\u2018Anti-glasses\u2019 influencer slammed for saying bad eyesight caused by \u201cspiritual\u201d reasons Instagram: samantha_lotusAn \u2018anti-glasses\u2019 influencer is coming under fire for claiming that people\u2019s bad eyesight can be caused by \u201cspiritual\u201d reasons and saying glasses are a scam. What in the world did we ever do before glasses? Well, before the 13th century, people with poor eyesight simply had to squint before the first pairs of eyeglasses were eventually invented in Italy. Since then, nearsightedness has been on the rise as people work more closely in offices and on computers. Now, there\u2019s more people with myopia (nearsightedness) than ever before\u2026 but one influencer doesn\u2019t think glasses are the answer. Myopia is caused when the eye is too long or oval-shaped instead of being round, but influencer and \u2018holistic master coach\u2019 Samantha Lotus says that \u201cspiritual reasons\u201d could be behind bad eyesight. Influencer goes viral for controversial \u2018anti-glasses grift\u2019 Samantha Lotus is coming under fire on social media after a video of hers went viral, wherein she said people should ditch their glasses and try out her method of \u201chealing\u201d to cure their bad eyesight. \u201cYou may have been told that you need glasses, but that\u2019s actually a lie,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are mental, emotional, physical, and even spiritual reasons why you may not be seeing.\u201d Instead of opting for a pair of prescription lenses, Samantha says people should try out her $11 Vision Healing Masterclass to see better \u2014 a class where she says participants can \u201cdecide today that you can see and that your body knows how to heal.\u201d One Twitter\/X user took Samantha\u2019s master class, where the influencer claims that trauma and PTSD are to blame for bad eyesight, which people can simply \u201cchoose to let go.\u201d Y\u2019all. You don\u2019t need glasses, you just need to let go of the belief that you can\u2019t see. pic.twitter.com\/Qpdz8QOv1l \u2014 mallory (she\/her)\ud83d\udcac (@this_is_mallory) September 9, 2023 After Samantha\u2019s video went viral, she\u2019s been the talk of the town online, leaving users baffled. \u201cI am legally blind with an eyesight of 20\/400. Without glasses\/contacts I would be this crazy thing called\u2026 blind,\u201d one netizen said. I am legally blind with an eyesight of 20\/400. Without glasses\/contacts I would be this crazy thing called\u2026 blind. \ud83e\udd78 \u2014 *Comedienne* Mistress Scarlet (@WIMissScarlet) September 8, 2023 \u201cThis video is so cruel to visually disabled people!\u201d another wrote. \u201c\u2026it is LITERALLY impossible that I could regain any vision this way, trying to take advantage of blind people and make money off of them this way is so dishonest and cruel. I hope no one falls for it.\u201d This video is so cruel to visually disabled people! I am blind with out my glasses. Even with my glasses I have extremely limited vision. However I am greatful for even that. I am extremely spiritual but it is LITERALLY impossible that I could regain any vision this way, trying\u2026 \u2014 \ud83d\ude08\ud83d\udc3e Devil Kitten \ud83e\udd7a\ud83d\udc3e (@LilDevilKitten) September 9, 2023 \u201cShe says, \u2018If you don\u2019t believe me, read the comments,\u2019 but I can\u2019t without glasses,\u201d another joked. \u201cIt\u2019s quite a problem.\u201d She says ‘if you don’t believe me, read the comments’ but I can’t without glasses. It’s quite a problem. \ud83e\udd23 \u2014 Dr Iain Overton (@iainoverton) September 8, 2023 Thus far, Samantha hasn\u2019t publicly responded to the backlash against her\u2026 but she did seemingly make her TikTok account private in the following weeks. This is just the latest fad to come under fire online after skincare experts warned netizens against using beef tallow on their skin after the method went viral online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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