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Thread: Does this happen to you?
Post: Re: Does this happen to you?

Thanks, I'll look into that.

Urban

Bates Method

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12-10-2007, 10:00 AM

Thread: Strain accompanied by cure?
Post: Re: Strain accompanied by cure?

I'm not really sure. It COULD be interpreted as saying that astigmatism is exceptionally hard on the eyes and releasing that strain is more "painful" for lack of a better word than the other types of...

Urban

Bates Method

12,782

01-20-2008, 09:57 AM

Thread: Strain accompanied by cure?
Post: Re: Strain accompanied by cure?

Bryan Wrote:Maybe becoming more aware of strain they have always had but couldn't feel? I totally agree, just stating in case my post above wasn't clear on what I meant this is exactly the former of m...

Urban

Bates Method

12,782

01-20-2008, 11:00 AM

Thread: Strain accompanied by cure?
Post: Re: Strain accompanied by cure?

I would judge it by your eyesight. If you feel that your sight has improved, then its probable that you were uncovering old strain. If your eyesight worsened, then its likely you were creating new s...

Urban

Bates Method

12,782

01-22-2008, 08:50 AM

Thread: what made you stop?
Post: Re: what made you stop?

The reason I turned to Bates at first was that I had no other choice, I'll explain what I mean. A while ago I hit a bump in the road and needed a goal to get me back on track. After about a month of...

Urban

Bates Method

13,608

03-02-2008, 05:18 AM

Thread: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates method
Post: Re: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates...

I very much agree on your concern with the strength of a lasik flap. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.crstoday.com/PDF%20Articles/1005/CRST1005_F3_Trattler.html">http://www....

Urban

Bates Method

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03-01-2007, 03:04 AM

Thread: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates method
Post: Re: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates...

One of the major problems with refractive surgery is the symptoms of dry eyes. There are different causes for this, one of them being severed nerve endings in the eye prevent the brain from knowing wh...

Urban

Bates Method

15,824

03-02-2007, 06:47 AM

Thread: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates method
Post: Re: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates...

I was thinking some more on this and I came up with another concern of mixing Bates and Refractive eye surgery. I'm not as partial as Dave is to this idea, but I could believe it works. Dave was tell...

Urban

Bates Method

15,824

03-06-2007, 10:30 AM

Thread: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates method
Post: Re: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates...

Urban Wrote:I was thinking some more on this and I came up with another concern of mixing Bates and Refractive eye surgery. I'm not as partial as Dave is to this idea, but I could believe it works. ...

Urban

Bates Method

15,824

03-07-2007, 09:37 PM

Thread: Re: Clear Flashes - Eyechart method
Post: Re: Clear Flashes - Eyechart method

This is extremely intriguing, I'll have to try this for myself sometime soon. I also wouldn't mind hearing what your second technique is, its not like we'll get mad if we heard you accidentally blink...

Urban

Bates Method

12,984

04-13-2007, 06:13 PM

Thread: Introducing Bates method to a friend
Post: Re: Introducing Bates method to a friend

I think that the sungazing is one of Bates' more mainstream views. In the world of optometry, Helmholtz seems to be pretty much unassailable. On the other hand, aversion to sungazing isn't nearly as ...

Urban

Bates Method

11,308

11-22-2007, 04:00 PM

Thread: Interpreting my prescription
Post: Re: Interpreting my prescription

optifog Wrote:Just found the most recent one, from July this year. In the grid it says -2.75 for left and right, distance. Can anyone tell me what that suggests about my acuity, how it compares to tha...

Urban

Bates Method

11,024

11-24-2007, 07:06 PM

Thread: Interpreting my prescription
Post: Re: Interpreting my prescription

I also feel like visual acuity is over-rated by most people. Thats not to say it isn't nice or isn't desirable, but frankly, unless you need to read something or perform a task that required a great d...

Urban

Bates Method

11,024

11-25-2007, 04:28 AM

Thread: Pls suggest reduced prescription for me (II)
Post: Re: Pls suggest reduced prescription for me (II)

Well, to start off with, no one has that answer. That kind of knowledge would be publication worthy. The best you can work with is through focal distances. 100/distance you can see in cm=diopters. I...

Urban

Bates Method

12,269

01-14-2008, 05:30 AM

Thread: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates method
Post: Re: Core 2 of 3: Post-refractive surgery and Bates...

David Wrote:Elaine, Congrats! It takes a big person to assume responsibility for something like that and just do the best you can from here on out. I don't think you need to feel guilty about recomme...

Urban

Bates Method

15,824

02-25-2008, 06:06 PM

Thread: Different method of gathering?
Post: Re: Different method of gathering?

I have a request. Could someone be so kind as to copy and paste the content of the discussion after its conclusion? I'm not sure if I will be able to be there. Thanks, Ted

Urban

Website Suggestions

15,912

04-13-2007, 01:12 PM

Thread: how to start Bates method for children who has refractve error
Post: Re: how to start Bates method for children who has...

Hey there. Its great to see a parent thats trying to help they children when there really isn't much strain and it has not become more of a habit. Go to this webpage and read through the free online...

Urban

Bates Method

12,187

10-06-2007, 05:10 PM

Thread: What to do now
Post: Re: What to do now

Your farsighted. It seems that eye fatigue is very common in farsighted people. The differences between your and your friend's symptoms may be because they're myopic while you're hyperopic. People o...

Urban

Bates Method

9,516

01-08-2008, 08:45 AM

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

optifog Wrote:Might toddlers not just strain more to see the Snellen? I wouldn't think most would be able to understand the Bates method. Normal sighted individuals instinctively understand the Bates ...

Urban

Bates Method

10,829

11-30-2007, 06:38 AM

Thread: Would you say that Bates method advocates are...
Post: Re: Would you say that Bates method advocates are....

Undeniably, I've been catching up with a friend I used to chat with online. He used to be going through a major crisis with mental disorders a few years ago. It turns out now that, as he claims, he c...

Urban

Off Topic

11,186

02-24-2008, 09:00 AM

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