“OK Eyeguy, I hear an ad on the radio occasionally about some kind of treatment that will improve your eyesight and you will not have to wear glasses anymore. I have never made a note of the exact name because it sounds like an ad by a “snake oil” salesman. Is there something to this claim or am I just smarter than the average bear?”
You are referring to the “SeeClearly Method”.
For the MOST part, total hogwash. There are in fact, in several states currently, attorney general actions against these charlatans. Yes, you apparently are smarter than the average bear, because they have made millions from this scam.
Now, having said that, the principles of eye exercises to improve focusing flexibility, eye coordination and overall visual skills have firm, study-documented validity. This therapy is used most often in children with reading/learning difficulties, but now increasingly with adults with near focusing stamina problems, largely attributed to the pervasiveness of the desktop PC. The lie is that this bonafide Vision Therapy can be used to correct significant refractive errors.