A semi-autobiographical work in which Huxley discusses his struggles with vision impairment and promotes the Bates Method, a technique for improving eyesight naturally. The book combines personal experience, theory, and practical advice on developing better visual habits and perception.

Contents

PREFACE

I MEDICINE AND DEFECTIVE VISION

II A METHOD OF VISUAL RE-EDUCATION

III SENSING + SELECTING + PERCEIVING = SEEING

IV VARIABILITY OF BODILY AND MENTAL FUNCTIONING

V CAUSES OF VISUAL MAL-FUNCTIONING: DISEASE AND EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES

VI RELAXATION

VII BLINKING AND BREATHING

VIII THE EYE, ORGAN OF LIGHT

IX CENTRAL FIXATION

X METHODS OF TEACHING THE EYES AND MIND TO MOVE

XI FLASHING

XII SHIFTING

XIII THE MENTAL SIDE OF SEEING

XIV MEMORY AND IMAGINATION

XV MYOPIA

XVI LONG SIGHT, ASTIGMATISM, SQUINT

XVII SOME DIFFICULT SEEING SITUATIONS

XVIII LIGHTING CONDITIONS

APPENDIX I

APPENDIX II

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