I'm still noticing incremental improvements. No stereopsis just yet, but I'm confident that I'll get there, and sooner rather than later. It's super exciting to think about. I'll finally be able to move on with my life--but with a visual system that's a hell of a lot better.
I'm noticing more depth, especially when playing Tomb Raider. Holy crap. When I move the camera around, things pop out right in front of me. It's like it's RIGHT in front of me. And my depth perception is improving on a nearly daily basis.
Anyway, I told the group about this light tube exercise that I fashioned--incorporating side-to-side movement while looking into the tube. Michael told me that he had already been doing something similar, except instead of moving his head side to side, he would move his head in a circular direction. I tried doing that myself, and my vision definitely became double. But after around 40 minutes of that, it went substantially down. I noticed significant improvement simply by making this adjustment. It's one of the reasons I've found it to be super important to have a community.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
#158 session
I'm getting pretty excited. I've seen quite a bit more improvement over the past few days. I've been noticing, in particular, that I have been killing the light tube exercises. For instance, maybe I've mentioned this before, but there is now no longer any accommodation out-of-sync problem. That seems to have vanished with the contacts. When I got the contacts initially it was difficult to turn the left and right side of my head forward in turns without the left side becoming blurry. But now that doesn't really happen.
The most exciting part is that the double vision is really diminishing when I make the turning movement when looking into the light tube. Normally when I would tilt the right side of my face forward, the left eye image would drop down, and when I would turn it back, it would go up. But now it's much, much less. Yesterday, near the end of the workout, I was nearly able to maintain a perfectly single view of the scene while moving. It was quite exhilarating. I played some Tomb Raider in stereo and I noticed the depth effects were quite a bit stronger. So it'll be interesting to see how far this takes me. Day by day.
The most exciting part is that the double vision is really diminishing when I make the turning movement when looking into the light tube. Normally when I would tilt the right side of my face forward, the left eye image would drop down, and when I would turn it back, it would go up. But now it's much, much less. Yesterday, near the end of the workout, I was nearly able to maintain a perfectly single view of the scene while moving. It was quite exhilarating. I played some Tomb Raider in stereo and I noticed the depth effects were quite a bit stronger. So it'll be interesting to see how far this takes me. Day by day.
Friday, November 15, 2013
#153 session
My vision is steadily improving, and all exercises are indicating the improvement. I could be a few months away, but it's meaningless for me to say that since I've said it in the past. It's the best guess I can make. But Bouncy is looking great, and so are the other exercises.
In the past few days I've been becoming especially conscious about the way that I look at things. Normally when I look at things, I consciously look with my right eye and I shut off the left eye. I've been becoming particularly sensitive about the way that it feels when I engage the lazy eye and when I disengage the lazy eye. When I am doing work or something that requires my attention, I sort of have to look at things in this way because it takes too much work to look at the object the correct way and pay attention to what I'm doing.
But today when I was walking down a trail, it occurred to me that I am on my first steps to making the correct way to look at things my natural automatic way, because it became very obvious when I would look at things the incorrect way. When I do that, I sort of flagellate myself, and then correct it.
I wonder whether the improvement I'm making is a result of the contact lenses that I have put in or if it's just a coincidence.
In the past few days I've been becoming especially conscious about the way that I look at things. Normally when I look at things, I consciously look with my right eye and I shut off the left eye. I've been becoming particularly sensitive about the way that it feels when I engage the lazy eye and when I disengage the lazy eye. When I am doing work or something that requires my attention, I sort of have to look at things in this way because it takes too much work to look at the object the correct way and pay attention to what I'm doing.
But today when I was walking down a trail, it occurred to me that I am on my first steps to making the correct way to look at things my natural automatic way, because it became very obvious when I would look at things the incorrect way. When I do that, I sort of flagellate myself, and then correct it.
I wonder whether the improvement I'm making is a result of the contact lenses that I have put in or if it's just a coincidence.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
#147 session: contacts
I think these contacts that I just got will likely be helpful. I've only used them for a few days now. Now I think I have a good grasp on the technique for taking them in and out. There were a few things that made it difficult for me: I have small eyes, and I have strabismus, so that makes it difficult to get the lens and and judge the depth as I stick the lens on the eyeball.
It is my perception that I see more depth immediately after I put the contact lenses on. Last week when I had them on for a day, I seemed to have made good progress, but then it lazed down when I didn't put them back in. So I'm guessing and hoping that this is what needs doing.
Another thing I notice is that my esotropia does go down a little bit when I have the contacts in. I've always had that persistent esotropia. But I think this correction might help get rid of it once and for all.
It is my perception that I see more depth immediately after I put the contact lenses on. Last week when I had them on for a day, I seemed to have made good progress, but then it lazed down when I didn't put them back in. So I'm guessing and hoping that this is what needs doing.
Another thing I notice is that my esotropia does go down a little bit when I have the contacts in. I've always had that persistent esotropia. But I think this correction might help get rid of it once and for all.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
#143 session
Things have improved markedly since last time. I know that I've said this before, but now it's especially true. I'm experiencing something like stereopsis right now and it's great, and it's amazing to think that it's only going to be greater as motor control increases and as suppression decreases. I should qualify that by saying it's obviously a 'low-resolution' stereopsis since I'm not fusing. If I were fusing, I wouldn't be seeing an extra copy of letters on the screen as I type this.
It's interesting. I've actually experienced my vision improve quite a bit in the past week even though I've taken off several days. But I should say that I have been playing games in stereo 3d a bit extensively. I do believe playing games in stereo 3d can be a good practice for stereopsis. Maybe this means that I shouldn't have been working so hard and so obsessively.
Regardless... I think I discovered the last exercise technique I'm going to have to learn until I fuse and gain full stereopsis. It's that tilting the left and right side of the head toward the light in the light tube, carefully controlling the speed so that I'm just able to maintain a singular view of the glowing circle. It feels like that's it. I've already seen improvement--significant improvement--since a few weeks ago that I discovered it. The idea now is to keep going at it so that I've be able to maintain a singular view of the glowing circle regardless of how quickly I turn my head.
That might be the most important exercise I'm doing right now. I think I'll probably cut down on Columns to five minutes, Bouncy five minutes, saccades five minutes, and tilting light tube for 20 minutes. That's only a 35 minute VT workout, but it's probably better that way... and I'm probably going to take more days off.
It's interesting. I've actually experienced my vision improve quite a bit in the past week even though I've taken off several days. But I should say that I have been playing games in stereo 3d a bit extensively. I do believe playing games in stereo 3d can be a good practice for stereopsis. Maybe this means that I shouldn't have been working so hard and so obsessively.
Regardless... I think I discovered the last exercise technique I'm going to have to learn until I fuse and gain full stereopsis. It's that tilting the left and right side of the head toward the light in the light tube, carefully controlling the speed so that I'm just able to maintain a singular view of the glowing circle. It feels like that's it. I've already seen improvement--significant improvement--since a few weeks ago that I discovered it. The idea now is to keep going at it so that I've be able to maintain a singular view of the glowing circle regardless of how quickly I turn my head.
That might be the most important exercise I'm doing right now. I think I'll probably cut down on Columns to five minutes, Bouncy five minutes, saccades five minutes, and tilting light tube for 20 minutes. That's only a 35 minute VT workout, but it's probably better that way... and I'm probably going to take more days off.
#137 session
This is out of order since I accidentally posted it to a different blog.
Quick update. Things are definitely moving along. I'm noticing now that when I move my eyes to a target, they're both landing there pretty much automatically. Now it's just a matter of hardening it down, getting rid of the preference of the right eye, and fusing.
One of the exercises that's looking really good is Bouncy. The hypertropia is almost gone completely from that exercise. Saccades is great as well. There is still some lag when I try to get the right posture with the left eye when looking at the clown at the lower right-hand side of the screen. Other than that, it's great.
I guess that's another value of having multiple difference exercises to do: you may not always notice improvement in the same exercise every day or so, but if you do multiple exercises, you're more likely to notice change in at least one of those exercises. That gives you good feedback and a psychological boost.
Quick update. Things are definitely moving along. I'm noticing now that when I move my eyes to a target, they're both landing there pretty much automatically. Now it's just a matter of hardening it down, getting rid of the preference of the right eye, and fusing.
One of the exercises that's looking really good is Bouncy. The hypertropia is almost gone completely from that exercise. Saccades is great as well. There is still some lag when I try to get the right posture with the left eye when looking at the clown at the lower right-hand side of the screen. Other than that, it's great.
I guess that's another value of having multiple difference exercises to do: you may not always notice improvement in the same exercise every day or so, but if you do multiple exercises, you're more likely to notice change in at least one of those exercises. That gives you good feedback and a psychological boost.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
#142 session-ish
I haven't done exercises yet today, and I didn't do them yesterday. I'm finding that it's good to take a day break every once in a while.
I got my contact lenses. My eyes are all red and bothered as a result of my inexperience with taking them in and out. When the doctor put the contacts in I immediately noticed more depth. It's hard to say whether it was real or the power of suggestion. I think it was probably real. It was a small amount of correction. Supposedly I have a small astigmatism on the left eye and some myopia on the right eye, but the doctor says it's so small that he said I don't even need the contacts. I told him that I wanted them anyway. Whatever small refractive error I can have fixed, I want it fixed so to make fusion simpler.
I have noticed some substantial progress since I've had the contacts even though I've only worn them for a day. I'm taking a break for my eyes until the inflammation goes down.
What is there to say about my actual vision? I'm noticing that my eyes are automatically landing where they should--both of them. I'm noticing significantly less suppression. Like when I look at individual objects. Also--the depth is increasing. I wish I could say more than that right now.
I got my contact lenses. My eyes are all red and bothered as a result of my inexperience with taking them in and out. When the doctor put the contacts in I immediately noticed more depth. It's hard to say whether it was real or the power of suggestion. I think it was probably real. It was a small amount of correction. Supposedly I have a small astigmatism on the left eye and some myopia on the right eye, but the doctor says it's so small that he said I don't even need the contacts. I told him that I wanted them anyway. Whatever small refractive error I can have fixed, I want it fixed so to make fusion simpler.
I have noticed some substantial progress since I've had the contacts even though I've only worn them for a day. I'm taking a break for my eyes until the inflammation goes down.
What is there to say about my actual vision? I'm noticing that my eyes are automatically landing where they should--both of them. I'm noticing significantly less suppression. Like when I look at individual objects. Also--the depth is increasing. I wish I could say more than that right now.
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