I've thought for a while now that the most likely reason for the change in the immortal technique of seeing the inner light,was prompted by someone pointing out to Rawatco that putting pressure on the eyeball is potentially very dangerous, & that he could be leaving himself open to future legal action if he didn't change the 'teaching' to emphasize a light touch. Why else would he do it, as a pretty firm hand is neccessary to conjure up the golden doughnut, & begin the journey into infinity.
You can hardly see fuck all if you do the Klite technique.
Glaucoma
a progressive optic neuropathy (a disease of the optic nerve) characterized by a specific pattern of retinal ganglion cell, axon, and optic nerve damage, resulting in a reduction in the visual field (beginning in the periphery and gradually moving inward) and even blindness; most significant risk factor is elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), which results from less fluid leaving the eye than is entering the eye; other possible risk factors, most of which have been as yet little explored, may include low blood pressure, abnormally low intracranial pressure, autoimmune phenomena, sleep apnea, sleeping with the pillow or one’s knuckles pressed against the eye, an abnormally hard or soft lamina cribrosa (the stack of platelike “perforated wafers” through which the optic nerve fibers pass through the eye), inherited or acquired abnormalities of the connective tissue of the lamina cribrosa, primary ganglion cell degeneration, and other as yet unconsidered possibilities.
Doesn't sound like too much is known about the long term effects of knuckling your eyeballs, but it doesn't look (pardon the pun) good.
