Natural Alternative To Prescription Eye Glasses

By Author: Mike Lamb
Total Articles: 62
Comment this article

Most people wear regular bifocals, and sure they work fine, but there is a better product on the market. When you think about it they eyes in our heads are similar to cameras. When the first cameras were being made they were similar to pinhole glasses. It has a dark chamber with one hole that projects to the back of the can. In our eyes, we have the pupil which lets light in. The light goes straight back and reflects off of the retina. With the pinhole glasses, it blocks out the light rays that you aren't looking at. Using the tiny holes in front of your eyes it only lets specific rays in, which means less blur or lowered visual ability. Some people even use them only for working on the computer because it helps reduce eye strain from such a bright monitor. When you have damaged vision and you begin to use the pinhole glasses it begins to lessen the strain on the eyes and lets them relax while being ...
... able to see. Another benefit of having the glasses is that they are able to be used as sunglasses. Most people claim that regular sunglasses can cause strain to the eyes just as much as regular glasses do. With pinhole glasses they even look like regular sunglasses so no worries about what people will say about your new type of glasses. Nobody should be able to tell with the modern styles that are being produced these days.

For those with myopia or hyperopia, pinhole glasses might be an inexpensive way to help see more clearly. These glasses are just like regular prescription eyeglasses, except for the lenses. Both of the lenses in a pair of pinhole glasses are made of an opaque material (such as colored glass, plastic, or metal) with rows of small holes pierced through it. By doing this, these glasses help reduce the amount of light that enters the eye, so as to increase the depth of field of the wearer and increase the clearness of vision.

Since a person with nearsightedness or farsightedness has trouble with processing all of the light rays that are entering the eye at any given moment, they tend to see things with a blurry haze or ring around it. This is why many people with poor eyesight can see clearer if they squint and concentrate on what they are looking at. Pinhole eyeglasses are structured to allow much less light to enter the retina, which allows the wearer\u2019s eyes to process the limited amount of light better and more efficiently, thus mimicking the action of squinting and producing better eyesight.

Also, elderly men and women who have presbyopia (the inability to focus at close distance) can benefit from wearing pinhole eyeglasses. Bifocals and trifocals are meant to help the eye at different distances, and reading glasses with a slight correctional lens can help, but since a person\u2019s eyes usually have different refractive errors, then often times they benefit one eye while irritating or worsening the other eye. Pinhole glasses are great for everyday use, and have no measured power of the lenses, which can allow for each eye to benefit separately from the other. While these glasses are not recommended for driving or other activities that involve a lot of motion, they are great for reading and watching the television.


Mike has been writing and publishing articles about health products. He recently came across a website on pinhole glasses which gave information about this old technique of using pinhole glasses for eyesight correction. Mike himself had tried the product and found it quite beneficial. Here's an article about pinhole glasses.