Just saw an infomercial about the See Clearly Method, an eye exercise program that helps improve vision, on TV and it piqued my interest. My vision is 20/40, which is not too bad, so when I heard my not-too-bad vision could be improved, I was all ears.

So, what are your opinions?
seeclearlymethod.com

 

Some time in the near future im gonna have mine whittled on. So i dont have an opinion, but i have seen the infomercial.

 

It's bogus...well it works, but not for those who require a strong prescription. It's really geared towards those who use glasses "casually". John Stossel did a review of it on his "Give me a break" sketch and found that while it does improve eyesight, it does not meet the developers claims.

Those who need glasses will not be able to throw away their glasses at the conclusion of this program.

 

Hmmm...well, my vision is 20/40, which is not too bad, and I think it could be improved. I will give this a try, it has a 30-day trial. I don't know how much the program is, for they don't even list it on there.

Oh, I do wear glasses casually, when I want to look smart and sophisticated.

 

if it works (for example, like LASIK), then word of mouth will propagate the wonderful result far and wide and we would all hear about it. you've heard about how LASIK changed people's lives, yes? has anyone (beside those who stand to gain financially) said anything positive about this?
according to the website, this method has been around for 20 years and LASIK has been around for roughly 10. So this method has twice as much time for word of mouth to spread the good news. Have you personally talked to anyone who has had positive result with LASIK? Have you personally talked to anyone who has had positive result with See Clearly? my guess is that you've answer yes to the first and no to the second question.
so that left two possible explanations:

1. it doesn't work. placebo has a powerful effect on some people, but it doesn't really work.

2. it works but people are too lazy to do the work required to "see clearly".

From my understanding of the eye, it doesn't work.
(of course, the entire ophthalmology community could be wrong and 2 optometrists could be right)

 

It could just be a brainwash tape that says to the viewer "okay, after you leave today you won't be able to see shit without glasses, but just pretend you can" "go out and tell the world about this method, and you will be happy"

I was at a friends house and I saw that tape. She said it was her fathers and he had been using it.

That was at least 2 years ago, he still wears glasses.

 

The entire optometric community, except for those two, think it is a farce also. I scanned the "testimonials", all reported subjective improvement. I saw no objective test results, such as a documented improvement in Snellen acuity. (The Snellen chart is the eye chart used at the eye doctor's office.) A colleague of mine, bought this a few years ago, because he had so many patients asking him about it. If I remember correctly, it is a series of eye exercises that are designed to improve the focusing system of the eye. It is an abuse of "Visual Therapy" which is a visual science that has to do with strengthening eye muscles and the accommodative (focusing) system. VT has been around for years, and as most pediatric ophthalmologist and pediatric optometrist will tell you, it has its place in conventional therapy. It is effective for children that have amblyopia, mild eye muscle weakness, or poor focusing ability. It can help with stroke and head trauma patients also. But, it is not a cure-all, as John Stossel found. It might improve your focus at near slightly (I take it that you are not a child with a developing focusing system ) and that is if you continue to do it twice a day.

 

I was squinting! [/GeorgeCostanza]

 

Remember guys, this is an exercise program for the eyes, and most people are probably too lazy to do it, compared to treatments like Lasik. Bogus or not, I think I'm going to give it a try. After all, I'll only lose $10 (for s/h) and may have better vision to gain. If no gain, then I'll only lose $10, but knowing that I gave it a try to better my vision.