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SWITCH BACK AND FORTH; CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR, IN ANY ORDER, ON THE THREE PENS TO IMPROVE CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION AT CLOSE DISTANCES AND UN-CONVERGENCE, UN-ACCOMMODATION AT FAR DISTANCES FOR CLEAR EYESIGHT AT ALL DISTANCES.

ALL 3 PENS ARE PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE VISUAL FIELD, BETWEEN THE EYES, AT EYE LEVEL.
PENS ARE IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITH EACH OTHER.
THE HEAD/FACE IS STRAIGHT, EYES LOOKING AT THE PENS.
AVOID TILTING THE HEAD LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN...

PRACTICE SWITCHING CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ON THE PENS WITH BOTH EYES TOGETHER, THEN ONE EYE AT A TIME, THEN BOTH TOGETHER.
IF EYESIGHT IS LESS CLEAR IN ONE EYE, PRACTICE A LITTLE LONGER WITH THAT EYE.
WHEN USING ONE EYE, CONTINUE TO KEEP ALL 3 PENS BETWEEN THE EYES, AT EYE LEVEL.
DO NOT PLACE THE PENS IN FRONT OF ONLY ONE EYE.
PLACING THE PENS IN FRONT OF ONLY ONE EYE IMPAIRS CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION...
IMPROVING THE CLARITY OF EYESIGHT IN THE EYE WITH LESS CLEAR EYESIGHT IMPROVES EYESIGHT IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT EYES AND BRINGS QUICK EYESIGHT IMPROVEMENT.
OFTEN A SLIGHT IMPERFECTION IN CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION OR UN-CONVERGENCE, UN-ACCOMMODATION IN ONE OR BOTH EYES IS THE ONLY CAUSE OF UNCLEAR EYESIGHT AND IT CAN BE EASILY CORRECTED WITH SWITCHING, SHIFTING AND ALL CORRECT VISION HABITS.
SWITCHING CLOSE, FAR, CLOSE, FAR, MIDDLE OFTEN BRINGS INSTANT EYESIGHT IMPROVEMENT.

WHEN LOOKING AT A PEN, SHIFT ON IT; KEEP THE EYES MOVING FROM PART TO PART ON THE PEN;
LEFT AND RIGHT, TOP AND BOTTOM, DIAGONALLY, MIDDLE AND IN ANY DIRECTION.
MOVE THE HEAD/FACE WITH THE EYES AT THE SAME TIME, IN THE SAME DIRECTION THE EYES SHIFT TO.
THE EYES, HEAD/FACE, NECK AND BODY ARE RELAXED AND MOVE FREELY.
RELAX, BLINK, SHIFT,AND SWITCH ON THE PENS.

THE PENS CAN BE SPACED AT VARIOUS DISTANCES TO IMPROVE THE CLARITY OF EYESIGHT AT ALL DISTANCES;         
EXAMPLE;

  10 FEET APART TO IMPROVE CLOSE AND FAR EYESIGHT.                                        
  1 FOOT APART  TO IMPROVE CLOSE EYESIGHT.
  1 - 3 INCHES APART TO IMPROVE CLOSE READING DISTANCE EYESIGHT.



PRACTICE SWITCHING CLOSE AND FAR ON ANY OBJECTS THAT ARE IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITH EACH OTHER.

EXAMPLE; THE APPLE IS AT A CLOSE DISTANCE.SWITCH CLOSE AND FAR ON THE APPLE AND TREE

THE TREE IS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE APPLE AT A FAR DISTANCE.

THE GIRL IS SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH ON THE APPLE AND TREE.

SHE LOOKS AT THE APPLE AND SHIFTS ON IT FROM PART TO PART FOR A FEW SECONDS;
THEN SHE SWITCHES TO THE DISTANT TREE AND SHIFTS ON IT, THEN
SWITCHES BACK TO THE APPLE, SHIFTS ON IT, THEN TREE, APPLE, TREE...

SHE PRACTICES WITH BOTH EYES TOGETHER, THEN ONE EYE AT A TIME, THEN BOTH TOGETHER AGAIN.
PRACTICE SWITCHING, SHIFTING ON OBJECTS AND USE THE MEMORY AND IMAGINATION TO REMEMBER, IMAGINE AND SEE EACH OBJECT CLEAR.  SEE CHAPTER --
SWITCHING OCCURS NATURALLY ALL THE TIME AS THE EYES MOVE FROM OBJECT TO OBJECT THROUGHOUT THE VISUAL FIELD.

TAKING A FEW MINUTES OCCASIONALLY TO SWITCH ON OBJECTS THAT ARE
IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER LIKE THE THREE PENS OR THE APPLE AND TREE GREATLY IMPROVES THE EYES FUSION, BINOCULAR VISION, DEPTH, DISTANCE PERCEPTION, 3 DIMENSIONAL VISION, CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION, UN-CONVERGENCE, UN-ACCOMMODATION AND CLARITY OF EYESIGHT AT ALL DISTANCES.

SWITCHING ON OBJECTS IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DONE EVERY DAY.
SWITCHING MUST NEVER BE DONE AS A EYE EXERCISE USING EFFORT, FORCE.
EFFORT AND FORCE CAUSE STRAIN, TENSION AND UNCLEAR VISION.

PRACTICE SWITCHING IN A RELAXED, EASY, MANNER.
DON'T TRY TO SEE CLEAR.
JUST SWITCH AND SHIFT ON CLOSE AND FAR OBJECTS.
EYESIGHT WILL BECOME CLEAR ON ITS OWN.
BLINK, BREATHE ABDOMINALLY, COMFORTABLY DEEP AND RELAX.

AVOID STARING, SQUINTING WHEN LOOKING AT A OBJECT.
THE EYES, HEAD/FACE, NECK, SHOULDERS AND BODY ARE RELAXED AND MOVE FREELY, EASY..

SWITCHING CAN ALSO BE PRACTICED AT NIGHT TO IMPROVE NIGHT VISION.
HANG A PEN FROM A STRING UPRIGHT /VERTICALLY IN A OPEN WINDOW.
SWITCH BACK AND FORTH ON THE PEN AND DISTANT OBJECTS IN DAYLIGHT AND AT NIGHT.

THE PEN CAN BE TAPED TO A WINDOW PANE BUT THE GLASS PREVENTS PERFECT VIEW OF OBJECTS THROUGH THE WINDOW AND BLOCKS PART OF THE SUNS LIGHT SPECTRUM CAUSING UNHEALTHY PARTIAL SPECTRUM LIGHT TO ENTER THE EYES, JUST AS EYEGLASSES AND SUNGLASSES DO.
TRY TO KEEP WINDOWS OPEN AND ABSORB HEALTHY FULL SPECTRUM SUNLIGHT.   
THE EYES NEED FULL SPECTRUM LIGHT TO REMAIN HEALTHY AND PRODUCE CLEAR EYESIGHT.
AVOID USING SCREENS. A WINDOW SCREEN ALSO PREVENTS HAVING A PERFECT VIEW OF OBJECTS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND PRECISE CENTRAL FIXATION AND SHIFTING ON OBJECTS SEEN THROUGH THE SCREEN.


                                          THE BEAD STRING


SWITCH THE VISUAL ATTENTION BACK AND FORTH, CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ON THE BEADS ON THE STRING FOR EQUALLY CLEAR 20/20 AND CLEARER VISION IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES AT ALL DISTANCES.

SWITCH CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ON THE BEAD STRING
SWITCHING CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ON THE BEADS TESTS AND IMPROVES CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION FOR CLEAR CLOSE VISION, UN-CONVERGENCE (DIVERGENCE), UN-ACCOMMODATION FOR CLEAR DISTANT VISION, BINOCULAR VISION, FUSION, 3 DIMENSIONAL VISION, DEPTH, DISTANCE PERCEPTION AND CORRECTS WANDERING AND CROSSED EYE CONDITIONS AND UNBALANCED VISION; LESS CLEAR, DIM VISION IN ONE OR BOTH EYES.

SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH ON OBJECTS AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES; CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ACTIVATES AND INTEGRATES THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN HEMISPHERES.
ACTIVATING AND INTEGRATING THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN HEMISPHERES IMPROVES THE CLARITY OF VISION IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES AT ALL DISTANCES, CLOSE, MIDDLE AND FAR.
LOOKING AT DIFFERENT COLORS ALSO ACTIVATES AND INTEGRATES THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN HEMISPHERES.
COLORED BEADS ARE USED TO INCREASE ACTIVATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE BRAIN HEMISPHERES.
(USE BEADS THAT CONTAIN COLORED SPARKLES;  EXAMPLE; RED BEAD WITH RED SPARKLING GLITTER)
+ RED, ORANGE, YELLOW
(BEADS #1,2,3 - CLOSE DISTANCES) ACTIVATES THE LEFT BRAIN HEMISPHERE AND CLEAR CLOSE EYESIGHT.
+ GREEN
(BEAD # 4 - MIDDLE DISTANCE) ACTIVATES AND INTEGRATES BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN HEMISPHERES AND CLEAR CLOSE AND DISTANT EYESIGHT.
BLUE, PURPLE, LIGHT PURPLE
(BEADS # 5,6,7 - FAR DISTANCES) ACTIVATES THE RIGHT BRAIN HEMISPHERE AND CLEAR DISTANT EYESIGHT.

                                                  DIRECTIONS     (SEE DIAGRAM ABOVE)
IN THIS EXAMPLE, 3 BEADS ARE USED;  RED, GREEN, BLUE.
PLACE 3 BEADS ON A STRING;
+ RED -
CLOSE - 7 INCHES FROM END OF NOSE.
+ GREEN -
MIDDLE - 12 INCHES FROM RED.
+ BLUE -
FAR - 12 INCHES FROM GREEN.

PRACTICE OUTSIDE IN THE SUNLIGHT, SUN SHINING OVER THE SHOULDER ONTO THE BEADS.
+ THE FAR END OF THE STRING, BEAD # 3 - BLUE IS ATTACHED TO A TREE.
THE BLUE BEAD IS PLACED AT NOSE LEVEL.
(DO NOT NAIL THE STRING TO THE TREE; IF THE NAIL PULLS OUT IT MAY FLY INTO THE EYES.)  TIE THE STRING AROUND THE TREE.


THE OTHER END OF THE STRING IS HELD UP IN FRONT OF THE NOSE.
PULL THE STRING TIGHT AND STRAIGHT.
AVOID SLANTING THE STRING LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN...
KEEP IT STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF THE NOSE.
THE STRING AND BEADS ARE PLACED BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES, CENTER OF THE END OF THE NOSE.
(DO NOT PLACE THE STRING IN FRONT OF ONE EYE.)
THE CLOSE END OF THE STRING IS WRAPPED OVER THE TOP OF THE INDEX (POINTER) FINGER AND HELD IN FRONT OF THE END OF THE NOSE.
DO NOT TOUCH THE FINGER, STRING TO THE NOSE.
PLACE THE FINGER, STRING ONE INCH OUTWARD, AWAY FROM THE NOSE TO ENABLE THE HEAD, FACE, EYES TO MOVE FREELY AND WITHOUT AFFECTING THE PLACEMENT OF THE STRING.
THE RED BEAD IS 7 INCHES FROM THE NOSE.
THE CLOSE END OF THE STRING CAN BE TIED TO A STEEL POLE WITH THE TOP OF THE POLE AT NOSE LEVEL ONE INCH AWAY FROM THE NOSE TO AVOID HOLDING THE STRING UP WITH THE HAND.
(HOLDING THE HAND, ARM UP CAN LEAD TO MUSCLE TENSION, FATIGUE, DISRUPTED MOVEMENT OF THE ARM, SHOULDER, NECK, HEAD, EYES.)
 
STAND OR SIT AND LOOK AT THE BEADS.
KEEP GOOD POSTURE; EYES, HEAD/FACE, BODY ARE STRAIGHT, AND ARE RELAXED AND MOVE FREELY.
AVOID BENDING, PULLING THE HEAD, NECK DOWN, FORWARD.
DO NOT TILT THE HEAD/FACE LEFT, RIGHT, UP. DOWN...
THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES MUST BE EVEN, LEVEL, AT THE SAME HEIGHT. TILTING THE HEAD PLACES ONE EYE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE OTHER RESULTING IN INCORRECT, UNEVEN IMAGES WHEN LOOKING AT THE BEADS.

USE CENTRAL FIXATION; THE BEAD THE EYES ARE LOOKING AT IS IN THE CENTER OF THE VISUAL FIELD.
LOOKING AT THE BEADS DOES NOT PRODUCE PERFECT CENTRAL FIXATION BECAUSE, WHEN CENTRAL FIXATION IS PERFECT; THE BEAD IS PLACED EXACTLY BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES, AT EYE LEVEL. THE EYES AND FACE ARE IN THE SAME DIRECTION, DIRECTLY AT THE BEAD.
TO SEE ALL THE BEADS ON THE STRING IT IS EASIER TO PLACE THE STRING, BEADS AT NOSE LEVEL.
THE EYES LOOK DOWN TO NOSE LEVEL TO SEE THE BEADS  BUT THE HEAD/FACE DOES NOT MOVE DOWN WITH THE EYES. THE FACE IS DIRECTED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND THE EYES ARE LOOKING DOWN AT THE BEADS.
THIS IS IMPERFECT CENTRAL FIXATION.
IT IS NORMAL FOR THE EYES TO SLANT DOWN A BIT WHEN LOOKING AT A OBJECT BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
WHEN LOOKING AT A BEAD, THE BEAD IS IN THE CENTER OF THE EYES VISUAL FIELD, BUT FOR PERFECT CENTRAL FIXATION AND RELAXED EYE MUSCLES THE BEAD SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL SO THE EYES DO NOT HAVE TO LOOK DOWNWARD.
SWITCHING CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ON THE BEADS DOES PRODUCE VERY CLEAR VISION; 20/20+ BUT, SINCE THE EYES MUST LOOK DOWN TO SEE ALL THE BEADS AND CENTRAL FIXATION IS NOT PERFECT; DO NOT PRACTICE SWITCHING ON THE STRING ALL THE TIME AS A REPETITIVE EYE EXERCISE.
USE THE BEAD STRING ONCE IN A WHILE TO IMPROVE THE CLARITY OF VISION.
USE THE BEAD STRING IN A EASY, RELAXED MANNER.
DON'T FORCE THE BEADS TO BE CLEAR.
USE CORRECT VISION HABITS.
PRACTICE SWITCHING ON THE BEADS THEN PRACTICE ON  THE 3-7 PENS PLACED IN A STRAIGHT LINE.
CENTRAL FIXATION IS PERFECT WHEN LOOKING AT THE PENS BECAUSE THE EYES AND FACE ARE IN THE SAME DIRECTION WHEN LOOKING AT THE PENS.
PRACTICE SWITCHING CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ON ANY OBJECTS IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT.


SWITCH CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ON THE 3 BEADS;

+ #1 RED TO # 3 BLUE -
CLOSE TO FAR.
+ # 3 BLUE TO # 1 RED -
FAR TO CLOSE.
SWITCH; CLOSE, FAR, CLOSE, FAR.
+ SWITCH TO AND FROM # 2 GREEN, MIDDLE TO RED AND BLUE.
SWITCH ON THE BEADS IN ANY ORDER.

USE ALL CORRECT VISION HABITS; RELAX, BLINK, BREATHE ABDOMINALLY, SHIFT, CENTRAL FIXATION, MOVEMENT, MEMORY AND IMAGINATION, SWITCHING.
 SHIFT ON THE BEADS; SHIFT FROM SMALL PART TO SMALL PART ON THE BEAD THE EYES ARE LOOKING AT.

SHIFT AND TRACE ON THE BEAD WITH THE IMAGINARY NOSEFEATHER.
MOVE THE HEAD/FACE AND BODY WITH THE EYES, SAME TIME, SAME DIRECTION THE EYES MOVE TO AS THE EYES SHIFT AND SWITCH ON THE BEADS.
EYES, HEAD/FACE, NECK AND BODY ARE RELAXED AND MOVE FREELY.
AVOID INCORRECT VISION HABITS; SQUINTING, STARING (EYE, HEAD, NECK, BODY IMMOBILITY), TRYING HARD TO SEE A BEAD CLEAR.
JUST RELAX, SHIFT AND SWITCH.

TEST THE EYES FOR CORRECT CONVERGENCE, UN-CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION, UN-ACCOMMODATION, FUSION, EQUALLY CLEAR VISION IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES;

THE DIAGRAM ON PAGE-- SHOWS HOW THE STRING AND BEADS APPEAR WHEN THE EYES ARE FUNCTIONING CORRECT AND VISION IS CLEAR;

+LOOK AT #1- RED BEAD -  CLOSE DISTANCE .  SHIFT ON THE BEAD.
ONE RED BEAD IS SEEN.
IT IS CLEAR, SOLID.
THE RED BEAD IS IN THE CENTER OF THE VISUAL FIELD.
THE GREEN AND BLUE BEADS ARE IN THE PERIPHERAL FIELD AND APPEAR DOUBLE; TWO GREEN BEADS, TWO BLUE BEADS.
THE BEADS ARE AT A EVEN HEIGHT- TWO GREEN BEADS AT THE SAME LEVEL, EVEN WITH EACH OTHER.
TWO BLUE BEADS EVEN WITH EACH OTHER.
THIS CORRECT IMAGE INDICATES THE EYES ARE EVEN, BALANCED, PERFECT CONVERGENCE, UN-CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION, UN-ACCOMMODATION.
THE DOUBLE IMAGES OF EACH BEAD IS SPACED EVENLY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE RED BEAD.
THE STRING ALSO APPEARS AS TWO STRINGS FORMING A ARROW POINTING TOWARD THE NOSE.
THE TWO STRINGS CROSS IN A X OVER THE RED BEAD.
THESE IMAGES INDICATE NORMAL EYE FUNCTION AND CLEAR EYESIGHT.
THE DOUBLE IMAGES OF THE STRING AND BEADS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES IN THE PERIPHERAL FIELD ARE EQUALLY VISIBLE, NO LIGHTER OR MISSING IMAGES.

DOUBLE IMAGES OF OBJECTS THE EYES ARE NOT LOOKING AT APPEAR IN THE PERIPHERAL FIELD ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE OBJECT THE EYES ARE LOOKING AT WHEN THERE IS A OBJECT AT A CLOSE DISTANCE ABOUT 20 FEET AND CLOSER IN LINE WITH THE OTHER CLOSE AND/OR DISTANT OBJECTS.

EXAMPLE; LOOK AT TWO OBJECTS IN THE DISTANCE BEYOND 20 FEET - ONE AT 40 FEET AND ONE BEYOND IT AT 200 FEET.
THERE ARE NO CLOSE OBJECTS IN FRONT OF THE DISTANT OBJECTS.
NOTICE THAT BOTH DISTANT OBJECTS ARE SINGLE = NO DOUBLE IMAGES.
NOW; PLACE YOUR FINGER UPRIGHT ABOUT TWO FEET IN FRONT OF THE EYES, BETWEEN THE EYES, AT EYE LEVEL, CENTER OF THE VISUAL FIELD, IN LINE WITH THE DISTANT OBJECTS.
THE FINGER IS THE CLOSE OBJECT.
LOOK AT THE FINGER.
THE DISTANT OBJECTS NOW APPEAR DOUBLE.
LOOK AT THE DISTANT OBJECTS.
THE FINGER APPEARS DOUBLE.
WHEN THERE IS A CLOSE OBJECT AT ABOUT 20 - 19 FEET AND CLOSER, IN LINE WITH OTHER OBJECTS, OBJECTS THE EYES ARE NOT LOOKING AT, AT CLOSE OR FAR DISTANCES APPEAR DOUBLE IN THE PERIPHERAL FIELD, EQUALLY SPACED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE OBJECT THE EYES ARE LOOKING AT.
THE DOUBLE IMAGES IN THE PERIPHERAL FIELD ARE PRODUCED BY THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES.
COVER ONE EYE AT A TIME TO SEE WHICH EYE PRODUCES WHICH PERIPHERAL IMAGE.
LEFT AND RIGHT PLACEMENT OF DOUBLE IMAGES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE THE OBJECT IS AT.
NOTICE THE DOUBLE IMAGES OF OBJECTS AT CLOSE AND FAR DISTANCES AND COVER ONE EYE AT A TIME TO DETERMINE WHICH IMAGE, LEFT OR RIGHT IS PRODUCED BY WHICH EYE FOR EACH DISTANCE.

+LOOK AT # 2 - GREEN BEAD, MIDDLE DISTANCE.  SHIFT ON THE BEAD.
ONE GREEN BEAD IS SEEN CLEAR AND SOLID IN THE CENTER OF THE VISUAL FIELD.
THE RED AND BLUE BEADS ARE IN THE PERIPHERAL FIELD AND APPEAR DOUBLE; TWO RED BEADS, TWO BLUE.
THERE ARE TWO STRINGS THAT CROSS EACH OTHER IN A X OVER THE GREEN BEAD.

+LOOK AT #3 -BLUE BEAD, FAR DISTANCE.   SHIFT ON THE BEAD.
ONE BLUE BEAD IS SEEN CLEAR, SOLID, IN THE CENTER OF THE VISUAL FIELD.
THE RED AND GREEN BEADS ARE IN THE PERIPHERAL FILED AND APPEAR DOUBLE; TWO RED, TWO GREEN.
THERE ARE TWO STRINGS THAT FORM A ARROW POINTING AWAY FROM THE NOSE.
THE X IS NOT SEEN ON THE FAR BEAD BECAUSE THE END OF THE STRING IS ATTACHED TO THE TREE.

SEEING THE IMAGES SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM ABOVE INDICATES NORMAL EYE FUNCTION, CLEAR EYESIGHT.

IF THE IMAGES APPEAR INCORRECT;  EXAMPLE;
BEAD EYES ARE LOOKING AT IN CENTER  OF THE VISUAL FIELD IS UNCLEAR, LIGHT, DOUBLE,  DOES NOT APPEAR, APPEARS IN A INCORRECT PLACE; LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN...OR
ONE OR MORE OF THE DOUBLE IMAGES OF BEADS IN THE PERIPHERAL FIELD ARE VERY LIGHT,  DO NOT APPEAR OR APPEAR IN A INCORRECT PLACE; TOO FAR LEFT OR  RIGHT, TOO HIGH, LOW, OR ONE OF THE DOUBLE IMAGES OF A BEAD IS HIGHER, LOWER THAN THE OTHER IMAGE. EXAMPLE; DOUBLE IMAGE OF RED BEAD; LEFT UP HIGH, RIGHT AT NORMAL LEVEL,
OR IF THE STRING DOES NOT APPEAR DOUBLE, OR ONE DOUBLE IMAGE OF THE STRING (LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE) IS VERY LIGHT, DOES NOT APPEAR, OR IF THE ARROW POINTING TOWARD THE NOSE DOES NOT APPEAR WHEN LOOKING AT THE CLOSE, RED BEAD, OR THE ARROW POINTING AWAY FROM THE NOSE WHEN LOOKING AT THE FAR BLUE BEAD DOES NOT APPEAR, OR IF THE X DOES NOT CROSS OVER THE RED OR GREEN BEAD.

THESE INCORRECT IMAGES CAN INDICATE; UNCLEAR VISION IN ONE OR BOTH EYES,  LESS CLEAR VISION IN ONE EYE, DIM, LOW, NO VISION IN ONE OR BOTH EYES, IMPERFECT CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION AT CLOSE DISTANCES, IMPERFECT UN-CONVERGENCE, UN-ACCOMMODATION AT FAR DISTANCES IN ONE OR BOTH EYES, WANDERING, CROSSED EYES...
ALL THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE CORRECTED BY SWITCHING ON THE BEADS ON THE STRING, PENS IN A STRAIGHT LINE, PAGE--, AND ANY OBJECTS AT CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR DISTANCES AND PRACTICING OTHER NATURAL EYESIGHT IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES.

IF A INCORRECT IMAGE IS SEEN; COVER ONE EYE AT A TIME TO DETERMINE WHICH EYE IS CAUSING THE INCORRECT IMAGE OR IF BOTH EYES ARE CAUSING IT.
DETERMINE THE DISTANCE THE INCORRECT IMAGE IS AT; CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR OR ALL DISTANCES.
THEN PRACTICE SWITCHING CLOSE, MIDDLE, FAR ON THE BEADS TO IMPROVE THE FUNCTION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES AND CLARITY OF VISION AT ALL DISTANCES.

PRACTICE SWITCHING, SHIFTING ON THE BEADS WITH BOTH EYES TOGETHER, THEN ONE EYE AT A TIME,(LEFT, THEN RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT), THEN WITH BOTH TOGETHER AGAIN FOR EQUALLY CLEAR BALANCED VISION IN BOTH EYES.
IF VISION IS LESS CLEAR IN ON EYE, PRACTICE WITH THAT EYE A LITTLE LONGER.
PRACTICE AT ALL DISTANCES AND A LITTLE MORE AT THE DISTANCE THAT NEEDS VISION IMPROVEMENT.
THE BEADS ARE PLACED BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES IN FRONT OF THE NOSE WHEN USING BOTH EYES TOGETHER, AND WHEN USING ONE EYE AT A TIME.
"DO NOT PLACE THE STRING IN FRONT OF ONE EYE WHEN USING BOTH EYES OR WHEN USING ONE EYE.
PLACING THE STRING/BEADS IN FRONT OF ONE EYE WILL IMPAIR CONVERGENCE, UN-CONVERGENCE, ACCOMMODATION, UN-ACCOMMODATION IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT EYES."

PRACTICE WITH THE MEMORY AND IMAGINATION ON THE BEADS;

#1 - EYES OPEN; SHIFT ON THE RED BEAD.
REMEMBER AND IMAGINE IT IS SEEN CORRECT; CLEAR, SOLID, ONE SINGLE BEAD.
REMEMBER, IMAGINE THE BEADS IN THE PERIPHERAL FIELD APPEAR CORRECT;
TWO GREEN, TWO BLUE EQUALLY SPACED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE RED BEAD.
REMEMBER AND IMAGINE THE STRING APPEARS AS TWO STRINGS, ARROW POINTING TOWARD THE NOSE, X CROSSING ON THE RED BEAD.

#2 - REPEAT #1 IN THE IMAGINATION WITH THE EYES CLOSED.

#3 -REPEAT #1, THEN 2, THEN 1

REPEAT #1,2,3 WITH ONE EYE AT A TIME.
KEEP THE STRING, BEADS BETWEEN THE EYES, AT NOSE LEVEL.
DO NOT PLACE THE STRING/BEADS IN FRONT OF ONE EYE.
WHEN USING ONE EYE - THE NORMAL IMAGES ARE; 
ONLY ONE STRING APPEARS, ONLY ONE OF EACH BEAD APPEARS,
THERE IS NOT A X ON THE BEAD, AND THERE ARE NO ARROWS.

REPEAT # 1,2,3 FOR EACH BEAD RED, GREEN, BLUE WHILE SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH ON THE 3 BEADS.  
SWITCH ON THE 3 BEADS WITH THE EYES OPEN, THEN CLOSED, THEN OPEN WHILE REMEMBERING, IMAGINING AND SEEING THE CORRECT CLEAR IMAGE FOR EACH BEAD.
PRACTICE THIS WITH BOTH EYES TOGETHER, THEN ONE EYE AT A TIME, ONLY LEFT EYE, THEN ONLY RIGHT EYE, THEN BOTH EYES TOGETHER AGAIN.
USE A EYE PATCH AND KEEP THE PATCHED EYE OPEN UNDER THE PATCH.  BOTH EYES ARE OPEN.
DO NOT CLOSE ONE EYE WHEN USING ONE EYE AT A TIME.
CLOSING ONE EYE CAUSES EYE, FACE AND NECK MUSCLE TENSION AND EVENTUALLY UNCLEAR EYESIGHT.

THE BEADS CAN BE PLACED AT VARIOUS DISTANCES;  
3-5 INCHES APART, WITH RED BEAD AT 3-5 INCHES FROM THE NOSE TO IMPROVE CLOSE READING EYESIGHT.
3-7 FEET APART TO IMPROVE MIDDLE DISTANCE EYESIGHT.
5-10-15 FEET APART TO IMPROVE DISTANT EYESIGHT.

USING THE 7 COLORED BEADS SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM ON PAGE-- INCREASES ACTIVATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN HEMISPHERES AND PROVIDES MORE DISTANCES TO PRACTICE AT.
PLACE THE BEADS IN THE ORDER SHOWN; RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE, LIGHT PURPLE.

PRACTICE VISUALIZATION OF THESE COLORS COMBINED WITH ABDOMINAL BREATHING AND  DEEP RELAXATION; RED - FIRST STAGES OF RELAXATION----LIGHT PURPLE DEEPEST STATE OF RELAXATION.
SEE COLOR BREATHING RELAXATION CHART IN THE SUNNING, PALMING CHAPTER # 15.