Astigmatism

[Liegeman]

Are there any supplements out there that help with astigmatisms? I have had one since I was 14, but if it weren't for that I wouldn't need glasses at all. It just seems strange that I have an astigmatism but no near or far sightedness. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Arrowwind09]

I have never heard of any. But I have heard that the Bates Method of eye exercises will help.

[Liegeman]

I would love to correct non-surgically, but I know that may not be possible. I just would really like to find something that may keep it from getting worse. I will search the Bates Method, thanks Arrow.

[Boss]

What you could do is possibly increase your intake of Beta-carotene and Lutein.

Lutein obviously protects against Macular degneration, and is prevalent in things like Corn, Spinach and Kale as examples.
You can get it in Egg Yolks, but owing to the 60/40 approximate HDL / LDL Cholesterol split, I'd avoid any more than 1 Yolk a day, incase you ingest more LDL then is wise to.

Intake I understand only needs to be at a max 4mg daily, and a Yolk for example has about 1-1.2mg.

Obviously Carrots for Beta-carotene, but also things like a lot of Fruits, Broccoli, Parsley, Spinach will too. Sweet Potato can, and so can interestingly Pistachios, to name but some.

Those should have useful benefits on the eyes, and might possibly help, but I can't say conclusively they will.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Liegeman

Are there any supplements out there that help with astigmatisms? I have had one since I was 14, but if it weren't for that I wouldn't need glasses at all. It just seems strange that I have an astigmatism but no near or far sightedness. Any advice would be appreciated.

My astigmatism, one eye only, cleared up when I was taking Rice Bran Oil every day for my back pain.

I'm still nearsighted but my eyesight improved and both eyes are now the same.

The astigmatism went away before I quit eating commercially processed foods.

[Liegeman]

Originally Posted by Arrowwind09

I have never heard of any. But I have heard that the Bates Method of eye exercises will help.

I started some of the palming exercises, it seemed to do something. My eyes felt really tired when I was done. I will try it for awhile and see what happens.

Thanks Neal,
I will look into a rice bran oil, I am looking at lutein supplements now too. I stopped eating 90% commercially processed foods about 3 yrs ago, and my eyes actually got worse in that time. Probably because my job at the time, involved staring at a computer screen for 8 hours a day. There are some commercially processed foods that have been hard for me to give up, but I figure cutting out 90% was a really good start.