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Alex how r u iam new on the fourom and I have one question for u please. is there a side effect of blip page tech. in the eyes because iam photoreading the dictionary while listning to the home course and i noticed that i cannot see the words in the dictionary after finishing the technique so I have some fears that the technique would effect my eyesight. sorry about my bad english which is my second language.

Hi Hunterman,

IMHO, on the contrary Photoreading in general, and Photofocus in particular will actually strengthen and improve your eyesight. Now, to be honest, I can 't point you to any scientific study to substantiate my claim. Maybe, Alex will be more helpful here, so lets wait for his response.

However, the logic behind my above statement is that during Photofocus you are using peripheral vision, which gives exercise to those retina cells which are at the edges and are generally not used much, thereby strengthening them further. In addition, there are two types of receptor cells, rod cells and cone cells; rod cells are unable to distinguish color and are predominant at the periphery, while cone cells are concentrated mostly in the center of the retina. So with Photofocus you are also using and thereby strengthening your rod cells. Further, you know we are always concentrating on things that are in close focus - computer monitor, book, food, etc. Try going to some mountains or any natural scenic surroundings and focus your eyes on an object as far as you can see. You will immediately find your eyes relaxing and welcoming this break.

As far as your experience is concerned, can you please explain in little more detail as to what exactly is your concern. I am not able to undersand were you not able to relocate the words as mentioned by Paul on the tape. I mean you tried recalling the location of a word and you were not able to correctly identify the location. Or even after you have completed the Photoreading and then opened the dictionary, the text was still blurred. I may be able to help you out if you specify in a little more detail, what exactly was your experience.

I hope I have been of some help to you.

God bless you.

Kind regards
Vaibhav

Temporary blurred vision after PRing was normal for me. It should last less than 10 seconds. My eye shifts from divergent tgo convergent gaze very quickly now after over two years of practicing photoreading. If the blurriness in your eyes continue, it may be indicative of eye problems, that you MUST see a opthamologist about.

Regarding photofocus strengthening vision:
I am not a medical doctor, although I spent two years in a leading American medical school receiving honors grades. BTW: I may as well mention it as everyone always asks--- I gave it up because I preferred the counseling profession ( much more focus on proactively solving problems than the traditional medical reactive models of waiting for the need of Rx drugs and surgery to seriously deal with patients/clients). Vaibhav is correct on the emphasis on the rods and PV (peripheral vision) when photoreading, which is so much healthier for the eye than using the cones and CV (central vison) all the time. PV may allow you to discover you have a problem with blurred vision, that would not have revealed itself until too late using CV alone. If you have any concerns , and your blurred vision lasts more than ten seconds, I suggest seeing an experienced opthamologist to be on the safe side.

I have been in martial arts for over 30 years now, and have achieved high rankings in several styles. I know in martial arts training, traditionally, san gaze / aka photofocus ( divergent vision that allows you to see the blip page) does strengthen the eyes as Vaibhav stated. Thousands of years of stories from different martial art sects bear this out to be true. The Western mind does not understand san gaze (photofocus ) yet and I believe that is why it is so difficult for Paul Scheele's work to be accepted more readily. One day, however, Paul will probably be known as a great pioneer, like Barbier and Braille.

Hi, thank you very much vaibhav for your response and my answer to you is that the blurred vision countinue after the photofocus when I am looking at the words with the normal vision and it continue for 30 seconds maybe.

Hi,raleigh199 Iike to notify u that iam using eye glasses because of myopia.

I have two questions about this topic

- blippage may cause farsightedness or not?

- is it better to use photofocus technique while wearing eyeglasses or not?

thank you very much for listning and answering me.

Hi Hunterman,

You are most welcome as far as the response is concerned and I am happy that it was of some value to you. IMHO, it is normal that the blurred vision continues for few seconds after you have been in Photofocus for some minutes. This is same as when you enter a dark room(a movie theatre) from a brightly-lit environment. Your eyes need time to adjust.

However, as I am not an eye specialist, I can't say whether lasting of this effect for 30 seconds is normal or not. Also, I am not informed enough to answer your other two questions. Maybe Raleigh199 or Alex would like to do the honours, so lets wait for a response from them.

God bless you.

Kind regards
Vaibhav Sharma

Hunterman queried:

I have two questions about this topic

- Blippage may cause farsightedness or not?

Raleigh answers: San Gaze will help you notice things further away from you , than normal vision. The rods of your eye can detect
candlelight at distance much further than the cones can.
This will not cause permanent farsightedness, however.

H:- Is it better to use photofocus technique while wearing eyeglasses or not?


Raleigh answers: Some people do better with glasses and many more
say they do better without glasses. This is because the rods are more sensitive to reading black on white print than the cones are.
I would say experiment with and without glasses and see which gives you better results

H: Thank you very much for listning and answering me.

R: You're welcome.. Good luck with future photoreading.

Just make sure you are not crossing your eyes. That leaves a longer blurred vision for most.

Also remember to blink while PhotoReading. The eyes will begin to water and that cause blurring for a while afterwards. Change the chant from 4 3 2 1 to 2 blink 1 blink to remind yourself to blink.

Alex