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From: sophie@mnetor.UUCP (Sophie Quigley)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Speed Reading
Message-ID: <1384@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 15:24:48 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 15:24:48 1985
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> In article <1222@mnetor.UUCP>, sophie@mnetor.UUCP (Sophie Quigley) writes:
> 
> ...a program flashing one word at a time producing some
> increase in speed with no loss of comprehension, by
> decreasing the total amount of eye-movements (paraphrase)...
> 
> > Were any optometrists' opinion asked on these matters?  I am sure that
> > even if there are some short term gains to be had from this kind of
> > technique, the long-term side-effects (reduced vision due to lack of
> > exercise of eye muscles) probably far outweigh them.
> 
> Some speculation:
> 
> I wouldn't think there would be a significant weakening of the eye
> muscles due to the amount of use they see :-).

No speculation: my own vision varies greatly depending on how much
exercise my eye muscles get.  I am not alone in this.  According to my
optometrist, most people who develop myopia after the age of 12 have
a type of myopia who is caused not by some deformation of the eyes, but
by problems with the eye muscles.  Sorry, I cannot be more precise about
this.  I don't really know much more about the topic.
-- 
Sophie Quigley
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