LIGHT THERAPY IN THE FORM OF SUNNING THAT WAS ADVOCATED BY DR WILLIAM BATES A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JUST MIGHT BE A KEY TO THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MACULAR DEGENERATION.
Sunning is Beneficial For Eyes
Bates Advised "Exposing the closed eyes to direct sunlight for at least 3 minutes a day and on dark days using an infrared light source for “sunning” indoors". This technique of sunning was advised to help refractive problems like nearsightedness and farsightedness but also for glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration.