At eight years old, I was told I was nearsighted with astigmatism and that my vision would only get worse. Twenty years later, I was an optometrist myself—and still dependent on approximately -2.75 lenses.
Then I started asking a different question: What if vision is about more than the optical condition of the eyeball?
In this episode of The Berne Podcast, I tell the story of meeting developmental optometrist Dr. Albert A. Shankman and beginning an exploration that changed both my prescription and the direction of my professional life.
We explore vision therapy, peripheral awareness, movement, breathing, nervous-system regulation, the visual environment—and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave as a powerful metaphor for questioning the assumptions through which we see.
I also offer three experiments you can try: experiencing distance without straining for clarity, expanding peripheral awareness, and bringing movement back into seeing.
This isn’t a promise that everyone can eliminate myopia. It’s an invitation to become curious about something much larger:
How are you seeing right now?
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#Myopia #Vision #EyeHealth #VisionTherapy #PerceptualEcology #Nearsightedness #MindBody #TheBernePodcast
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