Night blindness, according to Aajonus Vonderplanitz, is distorted vision, including distorted depth perception, that occurs specifically in dark or dim light conditions. It is not merely an inability to see in low light in the conventional sense, but rather a functional breakdown in the eye's ability to process visual information accurately when light levels are reduced. The distortion encompasses both clarity of image and the brain's ability to judge spatial relationships and distances, meaning that depth perception is compromised alongside raw visual acuity.

Aajonus distinguished this condition from general vision disorders while also connecting it mechanistically to the same root deficiencies that produce blurred vision, eye fatigue, and other focus disorders. The inability to see clearly in dim conditions is, in his framework, a direct reflection of systemic nutritional deficiencies that impair the biochemical and structural integrity of the eye and its supporting tissues.

Aajonus also spoke about the opposite phenomenon, the development of genuine night vision, as something achievable through living closely with nature and maintaining high protein levels in the blood. He described from personal experience having developed strong night vision during his period of living outdoors, to the point where he could see a coyote standing fifty feet away at midnight, and could sense and then visually locate coyotes passing through a wash twenty feet behind him in complete darkness. This development of night vision he attributed to living outdoors, being on the raw diet, and, implicitly, having adequate protein and nutritional resources in the blood to support optimal eye function even under low-light conditions.

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Aajonus identified two distinct but related root causes for night blindness:

The main cause Aajonus cited for night blindness is low protein levels in the blood. He stated this unambiguously: "Generally, though, this condition mainly results from low protein levels in the blood." This is not simply a dietary deficiency in the conventional sense. In his framework, the proteins carried in the blood are the fundamental raw materials that the eyes require to function properly under any conditions, but particularly under the demanding conditions of low-light vision, where the photoreceptors must work harder and the entire visual processing system must be optimally nourished.

He connected blurred vision explicitly and repeatedly to a deficiency specifically of red meat protein, not white meat, not poultry, not fish. He stated in multiple workshop settings that when vision becomes blurry or distorted, it signals an immediate need for red meat specifically. He was emphatic that this was an empirical finding, not a theoretical one: "I don't use anything in my work that has not been empirically proven to me." He described giving people white meat, fish, fowl, chicken, turkey, fish, lamb, and finding that none of these altered blurred vision or the clarity or focus of the eye. But when patients ate red meat, sometimes even with just a little cream added, "focus and vision would improve within an hour of eating the red meat."

He acknowledged that this defied his theoretical expectations, because the eye is primarily neurological tissue, and he had found in other contexts that fish and fowl regenerate neurological tissue faster than red meats like lamb, beef, or venison. Yet empirically, when it came specifically to vision of the eye, it was red meat, not white meat, that resolved blurriness and improved focus. He said: "You figure that the eye is mainly neurological tissue and should go along with all the other reactions that I've had, utilizing fish and fowl to regenerate neurological tissue faster than you can regenerate neurological tissue by eating lamb or beef or venison, any of those. However, when it comes to the vision of the eye, when you start getting blurred vision, it's a low red meat substance that clears it."

Aajonus described a secondary causal mechanism involving the acidity or alkalinity of the fluids within the eyeballs themselves. When these fluids are insufficiently alkalized, vision, including depth perception, is distorted. The remedy he prescribed for this specific mechanism was a blended drink combining fresh raw lemon juice, 2–3 raw eggs, and 1–3 tablespoons of unheated honey, which he said "alkalizes fluids in the eyeballs."

Aajonus also identified caffeine, in any form, including chocolate, coffee, tea, and soda, as a contributor to vision disorders generally, including damage that can lead to conditions like night blindness. He stated: "Caffeine in any form, including chocolate, coffee, tea and soda, damages nerves and brain. In many people it damages eyes." He further noted that caffeine consumed by a mother during pregnancy and breast-feeding can cause poor vision in her child. He observed directly that people on a predominantly raw diet who continued to consume caffeine either did not improve their vision at all, or continued a slower progression toward poorer eyesight.

Aajonus noted that excess adrenaline causes dryness and nerve damage, and in some people creates poor vision. This would be a secondary pathway contributing to the conditions that give rise to night blindness.

Aajonus identified medicinal insulin as a cause of vision disorders, directing readers to the cataracts section for elaboration.

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Night blindness in Aajonus's framework falls primarily within the Root Cause / Terrain Theory and Cooked Food / Raw Food of his philosophical sequence. The condition is rooted in:

• Nutritional deficiency at the blood level, the terrain is depleted of specific proteins (red meat-derived proteins) that the eye requires to function in dim conditions. This is a terrain theory matter: the eye is not malfunctioning due to bacteria or viruses, but because it lacks the specific raw nutritional inputs it requires to do its job.

• The cooked food/raw food distinction, Aajonus consistently found that vision improved or stabilized on raw food but did not improve or continued to deteriorate on cooked food. The availability of properly structured proteins from raw red meat, as opposed to denatured proteins from cooked meat, is fundamental to the healing he described.

• How to Eat, The specific protocols (which foods, in what combinations, in what quantities, at what times) are the operative solutions.

Night blindness also touches the Detoxification insofar as the eye is a site through which toxins are discharged (tear ducts, acid dumping through the eye socket area), and these discharges can temporarily affect vision. However, the primary framing of night blindness is nutritional deficiency rather than a detoxification crisis.

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In Aajonus's framework, the inability to see clearly in dark or dim conditions is not a disease of the eye per se, it is a signal that protein levels in the blood are inadequate to supply the eye's demands. The eye, as neurological tissue, requires continuous protein input. When blood protein drops too low, the eye becomes unable to maintain the structural and biochemical functions required for accurate low-light vision, including depth perception.

Aajonus reframed blurred vision not as a sign of structural damage requiring lenses or surgery, but as an immediate, correctable signal of red meat protein deficiency. He stated that when blurred vision occurs, the person needs red meat "real soon, right away." He described this as so reliable that within an hour of eating red meat, vision typically restores. This is not a gradual healing but an almost immediate biochemical response to supplying a specific missing protein.

The specific loss of depth perception, which is part of Aajonus's definition of night blindness, he reframed as a failure of alkalinity in the eyeball fluids. When the fluids inside the eye are too acidic, the eye's ability to process spatial and dimensional information accurately is compromised. The solution is not corrective lenses or surgery but restoration of proper fluid alkalinity through specific raw food combinations.

Aajonus's personal experience of developing genuine night vision, seeing clearly at midnight at a distance of fifty feet, sensing the location of animals without using eyes or ears, reframes night blindness as not an inevitable or permanent condition but a marker of how far the body is from optimal function. Night vision is a capacity the body can develop when properly nourished and when living closely in nature. Its absence is a sign of how far civilized, cooked-food diet living has taken the body from its potential.

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Raw Red Meat, Aajonus stated clearly that eating raw red meat "gradually improves vision, including depth perception." This is the central food for reversing night blindness over time. Red meat is the specific food that corrects the low protein levels in the blood that are the main cause. He specified that in cases of acute blurred vision (which is the acute expression of the same deficiency underlying night blindness), vision typically restores within one hour of eating red meat. He specified that red meat eaten with a little cream was even more effective: "When they ate red meat with a little cream, even without cream, but with a little cream helped it." The cream provides fat that facilitates the utilization of the proteins.

At minimum 4 ounces of red meat daily, In a written consultation response specifically about deteriorating eyesight, Aajonus stated: "Red meat helps maintain eye muscles, so be certain to eat at least 4 ozs. of red meat daily."

The Alkalizing Eye Drink, Aajonus prescribed a specific blended formula to alkalize the fluids in the eyeballs: - Fresh raw lemon juice (quantity: not specified beyond "fresh") - 2–3 raw eggs - 1–3 tablespoons unheated honey

These three ingredients are blended together and drunk. This formula specifically targets the fluid alkalinity issue that underlies distorted depth perception. The range for eggs (2–3) and honey (1–3 tablespoons) allows for individual variation, with those needing more alkalizing action presumably using the higher end of the range.

Raw Carrot Juice, Aajonus stated that drinking raw carrot juice improves "the general health of the eyes." This is a supportive measure rather than the primary treatment.

Raw Carrot Juice Enhanced with Raw Watercress Juice, Adding a little raw watercress juice to raw carrot juice "increases healing of this condition." This is a specific enhancement of the carrot juice protocol specifically for night blindness.

Raw Cream or Raw Butter Added to Carrot Juice, For better eye health specifically, Aajonus prescribed: - 4 tablespoons raw cream, OR - 2 tablespoons unsalted raw butter - Added to 1 cup carrot juice

This fat addition to the carrot juice serves the purpose of facilitating absorption and utilization of the fat-soluble nutrients in the carrot juice, particularly vitamin A, which supports eye health.

Red and Orange Raw Foods, Aajonus prescribed eating plenty of live foods, especially raw fats with foods that are red or orange (indicating abundant vitamin A content), including: - Carrot juice - Apricots - Watermelon - Raw tuna These foods "soothe and nourish eyes."

For Eyestrain with Blurred Vision, Aajonus prescribed eating red and orange live foods including raw fresh tuna, salmon, tomatoes, raw carrot juice, oranges, watermelon, and cantaloupe, plus unsalted raw butter. "Blurred vision accompanying eyestrain is often a red-meat deficiency. Eating red meat with unheated honey corrects blurred vision." This pairing of red meat with unheated honey is a specific combination for the correction of blurred vision.

Raw Egg White in the Eyes, Aajonus extensively detailed the use of raw egg white applied directly to the eyes as a powerful treatment for eye conditions generally, and specifically described this as beneficial for vision disorders. He stated: "Adding 1-2 drops of raw egg white (from antibiotic-free and hormone-free chickens) to the eyes once or twice daily gradually and continuously improved vision."

Application method: 1. Tap egg white onto the little finger 2. Pull the lower eyelid down 3. Look up 4. Rub the egg white along the white of the eye (the sclera) 5. Roll the eye around to distribute the egg white over the entire eye surface 6. This takes approximately one minute to fully coat the eye 7. Wipe any excess from around the outside with a damp cloth to prevent crusting

He described egg white as having "almost same chemistry as your tears but has more protein so it feeds and strengthens the eye." He said it can be done "as many times a day as you like." For serious eye conditions, he recommended two to three times daily. He specifically said: "For somebody who has got glaucoma, they should do it two or three times a day. Because it actually feeds the eye, like if you were to put certain nutrients on your neck, it would be absorbed into your body."

He described this as highly effective: within a month of beginning the egg white protocol for his own vision, which had deteriorated significantly from computer screen use, his eyes were "almost the same. Back to normal."

Butter in the Eyes at Night, To complement the egg white morning application, Aajonus prescribed applying raw butter to the eyes at night before sleeping: - Specifically for nighttime use, "make sure you're already in bed because you'll have a fog over your eyes for 10-20 minutes" - Melt the butter in the palm of the hand first - Apply the melted butter to the little finger - Pull lower eyelid down, look up, rub it along the white of the eye - Roll the eye around to coat it - A slight cloudiness will occur, go to sleep in this state - Upon waking in the morning, apply egg white, which will clear any fogginess within two to three minutes and leave the eyes neutralized and strengthened

He specified that sheep's butter is "a little bit more effective than cow's butter" for eye application.

He described the combined effect of egg white in the morning and butter at night as deeply therapeutic: "Egg white is mostly protein and will strengthen the eye for the day against pollution. Butter at night will soothe and strengthen the eye in a different, cleansing way." He noted that this regimen works "mainly talking about the cornea, the iris and the sclera," and that "it would" reach the retina "if they did it long enough because the retina is very deep."

Case Study of Dramatic Vision Improvement, Aajonus described a patient who was told by an optometrist that she needed a cornea transplant, as the minimum scar tissue present was 8 layers. Seven years later, after following the egg white in the morning and butter at night protocol, her vision passed the DMV driver's test and she could read the eye chart with the damaged eye. When she returned to the optometrist, "she said, 'You only have one layer of scar tissue left.'"

Dramatic Case with Thick Glasses, Aajonus described people with "coke bottle thick glasses" who, by doing the egg white every day and butter twice a week, went to "very thin glasses in a five-year period."

Egg White via Eye Cup for Acute Irritation, For more intensive topical treatment, Aajonus described using approximately half a teaspoon of egg white in an eye cup: 1. Hold the head back 2. Stretch the eyelids back 3. Roll the eye for about a minute 4. Repeat about 4 times 5. Bring the head back down 6. Wipe excess from outside the eye socket to prevent crusting

For Retinal Issues, Aajonus specifically addressed someone with a condition behind the retina creating a bulge. He recommended egg white twice a day, at minimum once a day. He explained: "The eye gets nutrients so delayed and it lasts usually in the cycle of where food goes. That's why putting it directly in the eye helps. So that will actually internally affect the retina. Yes. Because it will be absorbed into the white tissues and even under it will be absorbed." He reiterated that red meat eating is also important for stabilizing eye conditions at the retinal level.

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For the acute presentation of the underlying deficiency, blurred vision as a red meat deficiency signal, Aajonus stated that eating red meat typically restores vision within an hour. He described this consistently: "usually within an hour the vision is restored," and "focus and vision would improve within an hour of eating the red meat." This is an immediate biochemical correction, not a gradual healing process.

For the chronic condition of night blindness proper, Aajonus stated that eating raw red meat "gradually improves vision, including depth perception." He did not specify an exact timeline for this gradual improvement, but the word "gradually" implies it is a slower process than the acute blurred vision correction. Given his other statements about vision improvement on the diet, noting that "most vision disorders have stopped the 'normal' progression toward poorer vision" and that "I have seen few instances where vision disorders completely reversed", the realistic expectation is stabilization of the condition and gradual, incremental improvement rather than dramatic reversal in all cases.

For the egg white topical protocol, Aajonus stated that "adding 1-2 drops of raw egg white to the eyes once or twice daily gradually and continuously improved vision." He noted from his own experience that within one month his eyes were "almost the same. Back to normal" after beginning the egg white protocol for his computer screen-related vision deterioration. He clarified that once his eyes were well, he stopped the protocol, it is a treatment regimen, not necessarily a permanent maintenance practice.

For more severe cases, such as the patient with 8 layers of corneal scar tissue, the egg white and butter protocol required seven years to reduce scar tissue from 8 layers to 1 layer, a dramatic but slow reversal.

For thick glasses, going from "coke bottle thick" to "very thin glasses" took five years of daily egg white and butter twice weekly.

Aajonus used iridology to track healing progress in the eye tissues, describing how toxins stored in the iris (visible as brown, dark, and cloudy areas) clear over time as the diet improves the body. He described his own eyes transitioning from "brown and green" to "crystal clear blue" over forty-two years on the diet. He noted that even after significant recovery, certain areas may remain as markers of past damage, in his case, penicillin residue visible as yellow in the brain area of the iris. The clearing of the iris itself, while not directly affecting night blindness, serves as a visual marker of the systemic detoxification and tissue healing that supports eye function.

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