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Thread: Bates for toddlers: exaggerated or good idea?
Post: Re: Bates for toddlers: exaggerated or good idea?

Thank you all for your advice and thoughts. I will try to start introducing Bates with her whenever I have prepared it a bit better. I want to do it right from the start and e.g. not mention the words...

rust

Bates Method

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11-30-2007, 12:28 AM

Thread: Relax your eyes - or eyelids?
Post: Relax your eyes - or eyelids?

Hello, I am a bit confused about the instruction to "relax your eyes". I always seem to relax my eyelids and other (facial) muscles instead of my eyes. Is that a good start after all or am I getting ...

rust

Bates Method

4,100

11-30-2007, 12:22 AM

Thread: Bates for toddlers: exaggerated or good idea?
Post: Bates for toddlers: exaggerated or good idea?

Hello, Bates mentioned that having children read the Snellen chart on a daily basis could prevent the development of eye diseases. From what age onwards can you start with this method? Would it be to...

rust

Bates Method

10,829

11-21-2007, 03:17 AM

Thread: Visualising with eyes closed & relaxation
Post: Re: Visualising with eyes closed & relaxation

David, thank you for explaining sketching in further detail. I was doing it all wrong, forcing my eyes to follow the line properly, instead of letting them "dance" over the object. I followed your sug...

rust

Bates Method

10,451

10-10-2007, 02:26 AM

Thread: Visualising with eyes closed & relaxation
Post: Re: Visualising with eyes closed & relaxation

Don't worry too much about it, Oleg K. To me it sounded very discouraging that I haven't understood Bates. After all, I have put quite some effort into reading his texts, paying attention to the detai...

rust

Bates Method

10,451

10-10-2007, 01:50 AM

Thread: Visualising with eyes closed & relaxation
Post: Re: Visualising with eyes closed & relaxation

Thank you very much for your replies. I appreciate it so much that you are putting your time and effort into helping us. Oleg K., I must admit that I was initially saddened by your post. It gave me t...

rust

Bates Method

10,451

10-09-2007, 11:52 PM

Thread: Visualising with eyes closed & relaxation
Post: Visualising with eyes closed & relaxation

Hello, Sorry to be back with only questions instead of answers... When palming and trying to visualise blackness, do you mentally think of black objects or should you really try to see them with you...

rust

Bates Method

10,451

10-09-2007, 03:34 AM

Thread: Several beginner questions
Post: Re: Several beginner questions

Thank you, Kazekage, for your wise words. I was not bored at all by your long post, moreso intrigued by your wisdom. It's hard for me to believe you are only 15 as it is mentioned in your profile. I a...

rust

Bates Method

17,558

09-21-2007, 12:54 PM

Thread: Several beginner questions
Post: Re: Several beginner questions

Thank you all for your input. Two days ago, I was looking at some blurry smallprint about 3 feet away and consciously tried to make my left eye jump from one letter to the other, back and forth like ...

rust

Bates Method

17,558

09-21-2007, 04:42 AM

Thread: Several beginner questions
Post: Re: Several beginner questions

Hello Gunnar, I didn't type the text, I copied and pasted it from this website: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.iblindness.org/books/bates/ch24.html">http://www.iblindnes...

rust

Bates Method

17,558

09-18-2007, 06:47 AM

Thread: Several beginner questions
Post: Re: Several beginner questions

Otis, can you please let me know why is it so very important to test your vision? Bates also suggests this on pg.242 and 244 in his chapter on home treatment: Place a Snellen test card on the wall a...

rust

Bates Method

17,558

09-18-2007, 05:08 AM

Thread: Girlfriend's sight gets worser.
Post: Re: Girlfriend's sight gets worser.

Hey Timmy, Sorry to hear about the two of you splitting up. Try to devote your time and effort to curing your own eyes now instead. I wish you all the best of luck. Groetjes van een andere Belg op d...

rust

Bates Method

12,803

09-18-2007, 03:21 AM

Thread: Several beginner questions
Post: Re: Several beginner questions

xudzh: My eye infection was also mainly situated around the lower eyelid. I hope yours is also better by now. David, thank you for explaining the seeing-worse idea in other terms. It's very helpful. ...

rust

Bates Method

17,558

09-14-2007, 03:11 AM

Thread: Several beginner questions
Post: Several beginner questions

Hello, I am new to this forum and have recently (end of August) started taking off my glasses because I very much would like to improve my eyesight via the Bates method. I have myopia -2.50 (right) a...

rust

Bates Method

17,558

09-12-2007, 02:15 AM

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