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		<title>Ditch the Dogma About Myopia</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 07:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consciousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Bates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="840" height="504" src="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/science-limitations-featured.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/science-limitations-featured.jpg 1000w, https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/science-limitations-featured-250x150.jpg 250w, https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/science-limitations-featured-500x300.jpg 500w, https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/science-limitations-featured-768x461.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><p>Eye doctors know best. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re taught. If there were a natural treatment for myopia, or other conditions, eye doctors would know about it and be offering it to everyone.</p>



<p>Would they? What happens when there&#8217;s a new discovery &#8230; <a href="https://www.iblindness.org/5191/ditch-the-dogma-about-myopia/" class="read-more">more... </a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>[VIDEO] Why Haven&#8217;t I Heard About This Before?</title>
		<link>https://www.iblindness.org/2941/why-havent-i-heard-about-this-before/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bates Method]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glasses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skepticism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="500" height="300" src="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eye-doctor-glasses.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eye-doctor-glasses.jpg 500w, https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eye-doctor-glasses-250x150.jpg 250w, https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eye-doctor-glasses-150x90.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px" /><p><iframe loading="lazy" width="840" height="473" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/In9tcXmfY5Y?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Why haven&#8217;t you heard of this method of vision improvement before?</p>
<p>Well, there are a lot of books out there, a bunch of them in print right now. Some recent ones I haven&#8217;t even read. Check out my Recommended Books &#8230; <a href="https://www.iblindness.org/2941/why-havent-i-heard-about-this-before/" class="read-more">more... </a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Response to Quackwatch&#8217;s Fallacies of the Bates System</title>
		<link>https://www.iblindness.org/2381/a-response-to-quackwatchs-fallacies-of-the-bates-system/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 02:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[astigmatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bates Method]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cataract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glaucoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[palming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sunlight]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/quack.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/quack.jpg 250w, https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/quack-150x90.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 85vw, 250px" /><p>The Bates method is not widely accepted by conventional eye doctors as a legitimate approach to improving vision. Some have come around, but the large majority of them continue to prescribe glasses and tell their patients that nothing can be &#8230; <a href="https://www.iblindness.org/2381/a-response-to-quackwatchs-fallacies-of-the-bates-system/" class="read-more">more... </a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Does the Bates Method Work?</title>
		<link>https://www.iblindness.org/2042/does-bates-method-work/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2014 23:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bates Method]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/default-post-image.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual default-featured-img" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><p>Are you hesitatnt about getting involved in practicing a method like this when you aren&#8217;t sure if it works?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/evidence.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-2052" src="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/evidence.jpg" alt="Evidence that the Bates Method Works" width="282" height="179" srcset="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/evidence.jpg 282w, https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/evidence-150x95.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 282px) 85vw, 282px" /></a>The Bates method is part of an overall holistic approach to health. The idea is that the body is quite capable &#8230; <a href="https://www.iblindness.org/2042/does-bates-method-work/" class="read-more">more... </a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Plus Lens Therapy for Myopia &#8211; Good or Bad?</title>
		<link>https://www.iblindness.org/1730/plus-lens-therapy-for-myopia-good-or-bad/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2014 08:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skepticism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="440" height="300" src="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pluslens.gif" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><p>I have come across many people over the years rant or rave about wearing plus lenses as a therapy for myopia. Plenty of opinions from both extremes, and everything in between. Are they the best way to reverse myopia? Do &#8230; <a href="https://www.iblindness.org/1730/plus-lens-therapy-for-myopia-good-or-bad/" class="read-more">more... </a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pseudomyopia Exercises and the Limits of Vision Improvement</title>
		<link>https://www.iblindness.org/1620/pseudomyopia-exercises-and-the-limits-of-vision-improvement/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2014 04:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skepticism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dont-limit-your-challenges-challenge-your-limits.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dont-limit-your-challenges-challenge-your-limits.jpg 250w, https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dont-limit-your-challenges-challenge-your-limits-150x90.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 85vw, 250px" /><p>There&#8217;s a term &#8220;pseudomyopia&#8221; that is sometimes used by people skeptical of vision improvement methods. It&#8217;s also called accommodative spasm, accommodative myopia, or ciliary spasm. In a nutshell, as far as our context goes it&#8217;s a way of saying that &#8230; <a href="https://www.iblindness.org/1620/pseudomyopia-exercises-and-the-limits-of-vision-improvement/" class="read-more">more... </a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Improve Your Eyesight with EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques: A Review</title>
		<link>https://www.iblindness.org/1447/improve-your-eyesight-with-eft-emotional-freedom-techniques-a-review/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fvig2001]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2014 07:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vision Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beliefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="250" height="150" src="https://www.iblindness.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/default-post-image.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual default-featured-img" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><p>First and foremost, this is my review and the opinions are only <em>mine</em>.</p>
<p>So during the time when I stopped gaining any progress with Leo Angart&#8217;s eye exercises, I decided to try something else. So I searched around the &#8230; <a href="https://www.iblindness.org/1447/improve-your-eyesight-with-eft-emotional-freedom-techniques-a-review/" class="read-more">more... </a></p>]]></description>
		
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