, to say nothing of mere tiredness.
I at least have never come across a study attempting to establish to what extent headaches could be eliminated, if in connection with each episode of fever, an attempt was made to increase the plusses at least for near work, and possibly also in distance glasses.
I boldly cite my personal experience as an example: even though I have been prey to fevers etc. in my life, I have never had to suffer a headache.
Another dismal state of affairs of a similar magnitude is the thick “coke bottle glasses” that the VIP’s of this world, and commonly also those even in minor managerial positions and the heavily responsible jobs of today, can unfortunately be found wearing, betraying tightness and accommodation strain.
It is heartbreaking to think of the capacity for work, and even days of life, that are lost both to these people personally and the society, as this state of affairs is not managed and under the understanding control of the body of ophthalmologists!
And who would be powerful enough to also open the eyes of the employers to this problem, which would be easy to remedy and could greatly improve the efficiency of work?
It has so happened, that myopia has become the most recognised eye problem, shrouding the clinically even more important issue of hyperopia (If these two enormous ailments can even be compared).
Mankind being – still at least – dominantly hyperopic, the significant lack of plus diopters is responsible for several health related difficulties, an affair even the health professionals have not sufficiently acknowledged and remedied.
09 Mar 2009 12:57 pm Kaisu 3 comments
dear ms. vaiikari,
i chanced upon your website and have read it through.
my kid is eight years old and is myopic, could you please help me with more ways than holding the book at a hands distance, blinking often, looking away while doing close work..as i am already trying to inculcate these habits in him.
for the plus lenses – i have tried using a +2 lens and he reads with them at 12″ distance..is that ok? but he doesnt like spending a lot of time (more than 15 min) with them.
he is an avid reader and mentally very sharp.
i live in india and have no guidance here except for the opthalmologist who recommends constant use of the minus glasses.
he doesnt use his minus glasses as much as possible, and whenever he does its a slightly weaker one.
please please help.
eagerly awaiting your suggestions.
thanks
best regards
god bless
vyushti m
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